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Alabama Volleyball On Television Twice in 2012

Alabama Volleyball On Television Twice in 2012

Crimson Tide to appear on Fox SportSouth and CSS this season

 

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – With the announcement of the 2012 Southeastern Conference volleyball television schedule, the Alabama Crimson Tide will make two television appearances during the upcoming season, with one home match and one away match being televised.

 

The SEC, in conjunction with ESPNU, FOX SportSouth (SPSO), Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) and Cox Sports Television (CST), will broadcast 18 live SEC volleyball matches this season.

 

Alabama will make its first television appearance on Sunday, Oct. 28, when it travels to Knoxville to take on the Tennessee Lady Vols. The match will begin at noon central time and will be televised on Fox SportSouth (SPSO).

 

UA’s final home match of the season has been picked up by Comcast Sports South (CSS). That match has the Tide hosting rival Auburn on Sunday, Nov. 18, at Foster Auditorium. The match, which was originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m., will now begin at 1 p.m. CT to accommodate the CSS broadcast schedule.

 

Areas covered by Comcast will see matches on CSS while areas covered by Cox will see matches on CST. Every ESPNU match will be streamed at WatchESPN. ESPNU reaches over 73 million homes. The SportSouth telecasts will be distributed to over 30 million homes in the FOX regional footprint and the CSS package will be available in more than 10 million homes.

 

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2012 SEC Volleyball TV Schedule

ESPNU

Wednesday, 9/12                Tennessee at Missouri                        8 p.m. ET

Wednesday, 9/26                Tennessee at Kentucky                       8 p.m. ET

Wednesday, 10/3                Georgia at LSU                                      7 p.m. ET

Wednesday, 10/10              Tennessee at LSU                                 8 p.m. ET

Sunday, 10/14                      Mississippi State at Missouri              1 p.m. ET

Sunday, 10/21                      Florida at Texas A&M                          1 p.m. ET

Wednesday, 10/24              Missouri at Georgia                             7 p.m. ET

Wednesday, 11/21              Arkansas at LSU                                    9 p.m. ET

 

SPSO (SportSouth)

Friday, 10/5                          South Carolina at Texas A&M            9:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, 10/7                        Mississippi State at Texas A&M         4 p.m. ET

Friday, 10/19                        Missouri at Mississippi                        8:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, 10/28                      Alabama at Tennessee                       1 p.m. ET

Sunday, 11/11                      Kentucky at Arkansas                          1 p.m. ET

 

CSS (Comcast)/CST (Cox)

Sunday, 10/21                      South Carolina at Mississippi              2 p.m. ET

Sunday, 10/28                      Mississippi State at LSU                       2 p.m. ET

Sunday, 11/4                        Tennessee at Florida                           2 p.m. ET

Sunday, 11/11                      Texas A&M at Georgia                        2 p.m. ET

Sunday, 11/18                      Auburn at Alabama                             2 p.m. ET

 

 

2012 Manhattan College Volleyball Schedule Released

2012 Manhattan College Volleyball Schedule Released
Jaspers Play In Three Tournaments, Host 10 Matches at Draddy Gymnasium





RIVERDALE, N.Y. - The Manhattan College volleyball team's 2012 schedule was unveiled today
by fourth-year Head Coach Mark Jones.  The challenging 31-match slate includes three
preseason tournaments, as well as the traditional 18-contest double round robin Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference (MAAC) schedule.  The Jaspers will host 10 matches at Draddy Gymnasium,
where they went 8-2 last season.

Manhattan begins the season in Philadelphia at the La Salle Invitational.  The Jaspers take on
Loyola Chicago and Bucknell on Aug. 25 before ending the tournament against the host Explorers
the following day.  Manhattan then heads to Williamsburg, Va., for the William & Mary Tournament.
After squaring off with William & Mary on Aug. 31, the Jaspers face Georgetown and Campbell on
Sept. 1.  The Jaspers' final preseason tournament is the Harvard Invitational on Sept. 7-8, where
Manhattan will play Providence and Division I newcomer Northern Kentucky in addition to the
Crimson.

The Jaspers pay a visit to St. Francis (NY) on Sept. 12, then start their MAAC schedule with road
matches against Iona (Sept. 15) and Fairfield (Sept. 16).  Manhattan's home opener against
Lafayette on Sept. 19 is the first of six consecutive matches at Draddy Gymnasium.  The Jaspers
also take on Marist (Sept. 22), Siena (Sept. 23), Rider (Sept. 26), Niagara (Sept. 29), Canisius
(Sept. 30) during the homestand.

After wrapping up the season series against Rider with a trip to Lawrenceville on Oct. 6, the
Jaspers have back-to-back matches against Loyola (Oct. 7 in Baltimore, Oct. 10 at Draddy
Gymnasium) before visiting Saint Peter's on Oct. 13.  The following weekend, Manhattan
welcomes Iona (Oct. 20) and Fairfield (Oct. 21) to Riverdale.

Manhattan plays the first of six straight road matches with a non-conference tilt at Army on Oct. 24.
The Jaspers then embark upon consecutive MAAC weekends in Upstate New York.  Manhattan
makes the Siena-Marist trip on Oct. 27-28, and opens November with its annual trek to Buffalo.
The Jaspers visit Canisius on Nov. 3 and three-time defending MAAC champion Niagara a day
later.

The Jaspers' final road match of the season, a Nov. 7 date at Fairleigh Dickinson, is also their last
non-conference tilt.  Manhattan then concludes the regular season by hosting Saint Peter's on Nov.
10.This year's MAAC Tournament will be held at Fairfield's Alumni Hall on Nov. 17-18.  The top four
teams in the final MAAC standings will qualify for the event.

CSU Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule

CSU Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule
Defending national champion UCLA highlights exciting home slate

Complete schedule online | PDF of 2012 schedule

By Nic Hallisey
Athletic Media Relations

FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Coming off the heels of three consecutive Mountain West titles, the Colorado State women’s volleyball team opens 2012 with a quartet of seniors who are looking to perfect their collegiate runs with a fourth championship ring. In their way will be what Head Coach Tom Hilbert describes as a ‘tough’ schedule, featuring six teams that played in last year’s NCAA tournament, highlighted by a home match against the defending national champion UCLA Bruins.

