Volleyball | 8/27/2015 3:27:00 PM

Georgia Southern (0-0) at Florida Atlantic Invitational
Date/Time/Opponent: 8/28 - vs. Binghamton, 10 a.m.; vs. Stetson, 2:30 p.m.; 8/29 - vs. Bethune-Cookman, 1:30 p.m.; at Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m.
Site: FAU Arena - Boca Raton, Fla.
Tournament Central
Probable GS Lineup:
#1 Kat Minnerly
#3 Crysten Curry
#4 Stephanie Spencer
#6 Lauren Reichard
#8 Alex Beecher
#11 Ashley Jones
#13 Katie Bange

Georgia Southern Information:
[2014 Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@GSAthletics_VB]

Binghamton Information:
[2014 Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@BinghamtonVB]

Stetson Information:
[2014 Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@StetsonVB]

Florida Atlantic:
[2014 Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [@FAUVball]

Georgia Southern opens its 31st season of volleyball with four matches at the Florida Atlantic Invitational this weekend. The Eagles play two matches Friday, beginning at 10 a.m. against Bingahmton, and two Saturday. The Eagles also take on Stetson (Fri., 2:30 p.m.), Bethune-Cookman (Sat., 1:30 p.m.) and Florida Atlantic (Sat., 6 p.m.).

Three juniors who received medical redshirts, Alex Beecher, Crysten Curry and Katie Bange, return to the lineup.

Senior setter Kat Minnerly ranks sixth on the school's career assist list, 977 shy of third, and will be playing in her 91st match. Beecher ranks seventh in career digs, 550 shy of the career record. Curry is ninth in career blocks with 224.

The Eagles host 13 home matches this season, beginning Fri.,  Sept. 11, against Tennessee State. That's the first match of the Eagles' home tournament, which features four teams and eight contests, and begins a stretch of eight straight home matches. New this year - season passes for volleyball now earn Eagle fans priority points for adult passes are available for $20 and youth passes are only $10. Volleyball season passes grant access to all thirteen home matches for a savings of over 65 percent when compared to purchasing single-game tickets.

Georgia Southern will host the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Hanner Fieldhouse Sept. 20-22. The top-8 teams will battle for the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It's the first time the Eagles are hosting their conference tournament since 2005, when Georgia Southern hosted the Southern Conference Championship in Hanner.

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