March 20, 2012

TUCSON, Ariz. -

Arizona Volleyball will host a four-team spring tournament on Saturday, March 24 at 9 a.m. at the McKale Center.

The Wildcats will host the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP), New Mexico State University and Northern Arizona.

Arizona will feature a team that lost three seniors in Courtney Karst, Cursty Jackson and Marketa Hanzlova, but returns sophomores Candace Nicholson (Long Beach, Calif.) and Emily Helm (Queen Creek, Ariz.) and freshmen Madi Kingdon (Phoenix, Ariz.), Taylor Arizobal (Dana Hills, Calif.), Rachel Rhoades (San Diego, Calif.), Shaquillah Torres (Riverside, Calif.) and  Ronni Lewis (San Jose, Calif.).

The Wildcats also welcome University of Florida transfer Chanel Brown (Phoenix, Ariz.) in the setting position.

Arizona will play all three teams twice in two games to 25, beginning with UTEP at 9 a.m., followed by NAU at 10 a.m. and NMSU at 11 a.m.

The teams will break for lunch before resuming play at 1 p.m.

The event is open and free to the public.