“We have a tough schedule, and we’re bringing some really good opponents to Moby,” Hilbert said. “We have four seniors and a good team, and we want to entertain our fans with some of the best teams in the country.”

The season begins with CSU’s annual home tournament (Aug. 24-25), where the Rams will face Virginia, Rhode Island and Denver—which is now coached by former CSU associate head coach Jesse Mahoney. CSU will hit the road for a tournament in Wichita, Kan. (Aug. 30-Sept. 1), and will face the Shockers, Tennessee and former conference foe, BYU.

“Wichita State was the only team to beat us on our court last year, so they’re a very tough team that was in the postseason a year ago,” Hilbert said. “Then, to follow that up with Tennessee—another tournament team—and BYU—a program with a lot of history—it will show us where we’re at early in the season.”

To add to the grueling stretch, the Rams will return home to play their third NCAA tournament team in four days when they host Oklahoma for a Sunday afternoon match (Sept. 2) at Moby Arena. Hilbert graduated from Oklahoma and began his coaching career with the Sooners.

The team will stay in Fort Collins the following weekend for its second tournament, the Rams Volleyball Classic presented by Poudre Valley Health System (Sept. 7-9). There, CSU will see great competition in Florida International, Pepperdine and New Mexico State. The Waves made last year’s Sweet 16 while the Aggies were an NCAA bubble team in 2011.

Sept. 15 will be the marquee match of the season, when CSU hosts UCLA, the defending national champions and one of the most historic programs in volleyball history.

“The success of the Nebraska match last year prompted me to get a really big team to Moby again,” Hilbert said. “UCLA is a really great team. They won the national championship and didn’t lose much from that team.”

CSU is anticipating another record-breaking crowd for the match after establishing new conference attendance records each of the past two seasons.

“Hopefully we can break another attendance record that night,” Hilbert said. “Nebraska was a testament to how we benefit from playing in front of a loud Moby crowd.”

From there, conference play will begin, where the Rams will make a run for their fourth straight MW title and 10th in 14 seasons.

They will open their conference slate on the road against New Mexico (Sept. 20), followed by three home matches, including the first as conference mates against Nevada (Sept. 27). CSU will also face San Diego State (Sept. 29)—which finished second in the league last year—and rival Wyoming (Oct. 5) during the homestand.

The clash against the Cowgirls will be part of the university’s Homecoming weekend. The team will honor its former players during the match and throughout the weekend. The match will begin later than usual match times, at 7:45, to allow for the city’s Homecoming parade and University’s pep rally, which will take place prior to the match.

“Wyoming will be significantly good,” Hilbert said. “It’s a big match for us, as they’ll be in the running for the conference title.”

On Oct. 11, CSU will take its first trip to Fresno, Calif., since 1996, followed by a match vs. UNLV on Oct. 13.

“I think the additions of Nevada and Fresno State is great for our conference,” Hilbert said. “Both are teams that have some pretty good volleyball history, and both have young, new coaches.”

During the next four weeks, CSU will play Boise State (Oct. 18) and Air Force (Oct. 19) at home, followed by a road trip to San Diego State (Oct. 25), Nevada (Oct. 27) and Wyoming (Nov. 2). The Rams will return to Moby to face UNLV (Nov. 8) and Fresno State (Nov. 10) before taking a break from conference action for a Nov. 13 match at intrastate rival, Northern Colorado.

CSU will then wrap up its regular season with road matches at Air Force (Nov. 15) and Boise State (Nov. 17), followed by Senior Night, on Friday, Nov. 23, vs. New Mexico.

“We’re really excited to continue to test ourselves with a demanding and challenging schedule,” Hilbert said. “We believe that we have a lot of entertaining matches at Moby Arena for fans to come see.”

The Rams finished the 2011 season 24-6, winning both the MW regular-season and tournament championships and advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament. CSU has won 20-plus matches and earned an NCAA tournament berth each of the last 17 seasons, including all 15 years of Hilbert's tenure.

UTSA Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule

UTSA Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule on Thursday

SAN ANTONIO – UTSA head volleyball coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff announced her program's 2012 schedule on Thursday. The ledger, which features 28 matches, is highlighted by 14 home tilts, seven contests against teams that finished among the top 70 in RPI a year ago, two 2011 NCAA Tournament teams and the debut of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament in San Antonio.

"We are excited to embark on a new challenge this fall," said Neugebauer-Groff, who enters her 11th season at the helm of the Roadrunners' program. "We have continued to be aggressive in scheduling quality opponents. We also have a new challenge presented to us by competing in the WAC this season, but we hope it all sets up for us to make another run at the postseason."

UTSA begins its campaign at the Blue Raider Bash on Aug. 24 in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where it will face Furman, UAB and host Middle Tennessee, a team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season a year ago.

The Roadrunners then open their home schedule with a non-conference contest against Rice (Aug. 28) before hosting Belmont and UTEP in the three-day UTSA Classic (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) at the Convocation Center.

UTSA then hits the road for a pair of contests at Houston (Sept. 7) and Houston Baptist (Sept. 10). The Birds return to the Alamo City on Sept. 13 to open their inaugural WAC schedule with Utah State and welcome San Jose State to the Convocation Center two days later. The Roadrunners close out their four-match home stand with another non-conference tilt with Houston Baptist (Sept. 18) and I-35 rival Texas State three days later.

The squad's first road conference matches will take place at Seattle (Sept. 27) and Idaho (Sept. 29) before another two-match home stint against Louisiana Tech (Oct. 4) and UT Arlington (Oct. 6).

UTSA then will embark on a four-match road trip that includes tilts at New Mexico State (Oct. 11), Denver (Oct. 13), Utah State (Oct. 15) and Texas State (Oct. 21). The rest of the league slate includes home matches against Idaho (Oct. 25), Seattle (Oct. 27), Denver (Nov. 8) and New Mexico State (Nov. 10) and road contests against UT Arlington (Nov. 1), Louisiana Tech (Nov. 3) and San Jose State (Nov. 16).

