CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After an ideal 4-0 begin to the 12 months profitable their very own Charlotte Invitational, the 49ers volleyball program hits the highway for the primary time this season touring to Athens, Georgia for the Bulldog Basic starting Friday evening.
UGA SCHEDULE
Charlotte begins with host Georgia on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Community+. A 12:30 contest towards Texas Tech and 5:00 p.m. matchup with the School of Charleston observe on Friday.
4-0 START TO 2022
Charlotte opened up the 2022 season profitable their very own Charlotte Invitational with Friday victories over Morgan State (3-0) and Wofford (3-1) earlier than topping Campbell (3-1) and Syracuse (3-0) on Saturday. Emani’ Foster led the best way within the opener vs. the Girl Bears with 15 kills and a .583 hitting share. Jessica Ricks went off within the nightcap vs. the SoCon preseason favorites Wofford throwing down a career-high 19 kills hitting .389 whereas Foster adopted proper behind with 18 kills and match-high 19 digs. On Saturday, Foster continued her tear with 19 kills hitting .356 with Ricks proper behind including 13 at .458 within the four-set win over Campbell. Within the sweep over Syracuse, Foster threw down 20 closing kills whereas Alex Washington added 12. In a stellar weekend for the protection, the Niners held the Orange to a .093 hitting share ending the four-match weekend permitting only a .125 share to their opponents.
FOSTER EARNS FIRST C-USA WEEKLY HONOR
It did not take lengthy for Foster to select up her first C-USA Offensive Participant of the Week award after main the Niners to their 4-0 begin in 2022. For the weekend, Foster threw down 72 kills averaging 5.14/set hitting a good .300 on the weekend. The junior added 44 digs at 3.14/set and 7 complete blocks (4 solo) registering 81.5 factors. After one weekend, Foster leads the nation with these 81.5 factors and fifth nationwide with these 5.14 kills/set.
WEATHERINGTON APPROACHES PAIR OF MILESTONES
After securing the 4 victories throughout opening weekend, Head Coach Karen Weatherington is wants simply two extra wins to hit 200 in her teaching profession and simply 5 extra to hit the century mark at Charlotte.
RICKS OPENS SEASON WITH CAREER-HIGHS
Ricks entered her third season in 2022 with simply three profession kills earlier than exploding onto the scene within the Charlotte Invitational. After three kills in a sweep of Morgan State, Ricks added 19 in a four-set win over Wofford, 13 extra in the identical towards Campbell and 5 extra towards the Orange. Ricks put down 40 kills on the weekend and hit .333 to earn all-tournament staff honors.
NATIONAL LEADER AFTER WEEK ONE
Foster’s unbelievable weekend has her main the nation in complete kills (72), complete assaults (180) and factors (81.5) after 4 matches of play. She’s additionally fifth nationwide in kills per set (5.14) and sixth in factors per set (5.82). As a staff, Charlotte is third within the nation in assists (179), fourth in kills (187) and seventh in staff blocks (36). All particular person and staff classes lead Convention USA.
FOLLOW THE WEEKEND
All three matches will characteristic dwell stats from Athens, along with the SEC Community+ broadcast on Friday evening. All hyperlinks can be found at http://www.charlotte49ers.com.
