Bears Close Out Regular Season Schedule At UNF Tournament

Bears Close Out Regular Season Schedule At UNF Tournament

4/16/2026 3:08:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

By: Kaylin Flukey, kaylin.flukey@live.mercer.edu

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer beach volleyball team will close the lid on the regular season portion of its 2026 schedule on Friday and Saturday when the Bears load the bus and trek to Tampa, Fla., for the UNF Tournament.

The Bears are scheduled for four matches across the two-day event in the Gulf Coast beginning on Friday at 9 a.m. when they lock horns with #5 Florida State for the first time this season. Mercer will wrap up Day 1 action at the USF Beach Volleyball complex with an 11:30 a.m. contest against nationally-ranked LSU.

Saturday's schedule features the Bears facing Florida Gulf Coast at 11:30 a.m. and the regular season finale against host USF at 2 p.m.

Following this weekend's competition in Tampa, the Bears will head to Foley, Ala. to compete in the Sun Belt Conference Championship on April 23-25 at the Foley Event Center.