WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic beach volleyball team released its slate for the upcoming 2025 season.
The Sailfish are set for their first season under new head coach Jazz Schmidt. This season is the first year beach volleyball is sponsored by the Sunshine State Conference. The schedule features three home tri-matches and one two-day tournament at home. The Sailfish travel to tournaments at Florida International, Florida Gulf Coast, Stetson, and Eckerd.
The first half of the schedule includes mostly home matches with road tournaments backloaded at the end of the season. PBA starts competition on Feb. 8 with a tri-match featuring Palm Beach State College and Florida Southern. The Sailfish will face highly touted competition at the FIU Invitational, taking on Florida Atlantic, FIU, Southern Miss, and Utah.
The Sailfish host a pair of top programs on March 7th, bringing in South Florida and fellow SSC foe Tampa before hosting Lake Sumter State, Wingate, Emmanuel, and Barry on March 14-15.
PBA heads to Stetson on March 21-22 to face Stetson, FAU, Florida State, and Erskine before traveling to Eckerd to face the Tritons, Tampa, USF, and Missouri State on March 28-29.
After playing Barry for Senior Day on April 5, PBA will compete in the first-ever Sunshine State Conference beach volleyball tournament on April 11, hosted by Saint Leo. The Sailfish finish their season at the AVCA Small College Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. From April 17-19.