SEATTLE, Wash. - The No. 19 Panthers will travel to Washington to face off against Oregon, No. 9 Long Beach State and No. 20 Washington in the Husky Invitational, their last tournament before the CUSA Tournament.

Friday, April 11

Oregon

Time:  3:15 p.m. ET

History: First Meeting

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No. 9 Long Beach State

Time: 6 p.m. ET

History: LBSU leads, 5-0

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Saturday, April 12

No. 20 Washington

Time: 2:15 p.m. ET

History: UW leads, 2-1

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No. 9 Long Beach State

Time: 3:45 p.m. ET

History: LBSU leads, 5-0

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FIU will open their campaign at the Husky Invite with a matchup against Oregon, marking the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Ducks began the season strong, winning their first three matches, but have since struggled, dropping 12 straight. However, Oregon enters the contest on a two-match win streak, with recent victories over Bushnell and Portland, and will look to build on that momentum against the Panthers.

FIU's toughest challenge of the tournament will come against No. 9 Long Beach State, facing the 49ers in their second match on both day one and day two. LBSU has had an impressive season, boasting an 18-10 record and six wins over ranked opponents, including a recent victory over No. 6 Cal Poly in their last tournament appearance.

On day two, the Panthers will take on the host school, No. 20 Washington (11-13), in their first match of the day. This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. FIU claimed a narrow 3-2 win in the first matchup, when Washington was ranked No. 14.

PANTHER QUICK FACTS

• Sitting at No. 19 in the latest AVCA Beach Volleyball poll, FIU has played 14 ranked opponents, beating then-ranked No. 14 Washington and then-ranked No. 12 Florida Atlantic.
• On the season, FIU holds a winning record on court one (12-11), court three (13-10) and court four (13-10).
• Sophomore Katarina Drozd and freshman Brianna Luoma lead the charge with 16 wins on the season for the Panthers. The duo, playing every match together this season but one, going 4-1 on court two, 5-1 on court three and 7-4 on court four.
• Drozd and Luoma also hold the NCAA record this season for the highest-scoring set, winning an impressive 39-37 set against then-ranked No. 1 UCLA on court three.
• Sophomore Ella Gray has played all of her matches on court one with a 12-10 record so far this season
• With an 11-8 record, junior Kendra Brown and senior Zoe Cahill are second on the Panthers in total wins, going 2-1 on court four and 9-7 on court five.

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