| Elon Phoenix (0-0) vs. Charlotte Invitational |
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| Date | Time |
PC: Friday, Aug. 24 | 3 p.m.
CHA: Friday, Aug. 24 | 6 p.m.
USCU: Saturday, Aug. 25 | 3 p.m. |
| Location |
Halton Arena (Charlotte, N.C.) |
| Series Record |
PC: Presbyterian leads 15-10
CHA: Charlotte leads 8-6
USCU: USC Upstate leads 5-1 |
| Coverage |
PC: Live Stats
CHA: Live Stats | Watch ($)
USCU: Live Stats |
| Notes and Social Media Coverage |
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ELON, N.C. – Set for her 16th season at the helm of the program, Elon University volleyball head coach
Mary Tendler leads her team into the 2018 campaign starting Friday, Aug. 24, with the Charlotte Invitational. In North Carolina's Queen City, the Phoenix will take on Presbyterian and Charlotte on Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, before closing the weekend Saturday, Aug. 25, against USC Upstate at 3 p.m.
FOLLOW THE PHOENIX
-Updates for all of Elon's matches will be provided on the team's Twitter account at
@ElonVB. Fans can also follow the match with live stats with all necessary links listed above. Elon's match against Charlotte can be found on
Charlotte49ers.tv.
SERIES HISTORY
-vs. Presbyterian: With a 25-match series against Presbyterian that goes back to the 1980s, the Blue Hose own a 15-10 lead on the Phoenix but Elon has won each of the last two meetings and three of the last five. This will mark the first matchup against Presbyterian with both programs among the Division I ranks. Last time the two met came back in 1998.
-vs. Charlotte: The Phoenix and 49ers will meet for the 15th time, and Elon has won four of the last six meetings between the two teams. Charlotte owns an 8-6 advantage in the series, but the Phoenix took a tight five-set match in the 2017 Charlotte Invitational to beat the 49ers for the first time since 2013.
-vs. USC Upstate: Elon and USC Upstate will meet for the first time since 1996 with USC Upstate, formerly USC Spartanburg, leading the series 5-1. Elon's only win came in 1993 when it took a neutral-site victory.
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
-Sophomore setter
Kodi Garcia was named one of 10 student-athletes to the Preseason All-CAA Team as an honorable mention.
-It marks the second straight season an Elon player has been named a preseason honorable mention after
Sydney Busa earned the distinction and went on to be a First Team All-CAA honoree after the year in 2017.
-Garcia had 1,279 assists in 2017, tying for the most in a season in Elon's Division I era and the second-most in program history on the way to earning CAA Rookie of the Year.
CLOSING IN
-Entering the weekend,
Kam Terry is 13 kills away from reaching 1,000 for her career. She is also 115 away from reaching the Top 10 in Elon history.
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Maddie Jaudon stands fourth in program history for digs with 1,433 and needs 360 to reach Wendy Schott in third with 1,793 from 1994-97.
ITALIAN MADE
-Over Spring Break 2018, Elon volleyball went to Italy to visit Milan, Como, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Florence, Assisi and Rome.
-During the trip, the team visited Lake Como, the tiny villages that form the Five Lands "Cinque Terre," the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Basilica of Saint Francis, the Colosseum, the Vatican City and more.
-It also battled a pair of professional Italian volleyball teams.
CAN WE GO HOME NOW?
After this weekend's tournament, Elon will head home to play its first-ever match inside Schar Center on Tuesday against North Carolina A&T.
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