FULL SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE RELEASE

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Coker University Athletics has released the abbreviated schedules for its fall sports to be played in Spring 2021, announced today (Tuesday, Sept. 29).

The South Atlantic Conference Presidents and Athletics Councils approved schedules for fall sports back on Sept. 25. 

"We are extremely pleased to be able to give all of our fall sports student-athletes an opportunity to compete during the 2020-21 academic year," said SAC Commissioner Patrick Britz. "While it may not be the season we had hoped for, we have developed schedules for all of our fall sport student-athletes that we feel will allow them to play outside competition, compete for a championship, and have a meaningful student-athlete experience. These schedules will also allow the staffs at each of our institutions to effectively manage and administer all of their sports, including the winter and spring sports that will be playing during this time, as well."

The South Atlantic Conference Carolinas field hockey teams, consisting of four institutions from the SAC and three from Conference Carolinas, will compete in a six-game conference schedule beginning in early February.

Coker field hockey will open its abbreviated season at Mount Olive on Feb. 16, before traveling to Converse on Feb. 23. The Cobras will open their home slate on Mar. 2 against Queens (N.C.), before hosting Newberry on Mar. 9. Coker will travel to Belmont Abbey on Mar. 16, before wrapping up the regular season on Mar. 23. The South Atlantic Conference Carolinas tournament is set to begin on Mar. 30.

The SAC volleyball teams will each play a 10-match schedule from end of February to the middle of April with the top teams advancing to a postseason tournament.

Volleyball opens the abbreviated season at home on Mar. 2 against Mars Hill, before hitting the road for the weekend traveling to Newberry (Mar. 5) and Anderson Mar. 6. The Cobras host Queens on Mar. 9, before traveling to Wingate on Mar. 16. The Cobras welcome Limestone on Mar. 19, before hosting Lenoir-Rhyne on Mar. 23. Coker will hit the road for Tusculum (Mar. 25) and UVA Wise (Mar. 26), before wrapping up the regular season at home on Mar. 30 against Catawba. The South Atlantic Conference tournament is set to begin on Apr. 6.

The SAC men's and women's soccer teams will be divided into three pods consisting of four teams each for a total of six conference games with the option to play two non-conference opponents. Each team will play the other three teams in their pod twice (once at home and once on the road) with the top teams advancing to a postseason tournament.

The Cobra soccer teams open the season at home against Lenoir-Rhyne on Feb. 25, before traveling to Catawba on Mar. 4. Coker will return home to face Wingate on Mar. 11, before traveling to Lenoir-Rhyne on Mar. 18. The Cobras then hit the road for Wingate on Mar. 25, before wrapping up the regular season on Apr. 1 at home against Catawba. The SAC soccer tournaments will begin on Apr. 4.

Full schedules are available online at www.cokercobras.com.

Coker University will continue to assess the NCAA, federal, state, and local developments and provide updated revisions as additional information is available.