Long Beach State University Athletics
Women's Volleyball Reveals 2009-10 Schedule
6/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
June 3, 2009
Long Beach, Calif. - Head coach Brian Gimmillaro has announced Long Beach State's women's volleyball schedule for the upcoming 2009 campaign.
"Our schedule for the upcoming season is varied and difficult. We play a wide range of the top teams in the nation. We wanted to play highly ranked teams from many different regions of the country, and we've accomplished that."
The Beach gets started right away in a difficult schedule, hosting San Diego in the season opener at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 28. The 49ers face another ranked opponent in Texas the following night, August 29, and then the Toreros and Longhorns face each other in the Walter Pyramid on August 30.
Long Beach State hosts the first of two tournaments the next weekend, joining with UC Irvine for a combined tournament over Labor Day Weekend. The 49ers hit the road for the next two weeks, heading to New Orleans for a tournament before facing Fordham and UCLA on the road across town at the Fullerton Invitational hosted by Cal State Fullerton.
The defending Big West champs will then take on a packed conference schedule, including matchups with Cal Poly, UC Irvine, Pacific and other Big West powers in women's volleyball.
2009 also marks the return of the Mizuno Thanksgiving Classic to close out the regular season. Long Beach State will host six matches over the holiday weekend, and will play TCU, UNLV, LMU and Utah in a busy week prior to the postseason and the NCAA Tournament.
