DETROIT - The Wayne State University volleyball program has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2009 season. The Warriors will open their 27-match regular-season campaign August 28-29, hosting their first invitational since the 1997 Tartar Classic.
Wayne State will welcome Slippery Rock, Aquinas, Urbana, and West Liberty State to the Matthaei Athletic Complex for the Warrior Invitational, which will consist of five matches per day. WSU will face Urbana and West Liberty State on August 28.
Aquinas, which went 22-13 last season after posting a 5-30 mark in 2007, and Slippery Rock, coming off a 26-12 year and its fourth consecutive NCAA regional appearance, will meet the Warriors on the second day of competition.
Aquinas, which went 22-13 last season after posting a 5-30 mark in 2007, and Slippery Rock, coming off a 26-12 year and its fourth consecutive NCAA regional appearance, will meet the Warriors on the second day of competition.
For the third time in four years, Wayne State will play in the TownePlace Suites Classic at the University of Findlay. Southern Indiana, which advanced to the Great Lakes Valley Conference title game in 2008 and finished eighth in the nation in blocking average (2.43 B/S), and Minnesota Crookston are lined up to be WSU's opponents on Friday, Sept. 4.
On Sept. 5, Wayne State will battle Saint Joseph's (Ind.) and Missouri-St. Louis. In 2008, UMSL claimed the GLVC West Division title and had a 23-8 record, its first 20-plus win season since 1996.
On Sept. 5, Wayne State will battle Saint Joseph's (Ind.) and Missouri-St. Louis. In 2008, UMSL claimed the GLVC West Division title and had a 23-8 record, its first 20-plus win season since 1996.
The Warriors will play their first five GLIAC matches on the road, beginning Sept. 11-12 at Ferris State and defending conference champion Grand Valley State. The Lakers are coming off a 2008 season in which they advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
A day trip to GLIAC South Division champion Northwood on Sept. 15 precedes weekend matchups at Hillsdale (Sept. 18) and Findlay (Sept. 19), two teams which Wayne State swept last season, including WSU's 3-1 victory over Hillsdale in the opening round of the GLIAC Tournament.
A day trip to GLIAC South Division champion Northwood on Sept. 15 precedes weekend matchups at Hillsdale (Sept. 18) and Findlay (Sept. 19), two teams which Wayne State swept last season, including WSU's 3-1 victory over Hillsdale in the opening round of the GLIAC Tournament.
Wayne State, which went 7-3 at the Matthaei last year, will welcome Ashland and Tiffin to Detroit for its home-opening weekend Sept. 25-26. The Warriors snapped an 11-match losing skid against the Eagles with a 3-0 win in Detroit last November, while WSU earned two victories over Tiffin, a school it had only played once prior - at the Tartar Classic in 1997.
The Warriors have won four of their last five matches against Lake Superior State, to which they will travel on Oct. 2 before heading to Saginaw Valley State, a squad which was eliminated from both the GLIAC and NCAA Regional finals by GVSU last year.
Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech will come to Detroit on Oct. 9-10. From there, teams from the GLIAC and Great Lakes Valley Conference will clash in the second annual GLIAC/GLVC Crossover, scheduled for Oct. 16-17 in Lansing.
Over the final three weeks of the regular season, Wayne State will host Northwood (Oct. 23), travel to Ashland (Oct. 30) and Tiffin (Oct. 31), and entertain Hillsdale (Nov. 6) and Findlay (Nov. 7).
Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech will come to Detroit on Oct. 9-10. From there, teams from the GLIAC and Great Lakes Valley Conference will clash in the second annual GLIAC/GLVC Crossover, scheduled for Oct. 16-17 in Lansing.
Over the final three weeks of the regular season, Wayne State will host Northwood (Oct. 23), travel to Ashland (Oct. 30) and Tiffin (Oct. 31), and entertain Hillsdale (Nov. 6) and Findlay (Nov. 7).
The GLIAC quarterfinals are slated for Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the semifinals and finals scheduled for Nov. 14-15.
In 2008, Wayne State finished with a 17-12 record, posting the most victories since the 1998 squad won 21 matches a decade prior. In his first season, head coach Phil Nickel guided the Warriors to the GLIAC Tournament for the first time since 2005. The team advanced past the opening round for the first time since 1997.
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