ATLANTA – South Carolina was featured for the first time this season as Skylar Allen and Simone Priebe were named CCSA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday. The Gamecocks' No. 1 pair posted a 4-0 weekend and became the first duo in program history to notch 20 victories together on Court 1.
Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week
Skylar Allen, South Carolina | Senior | Mahomet, Ill.
Simone Priebe, South Carolina | Graduate | Austin, Texas
- First Career CCSA Pair of the Week for Allen & Priebe pairing; third weekly award for the South Carolina program
- Turned in a 4-0 weekend in the final tournament of the regular season; defeated top pairs from FGCU, Coastal Carolina, Jacksonville and College of Charleston
- Became the first pair in program history to record 20 wins in a season at the top court; marked the second 20-win season for Allen and first for Priebe
- Clinched the match point with a 21-18, 22-20 score against CCU; also had the clinching point against Charleston, winning 21-18, 19-21, 15-9
- Helped the Gamecocks to a 19-10 overall record as the 16th-ranked team heads into the CCSA Championship on a five-match win streak
Other Nominees: Cailtin Moon & Raelyn White, Florida State; Samaya Morin & Allanis Navas, Grand Canyon; Hannah Brister & Reilly Allred, LSU; Daniela Alvarez & Tania Moreno, TCU.
2023 Season Award Winners
April 19 | Pair of the Week: Skylar Allen & Simone Priebe, South Carolina
April 12 | Pair of the Week: Lara Boos & Ella Larkin, LSU
April 5 | Pair of the Week: Anna Long & Jordan Polo, Florida State
March 29 | Pair of the Week: Daniela Alvarez & Tania Moreno, TCU
March 22 | Pair of the Week: Alexis Durish & Makenna Wolfe, Florida State
March 15 | Pair of the Week: Daniela Alvarez & Tania Moreno, TCU
March 8 | Pair of the Week: Daniela Alvarez & Tania Moreno, TCU
March 1 | Pair of the Week: Abbie Hughes & Samaya Morin, Grand Canyon
The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) is a progressive NCAA Division I conference dedicated to the enhancement of opportunities for students. The conference was founded in 2008 to provide a championship opportunity for Swimming and Diving student-athletes and extended that opportunity with the addition of Beach Volleyball in the summer of 2015. The league's footprint extends into several states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia. The CCSA is dedicated to the student-athletes who compete in its championships and their success in the classroom, in the field of competition, and life after graduation.