CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston beach volleyball team will start its postseason run on Friday afternoon in search of its first Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Beach Volleyball Championship at the Rally Volleyball Complex in Emerson, Ga. Charleston is seeded eighth out of the 12 conference schools, and will face No. 1 Florida State and No. 12 Southern Mississippi in Group One during pool play on Friday.
The Cougars are coming off perhaps their most complete weekend of the season after posting an unblemished 4-0 record at the Palmetto Invitational in Columbia, S.C. with wins over Missouri State, UNCW, Tulane, and No. 11 South Carolina. Charleston has set a new single-season program record with 18 wins so far this spring, and are receiving the most votes outside of the top 20 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll this week.
Four of the Cougars' five most frequent pairings have won at least 15 flights this season, with seniors
McKala Rhodes (Charleston, S.C.) and
Devon Rachel (Louisville, Ky.) setting the bar at two's with a 19-1 record. The duo's only loss this season came against No. 19 Georgia State at GSU's Diggin' Duals on Mar. 30. Charleston's top pairing of senior
Kennedy Madison (Evansville, Ind.) and junior
Lauren Freed (Troy, Ohio) has compiled a 16-4 record this season, while the No. 5 duo of seniors
Katja Ehlers (Raleigh, N.C.) and
Taylor Foley (Agoura Hills, Calif.) carry a 16-2 mark.
The Cougars will open the CCSA Championships with their first-ever meeting against No. 12 seed Southern Miss., which enters postseason play with an 11-18 record in its inaugural season. First serve is slated for 12:00 p.m. Charleston then square off with top-seeded Florida State (23-5) at 3:00 p.m.
2019 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Beach Volleyball Championship Schedule
| Friday, April 19 |
| 9:00 AM |
Match 1 – No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 12 Southern Miss. - Courts 1-5
Match 2 – No. 2 LSU vs. No. 11 UNCW - Courts 6-10 |
10:30 AM |
Match 3 – No. 3 Florida International vs. No. 10 UAB - Courts 1-5
Match 4 – No. 4 South Carolina vs. No. 9 Tulane - Courts 6-10 |
12:00 PM |
Match 5 – No. 8 College of Charleston vs. No. 12 Southern Miss. - Courts 1-5
Match 6 – No. 7 TCU vs. No. 11 UNCW - Courts 6-10 |
1:30 PM |
Match 7 – No. 6 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 10 UAB - Courts 1-5
Match 8 – No. 5 Georgia State vs. No. 9 Tulane - Courts 6-10 |
3:00 PM |
Match 9 – No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 8 College of Charleston - Courts 1-5
Match 10 – No. 7 TCU vs. No. 2 LSU - Courts 6-10 |
4:30 PM |
Match 11 – No. 3 Florida International vs. No. 6 Florida Atlantic - Courts 1-5
Match 12 – No. 4 South Carolina vs. No. 5 Georgia State - Courts 6-10 |
Saturday, April 20 |
| 9:00 AM |
Match 13 – Elimination Round: Pool I #2 vs. Pool IV #3 - Courts 1-5
Match 14 - Elimination Round: Pool II #2 vs. Pool III #3 - Courts 6-10 |
10:30 AM |
Match 15 – Elimination Round: Pool III #2 vs. Pool II #3 - Courts 1-5
Match 16 - Elimination Round: Pool IV #2 vs. Pool I #3 - Courts 6-10 |
1:30 PM |
Match 17 – Quarterfinal: 1A vs. E4 (or next lowest E seed if 1A has faced E4 already) - Courts 1-5
Match 18 - Quarterfinal: 1B vs. E3 (or next lowest E seed if 1B has faced E3 already)- Courts 6-10 |
3:00 PM |
Match 19 - Quarterfinal: 1C vs. E2 (or next lowest E seed if 1C has faced E2 already)- Courts 1-5
Match 20 - Quarterfinal: 1D vs. E1 (or next lowest E seed if 1D has faced E1 already)- Courts 6-10 |
Sunday, April 21 |
| 10:00 AM |
Match 21 – Semifinal: Winner Match 17 vs. Winner Match 20 - Courts 1-5 |
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Match 22 – Semifinal: Winner Match 18 vs. Winner Match 19 - Courts 6-10 |
| 12:00 PM |
Championship Match - Winner Match 21 vs. Winner Match 22 - Courts 1-5 |
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Awards Ceremony will follow immediately after the Championship Match |
