The NKU volleyball team opens the season in Florida against Concordia-St. Paul.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University volleyball team begins its season Sept. 3 by meeting three-time defending NCAA Division II national champion Concordia-St. Paul in the University of Tampa Classic.
Concordia-St. Paul finished with a 37-0 record last season en route to its third straight national championship. The Golden Bears won 32 matches by 3-0 sweeps and have dominated NCAA Division II volleyball during the past three years with 74 straight victories.
The Norse also face Nebraska-Kearney (33-3 last season), Central Missouri (34-5 last season) and Tampa (31-3 last season) during that same two-day tournament in Florida. Those three teams also advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament last year, with Tampa earning a trip to the Elite Eight.
NKU, which welcomes back its entire starting lineup in 2010, posted a 20-12 overall record last season. The Norse have won at least 20 matches for 17 consecutive seasons.
NKU plays its home opener Sept. 7 against the College of Mount St. Joseph. The next evening, Charleston (W.Va.) visits Regents Hall to meet the Norse.
NKU will host its own Invitational Sept. 10-11 in Regents Hall. The Norse will play Wheeling Jesuit, California (Pa.) and Gannon during the two-day tournament.
The Norse begin Great Lakes Valley Conference play Sept. 17 with a match at Southern Indiana. NKU plays host to Drury on Oct. 1 in its first GLVC home match, followed by a showdown against Rockhurst on Oct. 2 in Regents Hall.
NKU plays host to defending NCAA Division II Midwest Region champion Indianapolis on Oct. 22. The GLVC Tournament is set for Nov. 12-14 at the site of the No. 1 seed. NKU posted a fourth-place finish in the GLVC during the regular season last fall.
Date Opponent Time
Sept. 3 #vs. Concordia-St. Paul 11:15 a.m.
Sept. 3 #vs. Central Missouri 6 p.m.
Sept. 4 #vs. Nebraska-Kearney 11:15 a.m.
Sept. 4 #at Tampa 3:45 p.m.
Sept. 7 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 7 p.m.
Sept. 8 CHARLESTON (W.VA.) 7 p.m.
Sept. 10 WHEELING JESUIT 1 p.m.
Sept. 11 CALIFORNIA (PA.) 10 a.m.
Sept. 11 GANNON 4 p.m.
Sept. 14 WEST VIRGINIA STATE 7 p.m.
Sept. 17 *at Southern Indiana 8 p.m.
Sept. 18 *at Kentucky Wesleyan 4 p.m.
Sept. 21 GEORGETOWN (Ky.) 7 p.m.
Sept. 24 at Missouri Baptist 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 vs. William Jewell noon
Sept. 25 *at Maryville 4 p.m.
Oct. 1 *DRURY 7 p.m.
Oct. 2 *ROCKHURST 3 p.m.
Oct. 3 ROBERT MORRIS (Ill.) 11 a.m.
Oct. 3 URBANA 3 p.m.
Oct. 8 *at Lewis 8 p.m.
Oct. 9 *at Wisconsin-Parkside 4 p.m.
Oct. 15-16 %at GLVC/GLIAC Crossover
Oct. 19 *at Bellarmine 7 p.m.
Oct. 22 *INDIANAPOLIS 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 *SAINT JOSEPH'S 3 p.m.
Oct. 29 *at Illinois-Springfield 8 p.m.
Oct. 30 *at Quincy 4 p.m.
Nov. 5 *MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 7 p.m.
Nov. 6 *MISSOURI S&T 3 p.m.
Nov. 12 GLVC Tournament
Nov. 18 NCAA Midwest Regional
Dec. 2 &NCAA II Elite Eight
#-Tampa Classic
%-at Aurora, Ill.
&-at Louisville, Ky.
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