SPARTANBURG, SC—The South Carolina State volleyball team returns to non-conference play Tuesday (Sept. 24) on the road versus intrastate rival USC-Upstate inside  G.B. Hodge Center.

Tuesday's Matchup
September 24, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. ET\
USC Upstate (4-8; 0-0 Big South) vs. South Carolina State (1-8; 0-0 MEAC)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
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How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (4-8; 0-0 Big South); South Carolina State (1-8; 0-0 MEAC)
Series: USC Upstate leads 7-1
Last Five Meetings: Sep. 2, 2023 (UPST 3; SCST 0); Oct. 3, 2022 (UPST 3; SCST 0); Sep. 28, 2021 (UPST 3; SCST 0); Oct. 8, 2019 (UPST 3; SCST 0); Sep. 26, 2018 (UPST 3; SCST 0)

BULLDOG BITES: South Carolina State: Redshirt junior outside hitter Xaria Pickett enters Tuesday's match as the Bulldogs' leading scorer, tallying 92.5 points this season. She leads South Carolina State with 75 total kills (2.50 per set), reaching double-figures in three matches following a transfer from Temple CC. Her season-high came with 19 kills against Bethune-Cookman on Sep. 13.

NEXT UP: South Carolina State will play their home and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener Friday versus Howard in a 6 p.m. start.

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South Carolina State University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level intercollegiate athletic program. The university currently fields teams in 14 sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, softball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's soccer and football with all teams competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), except for women's soccer.
 
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