The Roadrunners will host the eight-team WAC Tournament from Nov. 19-21 at the Convocation Center.

--UTSA--

University of Buffalo Volleyball Team Announces 2012 Schedule

University of Buffalo Volleyball Team Announces 2012 Schedule

BUFFALO, NY – Fourth-year head coach Todd Kress has announced his schedule for the upcoming 2012 season.  The Bulls will take part in four tournaments and will have 12 non-conference matches in addition to their 16-match conference schedule.

The Bulls begin the season at home as they host the UB Invitational beginning on Friday, August 24.  Buffalo will begin the tournament by playing cross-town rival Canisius at 1:30 pm and will then face San Jose State later that night.  UB concludes play on Saturday by hosting Oral Roberts.

Buffalo gets its first taste of life on the road beginning on Aug. 31 when they head to South Bend, IN for the Notre Dame Invite.  The Bulls face Eastern Kentucky on Friday and then the host Fighting Irish on Saturday night.  On Sunday, Aug. 2, the Bulls will face UAB.

UB remains on the road the following weekend as it heads west on I-90 for a weekend at the Cleveland State Invite.  The Bulls play the host Vikings on Friday night Sep. 7 and will then play two games on Saturday beginning with Oakland at 10:00 am.  The Bulls meet Eastern Kentucky for the second straight week at 4:30 pm.

Buffalo wraps up non-conference play just like it started by hosting a tournament, this time the Blue and White Classic.  The Bulls will face Dartmouth on Friday Sep. 14 at 7:00 pm and then Hartford on Saturday at 12:00 pm.  UB concludes the tournament by hosting Syracuse on Saturday night.

“We put together another schedule that will have us playing some very good teams early on,” said Kress.  “We will use those contests to prepare for what should be a very exciting MAC season.”

Buffalo’s Mid-American Conference schedule will begin on Thursday, September 20 when they travel to Akron and Toledo in the opening weekend.  UB will open home conference play on Friday, Sep. 28 against Miami (OH).  The 16-match conference slate will see the Bulls play each member of the East Division (Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Miami and Ohio) twice, both home and away, and each member of the West Division once (home against Ball State, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan and on the road against Northern Illinois, Toledo and Western Michigan). The Bulls end the regular season home against Kent State on Sat., Nov. 10.

For the second straight year, only the top eight teams in the conference will make the MAC Tournament, which is located at the SPIRE Sports Complex in Geneva, OH.  The tournament will take place from November 15-17.

Northern Illinois volleyball team: Huskie Volleyball Releases 2012 Schedule

Northern Illinois volleyball team: Huskie Volleyball Releases 2012 Schedule

 

NIU to face nine participants from last season’s NCAA Tournament

 

DeKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois volleyball team released its 2012 schedule on Wednesday.  The 33-match slate features 12 home matches, nine matches against 2011 NCAA Tournament participants, and three matches versus 2011 conference regular season champions.  The season begins on August 24 at 7 p.m. CT against North Dakota State as part of the annual NIU Invitational (Aug. 24-26).

 

Coming off of back-to-back Mid-American Conference Tournament championship appearances and the first regular season MAC championship and NCAA Tournament bid since 2001, Head Coach Ray Gooden’s Huskies are sticking their mantra – in order to be one of the top teams in the country, you have to play the top teams in the country. 

 

The ramped-up schedule over the past two years has produced results as NIU finished with a No. 57 RPI in 2010 and a No. 17 RPI in 2011, and Gooden is hoping for the same in 2012.

 

“Without a doubt, this is one of the most challenging schedules we’ve put together here at Northern,” said Gooden.  “It’s based off our past success but we are also looking to build toward the future.  In order to be one of the best, we have to compete against the best.  This schedule reflects that.  We are excited to play some of the nation’s best volleyball programs not only to find out what we have in non-conference play, but to prepare for the MAC.”

 

As has been the trend over the last six years, the season starts with the NIU Invitational on Aug. 24-26, which will feature matches against NDSU (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 RPI Top-50, 2011 Summit League champion), Wichita State (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 RPI Top-50), and New Mexico State.

 

A couple days after the NIU Invitational, the Huskies host Green Bay (Aug. 28) to wrap up the longest home stand of the season (four matches), and then embark upon a daunting road trip that will include 14 matches over a span of just 23 days. 

 

“We’ve always been fortunate to start the season at home,” Gooden said.  “But we always know with our first weekend at home, we will play a large chunk of non-conference matches on the road.  We are going to have to do it away from Victor E. Court.  Each part of that trip presents a different challenge for us, whether it be midweek match or a weekend tournament.”

 

Representing 42 percent of the schedule, the excursion begins in Stockton, Calif., at the Community Bankers Classic, hosted by Pacific on Aug 31-Sept. 1.  The Huskies will face Nevada, Portland State, and the host Tigers.

 

Following a quick trip to Illinois Chicago (Sept. 4), NIU will head out to Springfield, Mo., for the Missouri State Invitational on Sept. 7-8.  NIU’s foes there are New Orleans, Nebraska-Omaha, Connecticut, and host Missouri State (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 RPI Top-50).

 

Three days later (Sept. 11), the Huskies will visit Northern Iowa (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 AVCA Top-25, 2011 RPI Top-50, 2011 Missouri Valley Conference champion) in Cedar Falls.

 

Then on Sept. 14, NIU will travel to Edwardsville, Ill., to match-up with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville the day before participating in Bradley’s CEFCU Classic in Peoria, Ill.  The tournament will have the Huskies playing both Long Beach State (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 RPI Top-50, 2011 Big West Conference champion) and Bradley on Sept. 15.

 

The trip concludes with the beginning of MAC play, as the Huskies venture east to open the conference slate against Central Michigan (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 MAC Tournament champion) (Sept. 21) and Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22).

