Georgia Southern (5-10) vs. College of Charleston (0-0) Date: Jan. 30, 7 p.m. Series: GS trails 34-11 | Series History

 

Georgia Southern	College of Charleston
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Stats	2019 Stats
Schedule	Schedule

• Georgia Southern takes on College of Charleston in the Cougars' season opener Saturday at 7 p.m. in TD Arena. 

• When the NCAA decided to move the Volleyballl Championship to the spring because of COVID, the Sun Belt opted to play out the conference season and championship in the fall so Georgia Southern played 15 matches last semester.

• Georgia Southern is currently slated to play three matches this spring, and all will count officially for the 2020 season. In addition to the Cougars, the Eagles are set to take on Jacksonville (Feb. 2) and North Florida (Feb. 9) in Hanner Fieldhouse.  All three opponents are playing their full seasons this spring.  

• Georgia Southern has won three of its last four matches, including a 3-2 victory over Troy Nov. 18, for the program's first Sun Belt Tournament win.

• A former Southern Conference rival, College of Charleston owns a 34-11 edge in the all-time series, which began in 1991, and is 17-2 against the Eagles in Charleston.

• Georgia Southern added freshman setter Grace Slader, a transfer from West Virginia, to the roster in December, and she is eligible to compete this spring.

• Georgia Southern sophomore Mya Wilson was named second-team All-Sun Belt in a vote by the league's 12 head coaches following the Sun Belt Tournament in November. Wilson ranks ninth in the Sun Belt in points (3.44/s), 10th in hitting percentage (.265), 10th in blocks (0.88/s) and 12th in kills (2.88/s). She reached double-figure kills in eight matches, tallied a season-high 15 kills and hit .714 against Troy in the regular-season finale and posted a season-high seven blocks against the Trojans in the Sun Belt Tourney.

• Chamblee Russell was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Week Nov. 3 after averaging four kills and three digs a set while hitting .295 in two matches against Georgia State. It was the second time the freshman earned the honor this season.

• Junior setter Madison Brown has topped the 2,000-assist mark for her career (2,378) and ranks seventh on the school's all-time list. Brown was named Sun Belt Setter of the Week Oct. 6 and Nov. 17. 

• Junior Maddie Bryant crossed the 500-kill mark in the fall and enters the spring with 523. Bryant is 48 digs away from 500 for her career.

• The Eagles had three home matches against Appalachian State canceled in the fall because of COVID-19 related issues.