S.C. State Lady Bulldog Volleyball Releases 2018 Schedule

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina — South Carolina State University volleyball team announces the 2018 schedule Thursday that features nine home matches under second-year head coach Monique Lee.
 
Twelve (12) of the first fourteen (14) matches are on the road for the Lady Bulldogs. SC State opens the season in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge August 24^th -25^th at the Lake Point Champion Center in Atlanta, GA.
 
SCSU takes on Jackson University in the season-opener on Aug. 24^th, followed by doubleheader with Alabama A&M and Alabama State on Aug. 25^th to close out the tournament. The Lady Bulldogs return home for a non-conference matchup with Charleston Southern on Aug. 30^th in Orangeburg, before heading down to Charleston, SC to take on College of Charleston on Sept. 4^th.
 
South Carolina State then will play its second of four tournaments in Maryland at the UMES Tournament in Princess Anne, MD Sept. 7^th -8^th, beginning with the Hampton on Sept.7^th and host UMES and St. Francis Brooklyn on Sept. 8^th, before heading to Buie Creek, NC to battle Campbell University on Sept. 11^th.
 
The Lady Bulldogs head to North Carolina to participate in the UNC Wilmington Classic in Wilmington, NC Sept. 14^th -15^th against host UNCW (Sept.14^th), Western Carolina and Charleston Southern on Sept.15^th. SCSU then returns home to host The Citadel on Sept.18^th, before heading back north for the MEAC North/South Challenge in Baltimore, MD versus Delaware State and Coppin State on Sept. 21^st followed by Norfolk State and Morgan State on Sept. 22^nd both in doubleheaders. in S
 
South Carolina State next three matches remain on the road against USC-Upstate on Sept. 26^th   in Spartanburg, SC, Savannah State on Sept. 28^th   in Savannah, GA and Gardner-Webb on Oct. 2^nd in Boiling Springs, NC.
 
Coach Lee's team return home for a three-game stint hosting N.C. A&T State on Oct. 5^th, North Carolina Central on Oct.7^th and Presbyterian College on Oct. 9^th, before heading to the sunshine state with MEAC showdowns with Bethune-Cookman on Oct.12^th in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Florida A&M on Oct. 14^th in Tallahassee.
 
SCSU closes out the month of October in Orangeburg hosting Georgia Southern on Oct. 16^th and Savannah State on Oct. 28^th, followed by a trip to Greensboro, NC and Durham to take on North Carolina A&T State on Nov. 2^nd and NCCU on Nov. 4^th.

The Lady Bulldogs finish the regular season with the final two matches at home with Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 9 , and Florida A&M on Nov. 11 for the final regular season match.
 
The MEAC Championship will be held in Washington, D.C., from Nov. 16-18.

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