Friday, August 30
CSU vs. North Florida
Hanover Hall – Wilmington, N.C.
12:00 p.m. | Live Stats

Friday, August 30
CSU vs. Duquesne
Hanover Hall – Wilmington, N.C.
4:30 p.m. | Live Stats

Saturday, August 31
CSU at UNCW
Hanover Hall – Wilmington, N.C.
12 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch
 
Weekend Preview
The Charleston Southern Volleyball team hits the road to Wilmington this Friday to open the season at the UNC Wilmington Hampton Inns Invitational where they will take on UNF, Duquesne, and host UNCW.

Friday will see a pair of matches against North Florida and Duquesne while Saturday will feature a single match against the host Seahawks. This weekend marks the first time since 2016 the Bucs will open the season in Wilmington, N.C. 

CSU will see six returners on the court as well as seven true freshmen., Caitlyn Michalski, Brooke Monssen and Macey LaPorte all return after recording triple-digit kills for the Bucs in their 2018 campaign. 

Record Books

Brooke Monssen
25^thin Career Kills – 635 
22^ndin Career Attacks – 1,984 

Naiomi Rivera
11^thin Career Assists – 863

Ashleigh Holweger 
24^thin Career Assists – 112

Macey LaPorte
16^thin Career Aces - 89
 
Opponent Preview

North Florida
North Florida begins its second season under head coach Kristen Wright. In 2018, the team finished sixth in the standings with a 6-10 record in conference play.
 
The Ospreys add nine newcomers to the roster this year, including three transfers. Last season's team leaders were Gabby O'Connell and Taryn Griffey. O'Connell led the team in kills (320) and digs (325), while Griffey led the team in points (384.5), blocks (105) and was second in kills (317). 
 
Duquesne
The Atlantic 10 Conference named the Duquesne Dukes to finish sixth in the conference,earning 51 points. The poll was voted on by the 10 head coaches in the conference.
 
The Dukes return both of their Atlantic 10 postseason honorees in second team all-conference member senior setter Dani Suiter and all-rookie team selection outside hitter Summer Slade in 2019. 
 
UNC Wilmington
The Seahawks, who saw four starters graduate from last season, were picked to finish sixth in the coaches poll.

Senior middle blocker Kendall Bender was named to the Colonial Athletic Association preseason team, earning an honorable mention spot. Bender is UNCW's top-returning blocker from 2018 and ranked second in the CAA with 126 total blocks. She was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on three occasions. Against tournament host Georgetown, Bender tied a UNCW program record with 11 blocks and earned all-tournament honors.
 
Up Next
The Bucs will return to Charleston on Tuesday, September 3 to host South Carolina State for their season opener at 6 p.m.