ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson University head volleyball coach Gene Krieger has announced that the Trojans have added longtime local rival Erskine to their 2016 slate, with the contest set for Saturday, Oct. 15 at the Abney Athletic Center.

The match is set for 4:30 p.m. as the second half of a doubleheader, with the Trojans and Flying Fleet squaring off at the conclusion of the conference matchup between Anderson and Coker earlier that afternoon.

Last season's clash with the Fleet in Due West, S.C., marked the first regular-season meeting between the two squads since the Trojans blanked Erskine, 3-0, in early October, 2013. That sweep marked the Trojans' third consecutive blanking of the Flying Fleet at the Abney Center, but Erskine returned the favor a year ago with a 3-0 win.

The overall series between the two rivals is deadlocked at four wins apiece since the two schools resumed the rivalry in 2009, with each squad winning on its own home court in each of the last six meetings. The exception was during the 2009 campaign, when both were members of Conference Carolinas - each team won on the other's home court during that season. The Trojans have swept Erskine in each of the last three contests at the Abney Center.

Erskine was a preseason pick to repeat as Conference Carolinas' champions and are coming off a record-setting season, as the Fleet posted a 23-7 overall record and a 15-1 mark in league action with their lone conference loss coming at home to Emmanuel in the regular-season finale.

Last season marked Erskine's third regular-season title, while its conference tournament championship marked the second since 2009. Eighth-year head coach Heather Vahjen led the Fleet to an opening-round upset of top-seeded USC Aiken in the NCAA's Southeast Regional, but fell to eventual region champs Carson–Newman in the second round.

Anderson opens the season by squaring off against Clark Atlanta Friday in the Hughston Clinic Invitational in Columbus, Ga. First-serve is set for 4:30 p.m.