STATESBORO – Georgia Southern volleyball coach Dustin Wood announced today that the Eagles will play host to Anderson (S.C.) in an exhibition match Thursday, Aug. 16, at 6 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse. Admission is free.

"It's a nice way to open up the 2018 volleyball season," said Wood. "This match will allow us to see some different things with personnel so we can get ready for our opener against West Virginia. It gives us a good week to work on the things that we see we need to fix during the match and film afterwards. The best thing about playing this match is letting our young players get the experience of playing at home before we open up our home schedule Sept. 4 versus North Florida. We hope to see a big crowd and the student body there to kick off the season in a great atmosphere."

GS returns four starters, including first-team all-conference selection Lauren Reichard, and 12 letterwinners to the 2018 team. 

Anderson finished the 2017 season 28-5 overall and 19-1 in South Atlantic Conference and advanced to the NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals.

The Eagles open the campaign at West Virginia August 24-25, where they face Wright State and UConn along with the host Mountaineers. North Dakota State, Arkansas and Minnesota make up the Diet Coke Classic in Minneapolis the following weekend, and the Eagles open their home slate against North Florida Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in Alumni Arena on the Armstrong Campus.

Season tickets for the 12 matches in Hanner Fieldhouse are $40, and single match tickets are $5-8 and $3-5 for youth ages 4-12. Group tickets for groups of 15 or more are available for $3 each and must be purchased prior to game day.