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Beach Volleyball Preview: UNF Beach Invitational
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW's beach volleyball program opens its third season of competition this weekend when it competes in St. Augustine, Fla., at the UNF Beach Invitational, hosted by North Florida.
The Seahawks face Texas A&M Corpus Christi and nationally-ranked South Carolina on Saturday, the first day of the tournament.
UNCW posted a 13-13 mark in 2017, its second season as a varsity program. The Seahawks also joined the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association last season.
The tournament concludes on Sunday with matches against nationally ranked opponents Georgia State and LSU.
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
* The Seahawks return six starters in Nicole Lott, Sarah Kelly, Katie McCullough, Halle Hunt, Maddy Kline and Raquel Rooney
* Sarah Kelly, a senior, fashioned a record of 18-8 in 2017, playing predominately in the third and fourth positions in the lineup
* Nicole Lott went 13-13 in the number spot in the lineup and was named a Player-to-Watch by the CCSA
* UNCW was receiving votes in the AVCA poll … LSU is ranked sixth in the poll while South Carolina and Georgia State were ninth and 13th, respectively
* Eight newcomers dot the UNCW roster in 2018