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Volleyball Opens 2022 Season at Classic City Clash in Georgia

Volleyball Opens 2022 Season at Classic City Clash in Georgia

THE TEAMS

Santa Clara (0-0) vs. Chattanooga (0-0)
Santa Clara (0-0) vs. Troy (0-0)
Santa Clara (0-0) vs. Georgia (0-0)

MATCH INFO

When: vs. Chattanooga – Friday, Aug. 26 at Noon PDT
Where: Athens, Ga.
Video: Facebook Live
Live Stats: Sidearm

When: vs. Troy – Saturday, Aug. 27 at 10 a.m.
Where: Athens, Ga.
Video: Facebook Live
Live Stats: Sidearm 

When: at Georgia – Saturday, Aug. 27 at 4:30 p.m.
Where: Athens, Ga.
Video: SEC Network+
Live Stats: Sidearm

SERIES HISTORY

Santa Clara has never faced Chattanooga. Friday will be the programs' first-ever meeting.

Santa Clara has never faced Troy. Saturday will be the programs' first-ever meeting.

Santa Clara is 1-0 all-time against Georgia.
The last meeting was a 3-0 Santa Clara win in College Station, Texas, on Sept. 17, 1999.

NOTES

  • Santa Clara opens its season with a tournament east of the Mississippi River for the second time in four years (2019, Bloomington, Ind.)
  • The Broncos are 4-3 in season-opening tournaments since 2019, and are 1-2 in season openers under head coach Erin Lindsey
  • Santa Clara was picked fifth in the West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll with 45 points, ahead of Pacific (6th, 42 points), Saint Mary's (7th, 37), Gonzaga (8th, 26), Portland (9th, 17) and San Francisco (10th, 9).
  • The Broncos return 12 players from last year's roster, including three-time all-WCC honoree Julia Sangiacomo, who was selected to the 2022 Preseason All-WCC First Team on Wednesday.
  • Head coach Erin Lindsey enters her fourth season with the Broncos in 2022. She starts her ninth season as an NCAA head coach only eight wins away from her 100th career victory.

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