Volleyball Announces 2016 Schedule
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:26 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Volleyball Announces 2016 Schedule
DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU volleyball team, which won the 2015 American Athletic Conference championship, opens the 2016 season in Moody Coliseum Aug. 26 and 27, hosting the SMU DoubleTree Classic. The non-conference slate features tournaments at Arizona, N.C. State and TCU before the Mustangs begin their title defense against East Carolina at home Sept. 22.
SMU will play a home-and-home with each of the 10 conference opponents. The Mustangs will celebrate Senior Day Nov. 20 against Memphis before wrapping up the regular season with a road trip to Connecticut and Temple, Nov. 23 and 25.
The Mustangs set a program record with 27 wins last season, advancing to the NCAA Tournament after going 17-3 against league opponents to win the conference. Eight letterwinners return from the championship season, featuring three starters and back-to-back conference Libero of the Year, Morgan Heise. Janelle Giordano joined Heise on the AVCA All-Southeast Region and All-American Athletic Conference teams after setting an SMU and conference record with 188 blocks last season. Heise shattered her own SMU single-season record and set an AAC record with 721 digs.
Lisa Seifert, the 2015 AVCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year and conference Coach of the Year, brought in a signing class of five, one of the largest in program history. Last year's senior class included three all-conference starters, including All-American, 2015 conference Player of the Year and two-time conference Setter of the Year, Avery Acker.
2016 SMU Volleyball Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time
SMU Doubletree Classic – UTSA, UALR, Montana
Fri., Aug. 26 UTSA vs. UALR Moody Coliseum 10 a.m.
Fri., Aug. 26 SMU vs. Montana Moody Coliseum 12:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 26 UALR vs. Montana Moody Coliseum 4:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 26 SMU vs. UTSA Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 27 Montana vs. UTSA Moody Coliseum 12 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 27 SMU vs. UALR Moody Coliseum 2:30 p.m.
Arizona Invitational – Tucson, Ariz.
Fri., Sept. 2 Pepperdine Tucson, Ariz. 12 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 2 Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 9 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 3 Alabama State Tucson, Ariz. 5:30 p.m.
N.C. State Invitational – Raleigh, N.C.
Fri., Sept. 9 Delaware Raleigh, N.C. 2 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 10 High Point Raleigh, N.C. 1 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 10 NC State Raleigh, N.C. 6 p.m.
TCU Invitational – Fort Worth, Texas
Fri., Sept. 16 Sam Houston St. Fort Worth, Texas 11 a.m.
Fri., Sept. 16 TCU Fort Worth, Texas 6 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 17 North Carolina Fort Worth, Texas 12 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 22 East Carolina* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 24 Cincinnati* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 30 at Tulane* New Orleans, La. 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 2 at Houston* Houston, Texas 1 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 7 Connecticut* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 9 Temple* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 12 Tulsa* Moody Coliseum 6 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 14 at Memphis* Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 21 at USF* Tampa, Fla. 6 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 23 at UCF* Orlando, Fla. 12 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 28 Houston* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 30 Tulane* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 4 at Cincinnati* Cincinnati, Ohio 6 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 6 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. 12 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 10 UCF* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 12 USF* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 16 at Tulsa* Tulsa, Okla. 6 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 20 Memphis* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 23 at Connecticut* Storrs, Conn. 11 a.m.
Fri., Nov. 25 at Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. 12 p.m.
Home matches – Bold; * - American Athletic Conference Match
All times CT and subject to change
Volleyball Announces 2016 Schedule
DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU volleyball team, which won the 2015 American Athletic Conference championship, opens the 2016 season in Moody Coliseum Aug. 26 and 27, hosting the SMU DoubleTree Classic. The non-conference slate features tournaments at Arizona, N.C. State and TCU before the Mustangs begin their title defense against East Carolina at home Sept. 22.
SMU will play a home-and-home with each of the 10 conference opponents. The Mustangs will celebrate Senior Day Nov. 20 against Memphis before wrapping up the regular season with a road trip to Connecticut and Temple, Nov. 23 and 25.
The Mustangs set a program record with 27 wins last season, advancing to the NCAA Tournament after going 17-3 against league opponents to win the conference. Eight letterwinners return from the championship season, featuring three starters and back-to-back conference Libero of the Year, Morgan Heise. Janelle Giordano joined Heise on the AVCA All-Southeast Region and All-American Athletic Conference teams after setting an SMU and conference record with 188 blocks last season. Heise shattered her own SMU single-season record and set an AAC record with 721 digs.
Lisa Seifert, the 2015 AVCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year and conference Coach of the Year, brought in a signing class of five, one of the largest in program history. Last year's senior class included three all-conference starters, including All-American, 2015 conference Player of the Year and two-time conference Setter of the Year, Avery Acker.
2016 SMU Volleyball Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time
SMU Doubletree Classic – UTSA, UALR, Montana
Fri., Aug. 26 UTSA vs. UALR Moody Coliseum 10 a.m.
Fri., Aug. 26 SMU vs. Montana Moody Coliseum 12:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 26 UALR vs. Montana Moody Coliseum 4:30 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 26 SMU vs. UTSA Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 27 Montana vs. UTSA Moody Coliseum 12 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 27 SMU vs. UALR Moody Coliseum 2:30 p.m.
Arizona Invitational – Tucson, Ariz.
Fri., Sept. 2 Pepperdine Tucson, Ariz. 12 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 2 Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 9 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 3 Alabama State Tucson, Ariz. 5:30 p.m.
N.C. State Invitational – Raleigh, N.C.
Fri., Sept. 9 Delaware Raleigh, N.C. 2 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 10 High Point Raleigh, N.C. 1 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 10 NC State Raleigh, N.C. 6 p.m.
TCU Invitational – Fort Worth, Texas
Fri., Sept. 16 Sam Houston St. Fort Worth, Texas 11 a.m.
Fri., Sept. 16 TCU Fort Worth, Texas 6 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 17 North Carolina Fort Worth, Texas 12 p.m.
Thurs., Sept. 22 East Carolina* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 24 Cincinnati* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 30 at Tulane* New Orleans, La. 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 2 at Houston* Houston, Texas 1 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 7 Connecticut* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sun. Oct. 9 Temple* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 12 Tulsa* Moody Coliseum 6 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 14 at Memphis* Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 21 at USF* Tampa, Fla. 6 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 23 at UCF* Orlando, Fla. 12 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 28 Houston* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 30 Tulane* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 4 at Cincinnati* Cincinnati, Ohio 6 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 6 at East Carolina* Greenville, N.C. 12 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 10 UCF* Moody Coliseum 7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 12 USF* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 16 at Tulsa* Tulsa, Okla. 6 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 20 Memphis* Moody Coliseum 1 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 23 at Connecticut* Storrs, Conn. 11 a.m.
Fri., Nov. 25 at Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. 12 p.m.
Home matches – Bold; * - American Athletic Conference Match
All times CT and subject to change