Oct. 31, 2002

COLUMBIA, S.C. –
The No. 20 South Carolina Gamecocks wrap up their regular season home schedule this weekend as they take on the Ole Miss Rebels on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. and Mississippi State Bulldogs Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Friday night will be Senior Night for a Gamecock squad that features six seniors and Alumni night.

Friday night will also be “Can the Rebels” night. Fans that bring a canned good to be donated to the Harvest Hope Food Bank will get in to the match for only one dollar. Sunday will be Fan Appreciation Day as the Gamecocks take on the Bulldogs.

The 20th-ranked Gamecocks enter this weekend in second place in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division, just a game behind the No. 3 Florida Gators. South Carolina enters with a 17-4 record, 10-1 in the SEC and is 10-1 this season at home. Ole Miss enters the match with a 9-13 record, 2-8 in the SEC. Mississippi State, who will play at Kentucky Friday night, enters the weekend with a 10-14 record, 1-9 in the SEC. South Carolina is currently 6-0 against SEC Western Division teams this season.

All Carolina Volleyball home matches are played at the Volleyball Competition Facility, located on the corner of Park and Blossom Streets, adjacent to the Carolina Coliseum.

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