 

Similar to last season, the Huskies’ conference weekends alternate between home and road.  NIU’s home MAC matches include meetings with Ball State (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 RPI Top-50) (Sept. 28), Toledo (Sept. 29), Western Michigan (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 RPI Top-50) (Oct. 4), Buffalo (Oct. 12), Akron (Oct. 13), EMU (Oct. 26), CMU (Oct. 27), and Bowling Green (Nov. 10).

 

For the second straight year, the MAC Tournament will be held at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, on Nov. 16-18.

 

In lockstep with their mantra, the Huskies will play a third straight post-MAC Tournament match against Marquette (2011 NCAA Tournament, 2011 RPI Top-50) in Milwaukee on Nov. 24.  Although NIU isn’t guaranteed a bid to the NCAA Tournament, Gooden knows in order to be considered one of the best teams in the country, you must prepare as if you will still be playing at the end of November and into December.

 

“The idea behind this series is that both our programs our playing for the same goal [to make the NCAA Tournament],” Gooden said.  “In Year One, both teams were on the outside looking in.  Last year we both secured at-large bids.  This year, we are looking for more of the same.  Hopefully it’s a good prep for postseason play.”

 

All home matches are played at the NIU Convocation Center’s Victor E. Court.  For ticket information, call 815-752-6800 or go to NIUHuskies.com/Tickets.

 

UNLV Rebels Volleyball Announces 2012 Fall Schedule

UNLV Rebels Volleyball Announces 2012 Fall Schedule

UNLV will play 29 matches with five against 2011 NCAA Tournament participants.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV volleyball head coach Cindy Fredrick announced the 2012 schedule on Thursday. The Rebels have 29 matches on the docket with 12 of those contests occurring in four tournaments, two of which they will host. The schedule is loaded with five meetings with squads that made the 2011 NCAA Tournament – Colorado State (twice), Louisville, Miami and Middle Tennessee State.

UNLV opens the season with six of its first nine matches played in Las Vegas at the Cox Pavilion. The Rebels kick off the 2012 campaign at home in their own UNLV Invitational, which is scheduled for Aug. 24-25. The Scarlet & Gray will welcome Northern Arizona, The Citadel and CSU Bakersfield to the two-day, round-robin tournament.

After hosting a trio of matches, the Rebels hit the road for a tourney hosted by the University of Portland. UNLV will face Idaho State on Aug. 31, before squaring off against Tennessee State and Portland on Sept. 1.

UNLV returns home for its UNLV Classic on Sept. 7-8 with Gonzaga, Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern in attendance.

The Rebels close out the four-week tournament run in Louisville, Ky., at a two-day affair on Sept. 14-15 hosted by the University of Louisville. All three of UNLV opponents – Louisville, Miami and Middle Tennessee State – that weekend made an appearance in the 2011 postseason.

"We're excited about our 2012 schedule; opening at home the weekend the students come back to campus should be fun,” said Fredrick. “We have some very strong competition at the tournament in Louisville, which is also the site for the NCAA Final Four. Our preseason will test our team, but also provide for some very good opportunities. Playing in-state rival UNR at home and away is a great addition as well as the addition of Fresno State to the conference."

After playing 12 contests in a one-month span, UNLV’s schedule will conclude with 17 matches spread out over two months. All but one of those matches – Utah Valley on Sept. 28 – will come against Mountain West competition in home-and-away meetings. Conference action begins with road trips to Air Force and Boise State on Sept. 20 and 22, respectively. From that point forward, the Rebels will only play once or twice per week and alternate home and away matches after every two outings until the middle of November when they will close out the regular season with three straight home contests against Fresno State (Nov. 16), Boise State (Nov. 21) and Air Force (Nov. 23).

New to the conference this season will be the addition of Fresno State and in-state rival Nevada, Reno, both formerly of the WAC. FS and UNR finished fourth and seventh, respectively, in the eight-team league last year.

-UNLV-

Virginia Volleyball Team Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule

Virginia Volleyball Team Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule

Cavaliers will host two tournaments at Memorial Gymnasium

 

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—First-year Virginia volleyball head coach Dennis Hohenshelt announced the Cavaliers’ 2012 schedule Thursday (June 21). The Cavaliers will host at least 15 matches, including two tournaments at Memorial Gymnasium.

 

“I’m very excited about the schedule we were able to put together and I think it will be challenging,” Hohenshelt said.

 

The 2012 slate features eight NCAA tournament teams from a year ago, including national semifinalist Florida State. The schedule also sees Virginia face five conference champions, including Colorado State (Mountain West), Delaware (CAA), FSU (ACC), Liberty (Big South) and Western Kentucky (Sun Belt). The Cavaliers return 10 letterwinners from last year’s squad.

 

Prior to the regular season, the Cavaliers will hold the annual Orange and Blue scrimmage at Memorial Gymnasium on Saturday, Aug. 18, at noon. Admission to this event is free.

 

UVa begins the regular season with a road trip to Fort Collins, Colo., Aug. 24-25 for the Colorado State Tournament against Rhode Island, Denver and the host Rams.

 

“We open up with some very tough matches at Colorado State, so it will be tough right from the get-go,” Hohenshelt said.

 

A weekend later, the Cavaliers will host a home tournament at Memorial Gymnasium on Aug. 31-Sept. 1, featuring Delaware, Lehigh and Western Kentucky.

 

Virginia travels east to Richmond, Va., for a tourney at VCU Sept. 7-8, where the Cavaliers will face the host Rams, Appalachian State and Georgetown, before hosting another tournament Sept. 14-15 with Liberty and ACC rival Virginia Tech. The match with the Hokies will mark the start of the conference schedule.

 

“We have two good home tournaments with quality opponents, NCAA tournament opponents like Delaware and Western Kentucky, so we’ll be put to the test in the preseason,” Hohenshelt said. “The point of that is to get solid, work the freshmen into the program a little bit and to win. I want to get off to a good start with our team and obviously that fourth weekend of the season is big because we’re hosting Virginia Tech in the ACC opener on Friday night.”

