ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop volleyball is set to travel to Campbell on Tuesday, October 12 as the team looks to continue their excellent start in conference play.
| Game Information - |
| Opponent/Date/Time/Location |
@ Campbell | Tuesday, Oct. 12 | 6 p.m. | Buies Creek, N.C. (Gore Arena) |
| Live Stats |
Campbell |
| Live Stream |
Campbell |
| Series History |
Winthrop leads 21-11 |
| Last Meeting |
Feb. 28, 2021 vs. Campbell (W, 3-1) |
| Social Media |
Twitter - @WinthropVolley / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropvolleyball | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
| COVID Guidelines |
Mask Mandate in place for all buildings at Winthrop University - for more guidelines and attendance policies, CLICK HERE |
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS CAMPBELL
This marks the 33
rd meeting all-time between Winthrop and Campbell, with Winthrop leading the all-time series 21-11. The last meeting came Feb. 28, 2021 inside the Winthrop Coliseum when the Eagles defeated the Camels 3-1.
A GLANCE AT WINTHROP
Have won 10 of the last 13 matches and are 5-1 in conference play after defeating UNC Asheville in four sets.
In the Big South, the Eagles lead in kills per set and assists per set while ranking third in hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage. Winthrop leads the conference with 18.53 digs per set (+2.88 more than any other league school).
Morgan Bossler is third in the league in hitting percentage (.368) and ranks eighth in the league kills per set.
Jana Owens leads the Big South with 10.23 assists per set, while
Madison Gorniak rank top-10 in the Big South in digs per set.
Chuck Rey is in his fourth season at the helm of the Winthrop program and has a career record of 57-30. Rey, a former assistant coach with Winthrop, returned in 2018 to lead the program. Rey has been voted the Big South Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2019. Rey guided the Eagles to a conference championship and NCAA Tournament in 2019.
This will be the Eagles 1,738
th match all-time as they hold a program record of 1,036-701.
BIG SOUTH PRESEASON POLL
Winthrop was voted to finish third in the Big South Conference preseason poll. High Point is the preseason favorite with 119 points (10 first-place votes) while Campbell was second with 105 points (11 first-place votes). The Eagles had 94 points and were followed by Charleston Southern (91), UNC Asheville (64), North Carolina A&T (63), USC Upstate (59), Presbyterian College (43), Radford (39), Gardner-Webb (25), and Hampton (24).
The Panthers are the defending Big South Champions after a 17-1 mark in the spring and are led by the Preseason Player of the Year Madison Smith (Jr., OH).
PRESEASON HONORS FOR BOSSLER
Morgan Bossler was voted to the Big South Preseason All-Conference Team.
Bossler has earned all-conference in each of her two seasons with Winthrop as she was named to the second team as a junior and first team this past spring. In the spring she led the team with 135 kills (2.6 per set) and blocks (1.02 per set).
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