CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – North Dakota (3-4) defeated the Tigers (3-4) in four sets (22-25, 25-22, 14-25, 17-25) in the opening match of the Clemson Classic on Thursday night. Leah Perri and Kailey Harvell each registered matches with kills in double figures while Emily Curtis was stellar in her first full match at libero. “Every team has one or two…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Clemson (3-3) will host North Dakota (2-4), Tulane (3-3) and East Tennessee State (6-0) in its final home non-conference tournament of the season this weekend in Jervey Gym. The Tigers open up the Clemson Classic with a 7:00 P.M., matchup against North Dakota on Thursday, September 8 and finish its portion of the tournament on Friday,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – It was a rivalry match that proved to be worth the wait, as South Carolina defeated Clemson 3-1Sunday afternoon, making up for the Friday match postponed due to weather. A well-balanced Gamecocks offense, led by 13 kills from Koko Atoa-Williams and 12 from Jacqy Angermiller, held off a tremendous effort from Clemson’s Leah Perri (26 kills). With the win, South…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The 2016 home schedule began on a high note for the South Carolina volleyball program, as it swept two Saturday matches to open the Carolina Classic. The Gamecocks beat Furman (2-3) 25-22, 25-19, 25-23 and Winthrop (1-4) 25-14, 25-12, 25-22 to move their record to 5-0 so far this season. Furman: The Gamecocks opened against the Paladins,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (CAC) – Clemson (3-2) was just a point or two away from sweeping the first day of the Carolina Classic, however the Tigers fell short in five sets (26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 15-17) against Furman (3-2) after defeating Winthrop (1-4) in five (24-26, 25-13, 24-26, 25-21, 15-12) to begin the day. “The loss was our second of the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The first Southeastern Conference weekly awards were released for volleyball Monday afternoon, and outside hitter Mikayla Shields was recognized as the Freshman of the Week after earning MVP honors at the College of Charleston Invitational. Shields is the first Gamecock to earn SEC weekly honors since Aubrey Ezell in October of last season. It was an impressive debut for the…
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina volleyball team faced a tough challenge in its season opener Friday night, taking on the College of Charleston in its first game of a weekend tournament hosted by the Cougars (1-1). Despite the stress of making their collegiate debuts, it would be the freshmen class that lifted the team to a 3-0 sweep (25-22, 25-19,…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Friday, August 26 marks the beginning of Clemson volleyball’s 2016 regular season as it will host the 27th annual Big Orange Bash. The Tigers will host William & Mary, High Point and Wofford with its season opener set for Friday night at 7:00 p.m., with the Tribe. Saturday, Clemson will take on High Point at 1:30 p.m.,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The Gamecock volleyball team closed out their preseason camp with their annual Garnet and Black scrimmage Sunday afternoon, splitting the roster up for four sets of live action. “I saw a lot of really nice things offensively, we kind of showcased a lot of different weapons and I thought our setters did a really nice job…
Emerson, Ga. (USC SID) — With a 4-1 victory over third-seeded, 10th-ranked Florida International on Saturday, the South Carolina beach volleyball team punched their ticket to the semifinals of the CCSA Conference Tournament at the Lakepoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga. The victory over the Panthers will go down in the record books for the Gamecocks as the first-ever win…
