Blue Hose Volleyball Hosts Two Conference Games this Weekend

The Presbyterian College volleyball team will ride a three-match winning streak into a weekend Big South Conference series with Campbell and High Point.  The Blue Hose host Campbell Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., and High Point Saturday the 13th at 7 p.m.  Both matches will be played at the Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C.

T-Shirts will be given to the first 100 fans both nights.

The volleyball team is 4-1 in the league and tied atop the standings with Liberty.  The Blue Hose are off to the best conference start in their Division I history and have won their last five of six matches.  Overall PC holds a 7-13 mark.

Campbell is 7-15 overall and 0-5 in the conference after falling at Radford and Liberty by 3-0 scores this past weekend.  High Point is third in the league at 3-2 and is 14-7 overall.  The Panthers defeated Radford, 3-1, last Friday before falling to Liberty, 3-0 this past Saturday.

The Blue Hose are led by Presley Mabrey, this week's Big South Player-of-the-Week.  She has 202 total kills and is averaging 3.11 a game, for third in the league.  She is followed by Allison Brown with 170 kills and Rachel Hall with 136.

Ashtin Frank, with her team-leading 712 assists, leads the conference with 10.33 a game.  Mary Trimpe paces the team defensively with 4.68 digs a game, which is good enough for first in the Big South.

Both matches this weekend will be streamed live on the Big South Network, sponsored by State Farm.  Fans can sign up to view the matches on line at www.BigSouthSports.com.