How to Watch the 2023 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship Live for Free Without Cable
For the sixth consecutive year, the ESPN family of networks will air the NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championships from Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7. Airing live from Gulf Shores, Ala., a total of 15 duals will be broadcast live across ESPN. ESPN2, and ESPNU all weekend, with full coverage streaming live on ESPN+. Sixteen teams will compete in the new single-elimination event, with only one team left standing when it’s all said and done. The tournament begins on May 5 at 10 a.m. ET and you can watch all the action with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM.
How To Watch the 2023 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championships
- When: Friday, May 5 to Sunday, May 7 starting at 10 a.m. ET
- TV: ESPN. ESPN2, ESPNU
- Streaming: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM.
About the 2023 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championships
The 2023 championship will feature a new format in which 16 teams compete in a single elimination event. The final two teams remaining will compete for the national championship on Sunday, May 7, at 12 noon ET on ESPN. UT Martin and Texas A&M Corpus-Christi will play in a play-in match, with the winner facing the top-seeded UCLA Lady Bruins in the first match of the event, bright and early at 10 a.m. Friday morning. The remaining field will play each other in a single-elimination tournament, and the last two teams will play Sunday afternoon for the national championship.
ESPN will once again deploy top-notch commentator teams to call the action throughout the tournament. Courtney Lyle, bronze medalist and three-time beach volleyball Olympian Holly McPeak, and Andraya Carter will make up the first team, while Sam Gore, beach volleyball Olympian Nicole Branagh, and Madison Fitzpatrick will make up the second team.
You can view the entire broadcast schedule below:
2023 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championships Broadcast Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Round | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 5 | 10 a.m. | Dual #1 A&M-Corpus Christi/UT Martin vs. UCLA | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| 11 a.m. | Dual #2 Long Beach State vs. California | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| 12 p.m. | Dual #3 Florida International vs. Florida State | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Dual #4 Florida Atlantic vs. LSU | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Dual #5 Stetson vs. TCU | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| 3 p.m. | Dual #6 Stanford vs. Grand Canyon | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| 4 p.m. | Dual #7 Georgia State vs. USC | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| 5 p.m. | Dual #8 Hawaii vs. Loyola Marymount | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| Sat, May 6 | 10 a.m. | Quarterfinal #1 | ESPN2/ESPN+ |
| 11 a.m. | Quarterfinal #2 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | |
| 12 p.m. | Quarterfinal #3 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | |
| 1 p.m. | Quarterfinal #4 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | |
| 2 p.m. | Semifinal #1 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Semifinal #2 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | |
| Sun, May 7 | 12 p.m. | Championship | ESPN/ESPN+ |
How to Stream the 2023 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championships for Free on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, and Android
There are six major streaming providers that offer Live TV Streaming. Five of these providers allow you to watch the 2023 NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championships live using iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and Web. They are DIRECTV STREAM, Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, and YouTube TV.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Get 50% Off | Sign Up | |||
| $79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| ESPN2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| ESPNU | $15 | $8 | ✓ | - | $11 | - | ✓ | |
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