Rock Hill, S.C. – Coming off of a road split of Radford and High Point last week that snapped the Eagles' eight-match win streak, Winthrop Volleyball (10-12, 9-2 Big South) travels to UNC Asheville and USC Upstate to conclude a four-match road trip.
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS UNC ASHEVILLE
This will be the 82
nd meeting between the programs, with the Eagles leading the series 41-40. Winthrop has won the previous five and 12 of the last 15 meetings between the two schools. The first meeting was in 1980 with the Eagles winning 2-0 on the way to taking the first eight and 19 of the first 27 meetings. The Eagles swept the Bulldogs in Rock Hill back on Oct. 13.
SERIES HISTORY VERSUS USC UPSTATE
This will be the 43
rd meeting between the programs, with Winthrop leading the series 37-5 and has won the last four matchups. The first meeting was in 1975 with Winthrop winning 2-0 on the way to capturing the first 19 matchups. The Eagles swept the Spartans in Rock Hill back on Oct. 14.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Eagles traveled to Presbyterian on Friday and conference-leading High Point the next day.
- Winthrop swept the Highlanders 3-0 to extend the Eagles' win streak to eight but a 3-0 loss to the Panthers snapped the streak and gave the Panthers a regular-season sweep of the Eagles.
- The Eagles are currently second place in the conference at 9-2 and are 4-4 in true road matches.
- From an individual standpoint, Brookelynn Thomas led the Eagles in blocks in the Radford match and led the team in kills in the High Point match. Thomas registered a season-high in total blocks vs. Radford.
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LOOKING AHEAD
The Eagles host Gardner-Webb for Senior Day/Homecoming next Saturday at 2 p.m. This will also be the regular-season finale and the match will be on ESPN+.
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