The LSU volleyball team looks to continue its early season success as they host the Tiger Classic Tournament this weekend with a doubleheader on Friday and the closing match on Saturday.
The event will consist of four teams: LSU (2-1), the University of Connecticut (2-0), the University of Virginia (2-1) and the University of Southern Mississippi (3-1).
LSU will play Connecticut at 10 a.m. Friday morning with its second game against Virginia at 7 p.m.. The Tigers will close the weekend against Southern Miss. at 1 p.m. Saturday night.
“All of our players are healthy for this weekend’s games,” said LSU coach Fran Flory.
Last week, LSU played in the Duke Invitational where they went 2-1, defeating Eastern Kentucky and UNC Greensboro and losing to Duke.
Flory said she believes the teams participating in this weekend’s tournament will resemble the competition LSU will face in the Southeastern Conference.
“The teams in this tournament are a bit bigger and more physical than what we saw in the Duke Invitational,” she said.
Flory also said that the Tigers took no special preparations and are treating these opponents like they would any other.
LSU’s first opponent features senior outside hitter Jade Strawberry who led the Huskies with 31 kills and 79 attacks last week.
The Tigers respect their opponent, but Flory stressed that the focus is on self-improvement.
“Right now it’s more about us,” she said.
“We’re not keying in on any particular player, we’re trying to improve ourselves before conference play begins,” she said. “We have to keep in mind that this is a team game not an individual one.”