 

The final home weekend for the Cavaliers will be Nov. 9-10 against Maryland and Boston College, while UVa will finish the regular season with three road games, concluding with Virginia Tech on Nov. 23 in Blacksburg, Va.

 

Virginia volleyball season and single-game tickets will go on sale on July 30, 2012. All tickets for the 2012 season are general admission in the bleachers and standing room areas of Memorial Gymnasium. Please note that while entry is guaranteed for all ticketed patrons, the purchase of a season ticket also guarantees a seat in a reserved general admission courtside seating area. All other tickets and admissions are general admission and do not guarantee a seat in the bleachers.

 

Fans can order season tickets online, in person or by telephone. To purchase tickets online, visit VirginiaSports.com. In-person sales can be made at the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Telephone purchases can be made by calling 1-800-542-UVA1 (8821) or locally at 434-924-UVA1 (8821).

 

Season tickets for adults are $30, while youth, senior and UVa faculty/staff season tickets are $20. For a single match, general admission tickets are $5 but do not guarantee a seat in the bleachers. Youth, senior and faculty/staff general admission tickets are $4 and group tickets (20 or more) are $3 per ticket. Discounted tickets for UVa faculty/staff members are limited to two per match.

 

 

Houston Volleyball Releases 2012 Schedule

Houston Volleyball Releases 2012 Schedule

Cougars to Host Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup on Sept. 14-15

HOUSTON—The University of Houston volleyball program has released its 2012 schedule that includes three tournaments and 12 home matches, highlighted by the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup on Sept. 14-15 at the Athletics/Alumni Center.

Houston, under the direction of new head coach Kaddie Platt, will play four contests this season against programs that finished in the AVCA Top 25 final poll in 2011including No. 6-ranked Pepperdine, No. 7-ranked Florida State, and No. 23-ranked Ohio State twice, and No. 24-ranked Oregon, while C-USA foe Tulsareceived votes.

 

“Our schedule provides opportunities to have good wins over tournament teams as well as a battle among the best in Conference USA,” said Platt. 2012 will offer great opportunities for great volleyball.  The schedule has potential to provide a solid RPI, which will help us as we aim for a post-season play.”

 

The Cougars are prepped to open 2012 the weekend of Aug. 24-25 at the Sports Imports Classic hosted by Ohio State. Participating in the Buckeyes’ event will be Toledo, Oregon, Ohio State, and Houston.

·      Friday, Aug. 24 – vs. Toledo – 10:30 a.m. CT

·      Friday, Aug. 24 – vs. Ohio State – 4 p.m. CT

·      Saturday, Aug. 25 – vs. Oregon – 12:30 p.m. CT

 

Following the weekend opener, Houston will make its way to Nashville, Tennessee to take part in Lipscomb’s tournament on Aug. 31-Sept. 1. The Cougars will square off against Missouri, Appalachian State, and Lipscomb.

·      Friday, Aug. 31 – vs. Missouri – 10 a.m.

·      Friday, Aug. 31 – vs. Appalachian State – 5 p.m.

·      Saturday, Sept. 1 – vs. Lipscomb – 2:30 p.m.

 

For the second straight year and fourth in the last five years, Houston will host its annual Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup on Sept. 14-15, featuring powerhouses such as Florida State, Pepperdine, and Ohio State. The Cougars will play the final game on Friday and two matches on Saturday.

·      Friday, Sept. 14 – vs. Florida State – 7 p.m.

·      Saturday, Sept. 15 – vs. Pepperdine – 11:30 a.m.

·      Saturday, Sept. 15 – vs. Ohio State – 7:30 p.m.

 

“There will be some great volleyball with an outstanding field of teams in the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup.  All three opponents finished among the Top 25 in the nation a year ago, so the tournament provides an opportunity to compete against some great teams,” said Platt. It will prepare us for conference and post season play.  We hope many of the area club and high school programs come out and support us.”

 

Houston will begin its Conference USA slate on Tuesday, Sept. 18 when it travels across town to Rice for a 7 p.m. match. The Cougars will remain on the road for two more matches at UAB and Memphis, before returning home for its conference home opener on Friday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. against Tulsa.

 

Houston will remain home for four straight home matches before returning to the road on Oct. 12 at East Carolina. The Cougars will play at home for the last time on Nov. 4 when it welcomes Southern Miss to town for a 1 p.m. Sunday showdown.

 

The final two regular season contests will be on the road at SMU and Tulsa on Nov. 9-11.

 

Conference USA will bring back the C-USA Championship after playing 2010 and 2011 without a post-season tournament. This year’s Championship will be held on Nov. 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.

 

“I am excited about the return of the C-USA tournament as it will bring some great competition and added excitement to finish the season,” said Platt.

 

Houston will begin preseason practice on Aug. 8 under new head coach Kaddie Platt.

 

SEASON TICKET INFORMATION

Houston Volleyball Season Tickets are available. For $50, fans can enjoy the Flex Ticket plan, which allows you to use your tickets how you desire—one ticket per game or multiple tickets to fewer games.

 

For more information regarding season tickets, call the UH Athletic Ticket office at713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) or visit http://www.uhcougars.com/tickets/hou-tickets.html.

 

GROUP TICKET INFORMATION

Houston Volleyball is offering Group Ticket deals as follows:

·      Groups 15-49:  $4

·      Groups 50-99:  $3

·      Groups 100+:  $2

Group tickets are available to organizations of 10 or more people who purchase tickets in advance. Group pricing is not available at the door.

 

Fighting Illini Volleyball Team Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule

Fighting Illini Volleyball Announces 2012 Volleyball Schedule

 

Illini to play 21 matches against NCAA-qualifying teams

 

Champaign, Ill. – Illinois head coach Kevin Hambly makes no bones about where his team’s focus is all year.

 

“From the time we start individual workouts in January through the spring and fall, non-conference and conference season, our goal is to put ourselves in position to get the highest seed possible and make a run in the NCAA Tournament come December,” the fourth-year coach said.

