ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop volleyball is set to travel to USC Upstate on Friday, October 8 and UNC Asheville on Saturday, October 9 as the team looks to continue their undefeated start in conference play.
| Game Information - |
| Opponent/Date/Time/Location |
@ USC Upstate | Friday, Oct. 8 | 6 p.m. | Spartanburg, S.C. (G.B. Hodge Center)
@ UNC Asheville | Saturday, Oct. 9 | 2 p.m. | Asheville, N.C. (Kimmel Arena) |
| Live Stats |
USC Upstate | UNC Asheville |
| Live Stream |
USC Upstate | UNC Asheville |
| Series History |
Winthrop leads 7-1
Winthrop leads 44-33 |
| Last Meeting |
Feb. 12, 2021 @ USC Upstate (W, 3-0)
Mar. 31, 2021 @ UNC Asheville (L, 3-2) |
| Social Media |
Twitter - @WinthropVolley / @WUEagles | Instagram - winthropvolleyball | #ROCKtheHILL | #EverStand |
| COVID Guidelines |
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SERIES HISTORY VERSUS USC UPSTATE
This marks the 9
th meeting all-time between Winthrop and USC Upstate. Winthrop leads the all-time series 7-1. The last meeting came Feb. 12, 2021 in Spartanburg with the Eagles winning 3-0. Winthrop has been victorious in the last six matches against the Spartans.
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS UNC ASHEVILLE
Winthrop and UNC Asheville meet for the 78
th time as the Eagles hold a 44-33 lead in the all-time series, with Winthrop having a 26-18 record since 2002. These two programs last met Mar. 31, 2021 with the Bulldogs claiming a five-set victory at home.
A GLANCE AT WINTHROP
Have won nine of the last eleven matches and are 4-0 in conference play after defeating Presbyterian in five sets and sweeping Charleston Southern. The Eagles are looking for their second 6-0 start in Big South play in the last three seasons.
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 18.87 digs per set (+3.52 more than any other league school).
Morgan Bossler leads the league in hitting percentage (.382) and ranks sixth in the league kills per set.
Jana Owens leads the Big South with 11.15 assists per set, which ranks top-20 nationally.
Madison Gorniak and
Leah Metzger 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 1,736
th and 1,737
th matches all-time as they hold a program record of 1,035-700.
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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