CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Following a historic opening weekend, Austin Peay State University's beach volleyball team is back at it for its second tournament of the season, the Wheeler Beach Bash, Friday-Saturday, in Columbia, South Carolina.

The Governors open the tournament at 10:00 a.m. CT against South Carolina, who is receiving votes from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, on Friday, before facing the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina at 3:00 p.m. CT. On Saturday, Austin Peay has an early morning match with Texas A&M Corpus-Christi at 8:00 a.m. CT, before closing the tournament with a match against in-state rival Chattanooga at 2:00 p.m. CT.

The Govs went 3-1 in their opening weekend last week at the Grand Sands Tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio. Austin Peay set a program record, 27 set wins in an opening weekend. Isabella Russell also set the record of the best record in an opening weekend by a freshman in program history.

The host of the tournament, South Carolina, went 2-2 over its opening weekend, with wins over fellow Atlantic Sun Conference members, North Florida and Jacksonville. Corpus Christi is 1-3 in the young season, with its lone win coming over #20 Tulane. Coastal Carolina is also 1-3, with its one win over Palm Beach Atlantic. Chattanooga has not yet competed in a match this season.

Up Next

Austin Peay's third tournament of the season takes them to Atlanta for the Georgia State Day of Duals. There, they will face Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee Tech, and Georgia State.

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