 

That includes how he schedules. Last season with a challenging schedule, the
Illini finished No. 1 in the RPI and earned the No. 3 overall national seed in the NCAA
Tournament. Illinois parlayed that into the program’s third national semifinal appearance and its first national championship match. The Orange and Blue return five starters from that team, and the 2012 slate promises to be as challenging as any in recentmemory.

 

The fact that 21 of the 30 matches are against teams that made the 2011
NCAA Tournament only begins to tell the story. Illinois plays 13 different teams(eight of them
twice) that made the tournament. Of those, 12 advanced to the second round, eight reached the Sweet 16 and three joined Illinois in the EliteEight. In total, the Illini play 14 matches against Sweet 16 teams. The schedule also features 13 matches against teams who finished in the final AVCA Coaches poll, including eight against top-10 teams. Those ranked opponents are Texas (4), Pepperdine (6), Iowa State (8), Penn State (9), Purdue (10), Nebraska (12), Minnesota (15), Michigan (20) and Ohio State (23). Dayton, Michigan State and Cincinnati also received votes.

 

The non-conference slate includes four matches against Elite Eight teams, one on the road, and a trip to one of the toughest home courts in the country, the University of Dayton, where the Illini participate in the Flyer Classic. Illinois has 6-3 advantage in the the all-time series against the Flyers, who reached the NCAA second round a year ago, but lost its only meeting in
Dayton (in 2007) in five sets despite having match point.

 

“We start off playing in one of the craziest environments we’re going to play in all year (Dayton),” Hambly said. “That will be baptism by fire for our players. I know they’re ready for that kind of match and we’ll use that for preparation purposes.”

 

In that tournament, Illinois also faces perennial NCAA qualifier Ohio, although the Bobcats missed the tournament a year ago, and Pepperdine, who reached the Elite Eight last season before dropping a heartbreaking five-setter to USC in the regional final.

 

The first matches at Huff Hall will be equally as daunting. The State Farm
Illini Classic features just one other team this year, Iowa State. The Cyclones, one of the top teams each year in the Big 12, earned the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, defeating Minnesota in the regional semifinal before being upset by Florida State in the Elite Eight round.

 

The Illini and Cyclones have played the last couple of years during the spring season, but will meet for the first time in the regular season since 1982. Illinois will play Iowa State in back-to-back nights on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.
Hambly said the weekend will set the tone for how many big matches there will be at Huff Hall in 2012. Illinois ranked 10^th in the  nation in attendance in 2011 at 2,475. Illinois has a 57-6 home record over the past four seasons, including a 16-1  mark in 2011. The Illini had four of its top 15 all-time crowds last year.

 

“Every match that we are hosting will be a battle,” Hambly said. “The goal in my mind is to average 3,000 for the season (only five schools in the country accomplished that in 2011). I would hope we could get close to that this year.”

 

The other two pre-conference weekends will be tough as well. The fourth year of the Big Ten/Big East Challenge sees the Illini facing Cincinnati and Louisville, both of which won matches in last year’s NCAA Tournament, in the Queen City.
The Illini play Cincinnati again the following week in Austin, Texas, along with Central Florida and host Texas. Illinois stopped the Longhorns’ 25-match home court non-conference winning streak two years ago in the same tournament before falling at Texas in five sets in the 2010 NCAA regional semifinal. The Longhorns followed up consecutive Final Four appearances with an Elite Eight bid in 2011.

 

“We’ll have new faces out there and others taking on bigger roles than they
have in the past,” Hambly said. “We’ll know who are at the end of the
pre-conference.”

 

The Big Ten season kicks off Sept. 21-22 with Minnesota, under the
leadership of U.S. Olympic head coach Hugh McCutheon, and an improved
Wisconsin team coming to Champaign.
The Big Ten led the nation with six Sweet 16 qualifiers a year ago, including Purdue, who comes to Huff Hall for a mid-week special on Halloween night. The Illini host every Big Ten team but Iowa during the fall. Nebraska, which had a rare absence from the Sweet 16 in 2011, makes its first trip to Champaign as a member of the league on Oct. 20, an off weekend for Illinois football. Penn State, who had its four-year national title run come to a halt last year, comes to town two weeks prior on Saturday, Oct. 6.

 

Reserved season tickets are $77 per ticket (less than $6 per match) for the general public, $65 for faculty/staff and $38 for youth 18 and under. 
A general admission season ticket is $25. For an additional $10
(or $35 total), fans can purchase a combined general admission season
ticket good for women’s basketball and volleyball. That translates to
just over $1 per event for the 30 home dates.
Single-match tickets go on sale starting July 30. Those prices remain
the same -- $7 for public reserved, $4 for youth reserved, $5 for public
general admission, $2 for youth general admission. 
University of Illinois students are admitted free to all events
with a student ID. Season and individual tickets for volleyball matches
can be purchased in advance, either in person at the Athletic Ticket
Office or by calling 866-Illini-1.

 

 

NCAA Volleyball: Hofstra Volleyball Coach Hernandez Announces 2012 Schedule

NCAA Volleyball: Hofstra Volleyball Coach Hernandez Announces 2012 Schedule

Full schedule can be found here: http://www.gohofstra.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=22200&SPID=13591&SPSID=109635

