June 18, 2010
2010 REDHAWKS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team have released their upcoming 2010 schedule. Ten home matches, eight contests versus teams that posted winning seasons in 2009 and three matches against three teams that advanced to the 2009 NCAA Tournament highlight the Redhawks 29-match volleyball schedule.
The program begins the season with three-straight tournaments on the road starting with the Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational in Peoria, Illinois on Aug.27. The four-team field features Western Illinois, South Carolina-Upstate and the host school, Bradley.
The Redhawks continue their “Tournament Tour” at the JQH Invitational in Springfield, Missouri. Traditional Atlantic Coast Conference power North Carolina highlights the field which also includes Ohio and host school Missouri State.
The final tournament the Redhawks will compete in is the Saluki Invitational in Carbondale, Illinois. Southern Illinois University will host the four-team tournament that features Ole Miss and South Florida.
The Redhawks kick-off Ohio Valley Conference play and their home schedule with Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 24. The team will play six of their first eight matches in the friendly confines of Houck Field House.
Highlighted in the homestand are matches against OVC Tournament Champions Jacksonville State on Oct. 9 and a non-conference match versus Atlantic 10 Champion and nationally ranked Saint Louis University on Oct. 12.
The team then plays six of their next eight matches on the road before hosting Tennessee State and Austin Peay the weekend of Nov. 5 in their final homestand of the season.
The Redhawks conclude the season on the road with matches against Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech before starting OVC Tournament play on Oct. 18.
For ticket information call 573-651-2113 or 1-866-SEMO TIK (736-6845). Tickets can also be purchased at the Redhawks Athletics Ticket Office located in room 103 at the front entrance of the Athletics Administration Building at 1221 Broadway Street.
