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Marshall Volleyball Opens 2023 Regular Season at Bash at the Beach
8/23/2023 3:49:00 PM | Volleyball
Event hosted by Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Florida
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University volleyball team begins its 2023 season at the Bash at the Beach Friday and Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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The event is hosted by Bethune-Cookman. The Herd will open the tournament against The Citadel on Friday at 10 a.m. before taking on the Wildcats in a pair of matches scheduled for Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday at Noon.
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How to Follow
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter: @HerdVolleyball
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PRE-MATCH NOTES
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To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall volleyball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall volleyball.
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For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University volleyball team begins its 2023 season at the Bash at the Beach Friday and Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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The event is hosted by Bethune-Cookman. The Herd will open the tournament against The Citadel on Friday at 10 a.m. before taking on the Wildcats in a pair of matches scheduled for Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Saturday at Noon.
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How to Follow
Live Stats: Sidearm
Twitter: @HerdVolleyball
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PRE-MATCH NOTES
- Head coach Ari Aganus returns for her fifth season in Huntington to lead Herd volleyball.
- Marshall returns 12 players from the 2022 roster, including Lydia Montague and Essence Clerkley. Montague was named second-team all-conference last season as she accumulated 366.0 points and a team-best 119.0 blocks.
- Clerkley had 183.5 points with 123 kills to go with a team-high 30 solo blocks.Â
- Bethune-Cookman is led by eighth-year head coach Brittany Williams as it enters the 2023 season
- The Wildcats finished last season with a 9-21 record, 8-8 in SWAC play, and were picked to finish fourth in the SWAC pre-season poll.Â
- Dave Zelenock enters his sixth year as the head coach at The Citadel, which was picked sixth in the Southern Conference Volleyball Pre-Season Coaches' Poll.
- The Bulldogs finished 2022 with an 11-19 record.
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To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall volleyball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall volleyball.
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For all the latest information about Marshall volleyball, follow @HerdVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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