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Tulsa Announces 2017 Volleyball Schedule
7/14/2017 8:36:00 AM | Volleyball
The University of Tulsa volleyballs team opens the 2017 season at the North Texas Mean Green Classic on August 25, but does not make an appearance on its home court until nearly an entire month later.
The Golden Hurricane will play North Texas in the first game of the Mean Green Classic in Denton, Texas, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, and a day later faces Montana and Prairie View A&M.
After that, Tulsa will play in three more tournaments on subsequent weekends, including the SIU-Edwardsville Cougar Classic (Sept. 1-2), the Holiday Inn Express SFA Volleyball Invitational (Sept. 8-9) and the ORU Golden Eagle Classic (Sept. 15-16). The Hurricane will take on host ORU on Friday, Sept. 15, before closing out its final tournament on Saturday against Wyoming and Central Arkansas.
The Hurricane will play its initial home game on Friday, Sept. 22, against the Houston Cougars in the first of 20 American Athletic Conference matches. Tulsa's first league road match comes against 2016 NCAA tournament participant Cincinnati (22-10, 17-3 AAC) on Sept. 29. The Bearcats make its return trip to Tulsa on Saturday, Oct. 28, to face the Hurricane.
Tulsa also faces two more NCAA participants from a year ago in conference play. The Hurricane squares-off against league newcomer Wichita State on Oct. 15 in Wichita, and at home in the midst of a five-match home-stand on Friday, Nov. 17. The Shockers placed second in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2016, while posting an overall 24-8 record and 15-3 mark in conference play.
Defending conference champion, SMU (26-8, 18-2 AAC), will be Tulsa's final opponent of the regular season. Tulsa hosts the Mustangs on Nov. 22 to close-out the home campaign, and two days later travels to Dallas to complete the regular season against SMU.
The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2017 Volleyball Schedule
Date Day Opponent Location Time
AUGUST
25-26 Fri-Sat. MEAN GREEN CLASSIC
25 Fri. at North Texas Denton, Texas 6:30 pm
26 Sat. vs. Montana Denton Texas 1:00 pm
26 Sat. vs. Prairie View A&M Denton, Texas 5:30 pm
SEPTEMBER
1-2 Fri-Sat. SIU-EDWARDSVILLE TOURNAMENT
1 Fri. vs. UMKC Edwardsville, Ill. 4:30 pm
2 Sat. at SIU-Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. 12:30 pm
2 Sat. vs. Wright State Edwardsville, Ill. 4:00 pm
8-9 Fri-Sat. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TOURNAMENT
8 Fri. vs. Colgate Nacogdoches, Texas 11:00 am
8 Fri. at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 6:30 pm
9 Sat. vs. Texas Southern Nacogdoches, Texas 4:00 pm
15-16 Fri-Sat. ORU GOLDEN EAGLE CLASSIC
15 Fri. at Oral Roberts ORU Mabee Center 7:00 pm
16 Sat. vs. Wyoming ORU Mabee Center 12:30 pm
16 Sat. vs. Central Arkansas ORU Mabee Center 5:30 pm
22 Fri. HOUSTON* Reynolds Center 7:00 pm
24 Sun. TULANE* Reynolds Center 1:00 pm
29 Fri. at Cincinnati* Cincinnati, Ohio 6:00 pm
OCTOBER
1 Sun. at East Carolina* Greenville, NC 12:00 pm
6 Fri. UCF* Reynolds Center 7:00 pm
8 Sun. USF* Reynolds Center 1:00 pm
13 Fri. at Memphis* Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 pm
15 Sun. at Wichita State* Wichita, Kan. 1:00 pm
20 Fri. at Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. 6:00 pm
22 Sun. at UConn* Storrs, Conn. 11:00 am
26 Thurs. EAST CAROLINA* Reynolds Center 7:00 pm
28 Sat. CINCINNATI* Reynolds Center 12:00 pm
NOVEMBER
3 Fri. at Tulane* New Orleans, La. 7:00 pm
5 Sun. at Houston* Houston, Texas 1:00 pm
9 Thurs. UCONN* Reynolds Center 7:00 pm
11 Sat. TEMPLE* Reynolds Center 12:00 pm
17 Fri. WICHITA STATE* Reynolds Center 7:00 pm
19 Sun. MEMPHIS* Reynolds Center 1:00 pm
22 Wed. SMU* Reynolds Center 2:00 pm
24 Fri. at SMU* Dallas, Texas 2:00 pm
BOLD CAPS indicates Home Matches
All listed times are Central Time Zone
*American Athletic Conference Matches
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