Volleyball prepares for tournament in North Carolina

The Central Michigan volleyball team travels to North Carolina State to take on Campbell, Western Carolina and NC State this weekend.

CMU will kick off the NC Courtyard Midtown Invitational at 4 p.m. Friday against Campbell. Western Carolina and NC State will cap off the tournament at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Chippewas are coming off an at-home win against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, winning 3-1 to boost their record to 4-3.

Campbell’s Fighting Camels (4-4) are coming off a win against N.C. Central Tuesday night.

Saturday, the Chippewas will compete against a very young Western Carolina (2-5), who have played tough opponents including Oregon and Kentucky in past tournaments.

Rounding out the tournament, CMU will take on N.C. State (5-1), who just lost their first game of the season, 3-2 to Virginia Commonwealth.

N.C. State is another young team this year, returning only two seniors and three juniors.

The team left Mount Pleasant Wednesday and was unavailable for comment.