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By: Josh Fuller

COLUMBUS – Completing a three-game homestand, the Columbus State University volleyball team will host Fort Valley State Tuesday inside the Lumpkin Center. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
 
Columbus State (9-6) took on Peach Belt Conference leaders Armstrong State on Saturday falling 3-1 to the Pirates. Senior Andrea Skipor had a career-high 15 kills for the Lady Cougars while Mary McCarty added 14 and Zoemy Barreto Pereira had 12.
 
Cornett on Matchup
 
"We have to get back on the winning track and build some momentum heading into another tough conference weekend ahead. I know we have the talent, we just have to put it all together."
 
Series History
 
The Lady Cougars own a perfect 3-0 all-time record against Fort Valley State, including a 2-0 mark inside the Lumpkin Center.
 
Last Meeting
 
CSU and FVSU haven't met since 2013, the season the Lady Cougar volleyball program was restarted. CSU swept the Lady Wildcats 3-0 on October 9, with then-freshmen McCarty (11) and Kylie Beaubien (9), leading CSU in kills.
 
About Fort Valley State
 
The Lady Wildcats will head into Columbus with a 5-7 overall record after dropping two Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matches.
 
Maya Stewart has been having a great season averaging 3.37 kills per set while hitting above .200.
 
Rita Davis is leading the team in both assists per set (5.32) and service aces (20).
 
CSU Notes
 
With Barreto Pereira's 11 digs and 12 kills, the junior recorded her fifth double-double in PBC action.
 
Over the past nine matches, Abby King has averaged 39.4 assists per match. She is now third in the PBC in total assists (537) and fifth in assists per set (9.59). The sophomore is also second in the conference in service aces (28).
 
Senior Megan Frame is averaging 2.00 kills per set for the Lady Cougars so far this season while hitting a team best .274. The middle blocker also has 10 solo blocks, the fourth most in the PBC.
 
The Lady Cougars have won six straight non-conference matches inside the Lumpkin Center, a streak dating back to October 13, 2014.