CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Playing in its lone exhibition tune-up before the regular season and making its only home appearance on Ingels Court in the Ramsey Center for the next month, the Western Carolina volleyball team exerted a strong showing against Gardner-Webb on Friday night

All 15 players on the WCU roster saw action in a match that spanned a scheduled four sets. Six student-athletes saw action for the first time for the Purple and Gold in the nonconference exhibition.

"It was good to get in game action against another team tonight," said WCU head coach Karen Glover who is entering her 14th season at the helm. "I liked the way we competed tonight. We need to continue to grow in practice next week with our execution heading to North Carolina."

Western Carolina begins the 2024 regular season in a week, meeting former Southern Conference counterpart the College of Charleston on Friday, Aug. 30, as part of the North Carolina Tournament hosted by the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill. WCU also faces Cleveland State the next afternoon before battling the hosts on Sunday, Sept. 1 to close out the opening weekend of action.

Sunday's match against UNC will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra (paid subscription required) and through the Watch ESPN app.
 
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