Deadline Approaching For Volleyball Camp Registration

CAMP WEBSITE

DETROIT - The Wayne State University volleyball team will host summer camps July 25-30 at the Matthaei Athletic Complex on the WSU campus.

From July 25-28, an intermediate camp intended for players in grades 5-8 will be held from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., while an advanced camp for players in grades 9-12 will be from 1:00-4:00 p.m.

New this year is the elite camp which will be held July 29-30 and is intended for highly skilled players with varsity and club experience. The registration deadline for resident campers is Friday, July 15 at noon.

Head coach Phil Nickel will operate the camps along with members of the WSU volleyball squad, which includes several local club coaches.

Registration is $100 per camper for the intermediate and advanced camps. Cost for the elite camp is $160 for residents and $125 for commuters. All campers will receive a WSU volleyball t-shirt.

WSU Volleyball Announces 2011 Schedule

DETROIT - The 2011 schedule for the Wayne State University volleyball team has been announced. The Warriors will begin their 37th season of volleyball Sept. 2-3 at the Tritons Classic hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Of Wayne State’s 18 scheduled opponents, seven qualified for the 2010 NCAA Tournament including three of WSU’s four opponents on the opening weekend.

UMSL posted a 20-9 record in 2010 and earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 1991. North Alabama has made 13 regional appearances in the last 15 years, while Gannon has recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons and two consecutive tournament berths. Wayne State will also face Lindenwood, which is beginning the process of transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division II.

The Warriors begin conference play on the road Sept. 9 at Ashland, and will host their first GLIAC match Sept. 17 against Ohio Dominican. The schedule also includes three Sunday matches – Sept. 18 against Tiffin, Sept. 25 at Ferris State, and Oct. 30 against Lake Erie.

A non-conference match versus Lewis is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Mishawaka (Ind.) High School.

The third annual GLIAC/GLVC Crossover will be held Oct. 14-15, at the Great Lakes Center in Aurora, Ill., with a schedule to be determined. Following the Crossover, three of WSU’s eight remaining matches will be played at the Matthaei, leading into the 2011 GLIAC Tournament beginning Thursday, Nov. 10.

Wayne State finished its 2010 season with a 15-12 record, including a 13-6 conference mark to finish second in the GLIAC South Division. The Warriors have qualified for the GLIAC Tournament each of the last three years under head coach Phil Nickel.

Wayne State Spring Tournament

The Wayne State Spring Tournament will take place on April 16th at the Matthaei Center on the campus of Wayne State.

Parking will be available in Lot 50 and admission to the tournament is free.

Weekend Wrap Up

On Saturday, the Warriors traveled to Ann Arbor to participate in the University of Michigan Spring Invitational. While we didn't win a lot of games, it was a great weekend of experience playing against some good teams. We started with Michigan, who is a very good team. It was rough at the beginning but we adjusted and competed much better in the second game, even leading up to 14 or 15. We were still adjusting to the speed as we took on Oakland in our second match. We were competitive in the first game, but should have won the second after leading 24-21. In our third straight match, we played Toledo. In a similar scenario, we were up 17-10 and 24-20 in the first game before eventually losing. We came back to win the second game, before losing the third. At that point, we had played 7 games in a row, and were about out of gas. After a lunch break, we never really got going against Western Michigan, losing in 2 games.

In all, I think it was a good weekend. We learned that we need to be more consistent, but we also learned that we can play with just about anyone when we play our game. We will wrap up our spring season on Saturday, April 16th at home in the Wayne State Spring Tournament. Play begins at 10 AM.

Go Warriors!

U of M Spring Tournament Schedule

On Saturday, April 9th, the Warriors will travel to Ann Arbor to participate in the Michigan Volleyball Spring Invitational. The Warriors schedule is:

10:00 AM University of Michigan
11:15 AM Oakland University
12:30 PM University of Toledo
2:30 PM Western Michigan University

The tournament will be held at Cliff Keen Arena. Come out and support the Warriors.

8-0 at Madonna Tournament

The Warriors traveled to Madonna University on Saturday for their second tournament of the spring. We opened the day by playing Madonna, winning 25-20 and 26-24. In the second match, we beat Rochester College 25-17 and 25-20. Against Marygrove, we won by the scores 25-12 and 25-9. In the final match of the day, we defeated a team from Oakland Community College 25-20 and 25-16.

The Warriors will continue the spring season next Saturday at the University of Michigan.

Go Warriors!

Tourney Recap

On Saturday, the Warriors traveled to Ypsilanti to play in Eastern Michigan's spring tournament. We started in a pool with Madonna, Saginaw Valley State, and Northwood. Pool play consisted of 2 games (I can't call them sets) to 25 or 45 minutes. We started out by beating Madonna 25-22 and 25-17. In the second match, we beat Saginaw Valley State 25-20 and 25-18. In the final match of pool play, we split with Northwood 25-21 and 23-25. We played pretty well in each match, but had a hard time controlling the tempo against Northwood. By winning our pool, we got to play the first place team from Pool A, which was Eastern Michigan. There was definitely a difference in the tempo at which Eastern was playing and the teams we had played in pool play, so it took us most of game 1 to adjust to the speed. We lost 20-25, but as we became acclimated to the tempo, we were able to win game 2 25-22, setting up a 15 point third game. We struggled with serve receive at the beginning, putting ourselves in a 6-0 hole. We fought out of it and got the score to within 2 or 3 points, but couldn't get any closer than that, eventually dropping the set 9-15.

Overall, it was a good weekend for the Warriors. This weekend, we head to Madonna for their spring tournament. Competing for the Warriors this spring is Kate Sak, Cydney Biessel, Madie Kent, Lindsey Graciak, Nicole Arends, Kristen Bulkiewicz, Amanda Wetherill, Jessica DeLeeuw, Jen Finkbeiner, and Kris Vulaj.