Hempstead, NY – Hofstra University Head Volleyball Coach Kristina Hernandez today announced her squad’s 2012 schedule, a slate that features four quality inseason tournaments along with the always tough Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) portion of the schedule.   “We are excited to announce our 2012 schedule,” commented Hernandez.  “We have an exciting preseason with four quality tournaments followed by our CAA schedule.  It is a competitive schedule that we are thrilled to compete against.” Hofstra will open the season at home for the fifth consecutive season as it will host the Hofstra Asics Invitational on August 24-25 at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.  The Pride will welcome Providence, Fairleigh Dickinson, UC Riverside and Marist to the two-day, nine-match tournament.   The second weekend of the year will see the Pride host its second tournament as Princeton, St. Francis (NY) and Siena will take part in the Hofstra Invitational.  Six matches will take place over two days starting on August 31 and culminating on September 1.   Hofstra’s first midweek match of the year will be against Seton Hall on September 4 before the Pride departs for Denton, Texas to face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Oral Roberts, Eastern Michigan and North Texas in the Mean Green Invitational on September 7-8.   The fourth and final inseason tournament will send Hofstra to the Upper West Side of Manhattan as Hofstra takes part in the Columbia Invitational on September 14-15.  Rhode Island, Colgate and Columbia complete the field.   Prior to the Columbia tournament Hofstra will host Long Island on September 11 and will host another local rival, Fordham, on September 18.     The CAA portion of the schedule starts in earnest on Saturday, September 22 with a road match at Northeastern and Hofstra will travel to Iona on October 3 to complete the non-conference part of the 2012 schedule.     Six of the Pride’s home matches this season will take place at the Hofstra Fitness Center (rec center behind center field of University Field) due to the University hosting the second Presidential Debate on Tuesday, October 16.  Hofstra’s matches on September 18, September 28, September 30, October 5, October 7 and October 13 are affected.   Hofstra will travel to 2011 CAA Champion Delaware on October 20.  The Blue Hens advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament a season ago.   Hofstra closes the regular season on November 10 with a road match at James Madison.  The CAA Championship will take place on November 16-19 at the highest seed.

 

 

UAB Volleyball Announces 2012 Fall Schedule

UAB Volleyball Announces 2012 Fall Schedule
Blazers will compete against 10 of the Top 100 RPI teams from 2011

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Head coach Kerry Messersmith recently announced the upcoming schedule for the 2012 UAB volleyball team, which features 29 total matches, highlighted by 10 opponents that finished in the top 100 of the RPI rankings a season ago.

UAB is coming off a 2011 campaign that featured an overall record of 23-9 and second place finish in Conference USA.  The Blazers only lose two players off their roster, in graduates Heather Thomas and Thais Soares, and are primed to make a run in the return of the C-USA Tournament, hosted by Tulsa from Nov. 16-18.  For the first time since 2009 the season will conclude with a conference tournament.

In addition, the Blazers will also play three teams that advanced to the 2011 NCAA Tournament in Middle Tennessee, Purdue and Tulsa.  The Boilermakers reached to the Sweet 16 in the national tournament and finished 10th in the final AVCA top-25 poll. 

Of the 24 different opponents scheduled to take the court against UAB, nine reached the 20-win plateau and 15 finished the season above .500.

The season starts off for the Green and Gold in Murfreesboro, Tenn., with the first of four tournaments the Blazers will compete in prior to the start of league play.  The Middle Tennessee Tournament field includes the host Blue Raiders, Furman and future C-USA opponent UTSA from August 24-25.  UAB will also host MTSU on October 16 as the lone non-conference match once league play begins.

Next on the calendar is a road trip to South Bend, Ind., to take on the Fighting Irish, Eastern Kentucky and Buffalo as part of the Notre Dame Shamrock Invitational from August 31-September 2.

A week later, UAB will head east to Columbia, S.C., tocompete against three in-state teams: South Carolina, Clemson and Winthrop.   

The Blazers close out non-conference tournament play with the team’s second trip to Indiana to battle in the Purdue Mortar Board Tournament from September 14-15.  While in West Lafayette, UAB is set to play the host Boilermakers, Bowling Green and Jacksonville State.

After competing on the road for nearly a month, UAB will host Houston on Friday, September 21 at Bartow Arena to open up the 16-match C-USA schedule. The match against the Cougars is one of nine home contests scheduled for the 2012 campaign.

Other home matches for the Blazers include:  Rice (Sept. 23), Memphis (Oct. 5), Southern Miss (Oct. 12), UCF (Oct. 14), MTSU (Oct. 16), SMU (Oct. 25), East Carolina(Nov. 2) and Marshall (Nov. 4).

 

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Big Ten, Big East, ACC Foes Highlight 2012 Panther Volleyball Schedule

Big Ten, Big East, ACC Foes Highlight 2012 Panther Volleyball Schedule
Five NCAA Tournament teams on slate

Story link - http://www.uwmpanthers.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/051512aaa.html
Printable schedule attached

MILWAUKEE - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's volleyball team will face five NCAA Tournament squads and teams from the Big Ten, Big East and ACC during the upcoming 2012 season.

The full 2012 schedule was announced today by head coach Susie Johnson.

In all, the Panthers will play 10 matches against teams that won 20 or more contests a season ago. UWM will face crosstown-rival Marquette twice and also renew its series with Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, which finished 25-5 a season ago, will be seeking its 13th Horizon League title and ninth NCAA Tournament berth in the last 15 years. Plus, when the Horizon League season arrives, UWM will be putting its 25-match league winning streak on the line.

"I am really excited about our schedule," Johnson said. "It should present some wonderful challenges and we'll be extremely prepared for a tough conference season and the potential for the postseason. As always, I want to give the team plenty of opportunities to be tested at a high level and improve throughout the year. I am sure we'll be ready to meet those challenges head-on."

Milwaukee will open the year in Durham, NC, in the Duke Invitational. The season opener is against Fairfield (20-10 last season) on Aug. 24 before UWM faces William & Mary and Duke the next day. The matchup between the Panthers and Blue Devils (21-9) will pit a pair of NCAA Tournament teams and will mark Milwaukee's first-ever match with Duke.

UWM then comes home for its Panther Invitational Aug. 31-Sept. 1. The field is highlighted by perennial NCAA Tournament qualifier Western Michigan (24-9) and also includes Bradley, Southeast Missouri State and East Carolina. The event will bring together a number of familiar faces, including SEMO head coach and UWM alum Julie (Yankus) Folliard. Panther alum Melissa (David) Emkes is an assistant at Bradley, and ECU head coach Pati Rolf was formerly the head coach at Marquette and still has most of her family in Milwaukee.

"We're all excited about the chance to bring together some familiar faces for our home tournament," Johnson said. "There are UWM connections and other local ties while every team in the tournament has a female head coach. It will be great to see some former teammates reunited and everyone involved in the event will be tested by great competition on the court."

