re: Beach Volleyball vs #1 USC - LSU falls 3-2 in elimination dual - USC to championship

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For those of us that are new to the sport, please help us out. The LSU roster lists around 20 players. Beach volleyball matches only involves 2 players per team though. Do the other girls on the roster play during the season? If so, what determines which 2 teammates play in the playoffs?

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It’s somewhat similar to golf in that you have 5 matches going on at once. You slot in at #1, #2, etc and each team’s #1s matchup and their #2s and so on through 5s. First team to win 3 matches wins the duel.

So you have 10 players playing at once plus you have alternates and then you have other girls competing internally to get playing time, etc. so that’s why you have about 20 players on the team. The bottom players may not play in a match all year but they are matching up in practice and are also there for injury and of course to improve to get on the court in future years.