Bluffton, S.C. – USCB will open their season on the road this Friday night at 7:00 PM when they travel to USC Upstate. This will be the first meeting between the Sand Sharks and the Spartans.
 
The Sand Sharks have opened the season on the road twice since the program's inception in 2011, having won both of those contests.
 
USCB will be looking to lean on the leadership of sophomore Allison Schaffer and seniors Brittney Neser and Melissa Fichtner to get a strong start to the 2018 season. All three were prominent members of a strong back line last season that held opponents to a program-low 118 shots on goal over the season.
 
Interim head coach Jay Harris will be taking the Sand Sharks to the upstate for what will be his first collegiate game as a head coach. About the upcoming game, Harris said, "We know there will not be a much tougher challenge than going to face a good Division I team to start our year. The team has prepared well over the last couple of weeks, and we are excited to finally get the season started."
 
USC Upstate is led by junior midfielder Abbie Ellis, who posted six goals and three assists a year ago. In the goal, the Spartans return Samantha Munyon who saw 360 minutes of action across four matches in the 2017 campaign where she held a 0.25 goals-against average while making 16 saves.

Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM. We will be posting further information regarding live stats and broadcast later this week.


You can also watch the video below to meet the 2018 Sand Sharks: