Plenty of Road Matches Await Travel-tested Bears
June 5, 2008
GREELEY, Colo. -- Northern Colorado's volleyball team returned late last month from an 11-day exhibition tour to Beijing and Shanghai, China. So for the members of next year's squad who went on the trip, road trips in 2008 should not be an issue.
And that's a good thing, because the Bears will be on the road for a majority of the 2008 schedule (below).
Head coach Lyndsey Benson's Northern Colorado program (10-20 overall but 8-8 in the Big Sky Conference in 2008) will start the season in Philadelphia at the LaSalle Tournament, which runs from Friday, Aug. 29, to Saturday, Aug. 30. The Bears are scheduled to face Villanova and Rider on Friday, before taking on Lafayette and host LaSalle on Saturday.
Northern Colorado will begin conference play against Montana on Friday, Sept. 19, and its home slate against Sacramento State on Saturday, Sept. 27.
The Bears volleyball program will host its Alumni Match on Saturday, Sept. 13, on "China Night." A video showing of Northern Colorado's trip to the Far East is planned for those in attendance.
Northern Colorado 2008 volleyball schedule
|
Date |
Event/Opponent |
Time |
Location |
|
August 29 |
Villanova (LaSalle Tournament) |
Noon |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
August 29 |
Rider (LaSalle Tournament) |
4:30 p.m. |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
August 30 |
Lafayette (LaSalle Tournament) |
2 p.m. |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
August 30 |
LaSalle (LaSalle Tournament) |
7 p.m. |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
September 5 |
Texas-El Paso (NDSU Tournament) |
4 p.m. |
Fargo, ND |
|
September 6 |
Illinois-Chicago (NDSU Tournament) |
1 p.m. |
Fargo, ND |
|
September 6 |
North Dakota St (NDSU Tournament) |
4 p.m. |
Fargo ND |
|
September 13 |
Alumni Match |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
September 19 |
Montana* |
7 p.m. |
Missoula, MT |
|
September 20 |
Montana State* |
7 p.m. |
Bozeman, MT |
|
September 23 |
Denver |
7 p.m. |
Denver, CO |
|
September 27 |
Sacramento State* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
October 2 |
Eastern Washington* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
October 4 |
Portland State* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
October 7 |
Colorado State |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
October 10 |
Weber State* |
7 p.m. |
Ogden, UT |
|
October 11 |
Idaho State* |
7 p.m. |
Pocatello, ID |
|
October 18 |
Northern Arizona* |
7 p.m. |
Flagstaff, AZ |
|
October 23 |
Montana State* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
October 25 |
Montana* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
October 31 |
Sacramento State* |
7 p.m. |
Sacramento, CA |
|
November 6 |
Portland State* |
7 p.m. |
Portland, OR |
|
November 8 |
Eastern Washington* |
7 p.m. |
Cheney, WA |
|
November 13 |
Idaho State* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
November 15 |
Weber State* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
November 22 |
Northern Arizona* |
7 p.m. |
Greeley, CO |
|
November 28-29 |
Big Sky Championships |
TBA |
Portland, OR |
All times are local.
*Big Sky Conference matches
Home matches are bold