Volleyball | 9/24/2015 12:08:00 PM

Georgia Southern (5-8, 0-2)
Dates/Opponents: vs. Florida Gulf Coast (7-6), Sept. 25 - 5 p.m.; vs. South Alabama (6-6, 0-2), Sept. 26 - 6:30 p.m. 
Site: Hanner Fieldhouse
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Probable GS Lineup:
#3 Crysten Curry
#4 Stephanie Spencer
#6 Lauren Reichard
#7 Megan Chevalier
#8 Alex Beecher
#13 Katie Bange
#16 Avery Stephens

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Georgia Southern caps an eight-match homestand with a pair of contests in Hanner Fieldhouse this week. The Eagles will play their final non-league match of the year against Florida Gulf Coast at 5 p.m. Friday and play host to South Alabama in a Sun Belt match Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Alex Beecher posted 25 digs against Little Rock Friday and 27 against ULM Saturday. The junior libero has tallied 20-plus digs in a match 28 times in her career, including six times this season. Beecher has 1,423 career digs, which is the third-most in school history and 284 away from the school record.  

Megan Chevalier had 21 kills against ULM Saturday. It's the second time this season she has posted 20-plus kills in a match and the sixth time she has registered double figures in kills. The sophomore also posted a career-high with 11 digs against the Warhawks.

Katie Bange tallied career highs in assists (42) and digs (22) against ULM Saturday. The junior setter/right side has five double-doubles this season and four of those included double figure kills.

Setter Kat Minnerly ranks fifth on the school's career assist list with 2,754. The senior played in her 100th career match against Chicago State.

Junior Crysten Curry ranks eighth in career blocks at Georgia Southern with 270.

Three juniors who received medical redshirts last season - Beecher, Curry and Bange - have returned to the lineup this season and played in every match.

New this year - season passes for volleyball now earn Eagle fans priority points. 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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