March 9, 2015

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina sand volleyball team is ranked No. 20 in the DiG Magazine Collegiate Sand Volleyball Poll released Monday.

The Gamecocks earned the program’s first ranking after going 2-0 in dual play over the weekend at the Carolina Classic. Carolina opened the season with a 4-1 win over Mercer and closed out the weekend with a 3-2 victory over ULM, the No. 20 team in the DiG Magazine Preseason Poll.

Carolina returns to action on Tuesday at UAB. First serve is set for 12 p.m. ET in Birmingham, Ala. The Gamecocks will then head to Atlanta, Ga., for duals with Mercer, New Orleans and Georgia State on Wednesday.

DiG Magazine Collegiate Sand Volleyball Poll

1. Hawaii (15)

2. Pepperdine (1)

3. USC (1)

4. Florida State

5. Long Beach State

6. Florida International

7. Pacific

8. Loyola Marymount

9. UCLA

10. Georgia State

11. Stetson

12. Stanford

13. Saint Mary’s

14. Arizona

15. Santa Clara

16. North Florida

17. Tulane

18. Grand Canyon

19. Nebraska

20. South Carolina