UWM stays in-state for the next two weekends, playing at Wisconsin's InnTowner Invitational Sept. 7-8 and at the Marquette Invitational Sept. 14-15. The field in Madison includes NCAA Tournament qualifier North Dakota State (26-9) along with the host Badgers and Drake. Then at MU, the Panthers and Golden Eagles (24-11) will be joined by Pacific (18-12) and Iowa.

"I love having all of the Division I state schools (including Green Bay in league play) on the schedule," Johnson said. "Wisconsin is a high-quality Big Ten program and it is a great opportunity for our team to play against them. We've had the chance to play the Badgers annually in the spring and it will be very good to see them again in the fall."

The matchup with the Golden Eagles at Marquette is the first of two meetings between the two schools in 2012. UWM and MU will also play at the Klotsche Center Oct. 30.

"Playing Marquette twice is an excellent addition to our schedule. Both schools have established excellent programs, are in the top-50 nationally and played in the NCAA Tournament last season," Johnson said. "We all agree it makes perfect sense to play twice this year because of the quality of both teams and it is something that I think we would all like to see continue."

UWM will then shift to Horizon League play, which opens with the Panthers in Chicago for matches with UIC and Loyola Sept. 21-22. Milwaukee will play three home league matches in October while hitting the road for five contests. But, the Panthers finish up the regular season in November with three of their final four matches at home. That final run includes contests with Valparaiso and Cleveland State, the two teams UWM beat in the league tournament a season ago. The regular season then ends Nov. 16 at Green Bay, with the league tournament scheduled for the following week.

"The Horizon League will be strong and deep this year," Johnson said. "Teams have added some excellent transfers and others are simply getting more experienced and mature. League play is never easy. We know we have a big target on our back and this year will be no different. But our non-conference schedule will again prepare us and we'll be ready to defend our league title and be at our best come late in the season."

Milwaukee was a perfect 16-0 in the league last season and, in addition to having won 25-straight league contests, the Panthers have won 39 of their last 40 regular season league matches. Milwaukee has won 17-straight league road matches.

While the Panthers will be looking to replace six seniors, UWM returns a number of key performers from last year's squad. Honorable mention All-American middle blocker Rachel Neuberger tops the list of returnees, while setter and Midwest Region Freshman of the Year Kayla Price also returns to direct the offense. Horizon League Tournament Most Valuable Player Elizabeth Egerer heads the group those returning on the outside, while Anna Bartz and Taylor Golabowski are both back to lead in the back row.

In all, the Panthers return seven letterwinners and four starters for head coach Susie Johnson, who has been named the Horizon League Coach of the Year four times in her first five seasons in charge of the program.

Xavier Volleyball Team Head Coach Mike Johnson Releases 2012 Volleyball Schedule

Xavier Volleyball Team Head Coach Mike Johnson Releases 2012 Volleyball Schedule  

XU to Host Xavier Invitational Aug. 31-Sept. 1

June 18, 2012

2012 Schedule | Printable Schedule

CINCINNATI - Xavier volleyball head coach Mike Johnson
has announced the 2012 schedule, which features a home tournament over
Labor Day weekend. The schedule features six 2011 NCAA Tournament
participants, three of which were receiving votes in the final 2011 AVCA
Top 25 Poll.

"The goal of what we're trying to
accomplish remains the same as the first day I stepped onto campus - we
intend to capture the A-10 Championship and make a run through the NCAA
Tournament," commented Johnson. "Like everything we do, this schedule
has been crafted to prepare us for that point. We have set up very
challenging tests at the start of the season which should prepare us for
what will prove to be a tough A-10 slate."

The
season starts with the Big Orange Bash Tournament Aug. 24-25. Xavier
will face South Carolina State, Coastal Carolina and Clemson. The
following weekend, Xavier will host Marquette (NCAA Second Round), Ole
Miss and Tennessee Tech at Cintas Center. The Musketeers will then
travel up to Oxford, Ohio, to battle the Miami RedHawks on Sept. 4.

"We
believe that 2012 will be a very exciting year for Xavier Volleyball,"
Johnson said. "We have a bevy of very good teams up ahead whom I have
great respect for and can't wait to square off against. We are
especially excited for the quality of teams coming into the Cintas
Center in the fall. I hope Musketeer fans get excited as we relish the
support of each of our fans."

Xavier will then take
to the road for the Asics Invitational that includes 2011 NCAA
Tournament participants Texas A&M and Delaware as well as Columbia.
The final tournament of 2012 will be the Golden Dome Invitational hosted
by Notre Dame that also includes Kansas and Loyola Marymount.

The
Musketeers will kick off the 2012 conference season at home against
Saint Louis and Butler, one of two new faces in the A-10 this season, on
Sept. 21 and 22. The following weekend, XU will head to Philadelphia
for contests at Temple and La Salle.

XU will return
home for a single game against crosstown foe Cincinnati (NCAA Second
Round) on Oct. 3. The following Monday, Oct. 8, the Musketeers will
travel up I-75 to Dayton, Ohio to face off against 2011 Atlantic 10
Champion and NCAA participant Dayton at Frericks Center.

Xavier
will play host to Rhode Island and Fordham Oct. 12 and 13 before
heading to Indianapolis for a return visit to Butler on Oct. 19. On to
St. Louis, XU will face Saint Louis on Oct. 20. Returning home to Cintas
Center for the weekend of Oct. 26, the Musketeers will host Duquesne on
Friday and George Washington on Saturday.

In
November, XU is slated to visit Richmond, Va., and another new face in
the A-10 this season VCU on Nov. 2. Charlotte will wrap up the
Musketeer's road conference schedule on Nov. 4. Xavier's regular season
home finale will take place on Nov. 10 against intra-state rival Dayton.

The 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship will be hosted
by Duquesne University Nov. 16-18 in Pittsburgh, Pa. The top six teams
in the league will qualify for the event and will compete for an
automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Xavier will wrap up the season by
traveling to Ball State on Nov. 24.

Stay tuned to goxavier.com for more information on Xavier Volleyball.