Cougars Trek to Columbia for Palmetto Invitational

Friday, April 16

Columbia, S.C.

3:00 PM

College of Charleston

Erskine

4/15/2021 2:27:00 PM | Beach Volleyball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. --- The College of Charleston beach volleyball team will travel to Columbia, S.C. this weekend for South Carolina's Palmetto Invitational on the final weekend of the regular season. The Cougars will take on Erskine on Friday before facing UNCW and No. 16 South Carolina on Saturday.

LAST TIME OUT
The Cougars closed out the CofC Beach Classic with a 5-0 sweep of Tusculum on April 4 after dropping a pair to No. 19 Stetson and No. 18 Georgia State to start the weekend.

THE OPPONENTS
Erskine comes into the tournament with a 4-15 record after sweeping a doubleheader against Spartanburg Methodist on April 9. UNCW is 5-9 on the season and is looking to build on a two-match winning streak following back-to-back sweeps of Stevenson on April 10 and 11. South Carolina carries an 18-7 mark into the weekend having won its last five matches including a 3-2 victory against No. 19 Georgia State on April 10.

NOTABLES

The Cougars are looking to move back to .500 with an 8-10-1 record on the season following a 5-0 sweep of Tusculum on April 4.
Ella Reames and Maria Zweig lead the way for the Cougars with a 13-6 record on the season. The duo started the season with a seven-match winning streak and are 7-6 in the second flight.
The duos of Sky Benjamin/ Rebeca Olariu and Ella Ridinger/Kyra Thompson have each accounted for eight wins this season.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Friday, April 16
3:00 pm: Charleston vs. Erskine

Saturday, April 17
9:00 am: Charleston vs. UNCW
3:00 pm: Charleston vs. No. 16 South Carolina

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