COLUMBIA, S.C. – No.19 South Carolina beach volleyball travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on conference opponents in the Big 12 Preview tournament on Friday and Saturday. To begin play, the Gamecocks will face No. 11 Arizona State at 9 a.m. ET and No. 7 TCU at 1 p.m. ET. Saturday’s schedule is TBD.
LAST TIME OUT
South Carolina captured three wins at the March to May Tournament in Birmingham, Ala. The Gamecocks defeated UAB 5-0, North Alabama 4-1 and Austin Peay 5-0 before falling to UAB 3-2.
The pair of Jolie Cranford and Peyton Yamagata went undefeated from the no. 2 and 3 spots. Brooke Balue and Rachel Martmann have been holding down the top spot, going 4-0 last weekend and improving their overall record as a pair to 12-4.
SCOUTING THE WEEKEND FIELD
NO.11 ARIZONA STATE (12-6)
All-time series: The overall series is tied 3-3. The Gamecocks are 0-1 against the Sun Devils while playing at a neutral site.
Last Meeting: The Sun Devils won, 4-1, in Tempe on March 29, 2025.
Series Note: The two programs have traded 4-1 decisions over the past three meetings.
NO. 7 TCU (12-4)
All-time series: TCU leads 6-3 and has won the last six meetings.
Last Meeting: The Horned Frogs won 4-1 in Fort Worth back in 2022.
Series Note: The two teams met three times in 2021 (2/28, 3/27, 4/24).
NO. 5 FLORIDA STATE (19-1)
All-time series: Florida State leads South Carolina 27-0.
Last Meeting: The Seminoles won, 5-0 in Tallahassee on 4/5/2025.
Series Note: The two programs met three times in 2023 and three times in 2024, all either in Tallahassee or at a neutral site.
RV BOISE STATE (7-9)
All-time series: South Carolina leads the overall series 2-0.
Last Meeting: The Gamecocks on 3-2, on 3/13/26.
Series Note: South Carolina defeated Boise State earlier this season, 3-2, at the Carolina Challenge in Columbia, S.C.
NO. 20 ARIZONA
All-time series: This will be the first overall meeting between the two programs.