Photo: Senior Setter Laura HuculakBy Delaware State Sports Information
Dover, DE --- The 2007 Delaware State University volleyball season gets underway tomorrow (Friday) at the Missouri State Tournament in Springfield, MO. The Hornets will take on Sacramento State at 10:00 a.m., then return to the court at 5:00 p.m. to battle UMKC (Missouri-Kansas City). Delaware State will wrap up the tournament with contests against Missouri State and Tulsa on Saturday. This will be the Hornets’ first meeting against each team.
Fourth-year head coach Renee Arnold returns five letterwinners from last year’s squad, which posted an overall record of 11-23. The Hornets were 5-5 in the MEAC a year ago. DSU is led by seniors Ayana Dyette (OH), Kinga Muszynski (OH) and Laura Huculak (S). Dyette, a 2006 All-MEAC Second Team selection, was seventh in the league in kills (367) and kills-per-game (3.36) last season. Muszynski is DSU’s career leader with 758 digs, while Huculak is the team’s most versatile player. Sophomore Cassandra Joyner (OH/MB) was second on the team in kills last season. The 2007 squad also features perhaps the best crop of newcomers in recent team history. Freshmen Shannon Anderson (S), Ashley Herman (MB) and Sarah Wheatcroft (OH) were standout players in Canada, while Erica Tajchman (OH) led her high school to back-to-back state championship game appearances in Nebraska. Dover area product Princess Puckett (MB) is also new to the team this season.
Friday’s first opponent, Sacramento State, is one of the nation’s top teams. Also nicknamed Hornets, SSU was 30-6 overall and 15-1 in the Big Sky Conference in 2006. The Hornets received votes in the preseason 25 poll of Division I volleyball teams. UMKC was 7-23 overall and 4-8 in the Summit League last season.
Saturday opponent Tulsa posted a 27-7 overall record and 13-3 mark in Conference USA a year ago, while host Missouri State was 27-9 last season.
After competing in the Xavier University Tournament next weekend (Aug. 31-Sep. 1), Delaware State will play its home opener September 4 against Delaware.
2007-08 Delaware State Volleyball Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Results Media
Missouri State Tournament
Fri, Aug 24 Sacramento State at Springfield, MS 10:00 a.m.
STATS
Fri, Aug 24 Univ. of Missouri Kansas City at Springfield, MO 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Aug 25 Missouri State at Springfield, MO 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Aug 25 Tulsa at Springfield, MO 5:00 p.m.
Xavier Tournament
Fri, Aug 31 Eastern Michigan at Cincinnati, Oh 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 01 Xavier at Cincinnati, OH 10:00 a.m.
Sat, Sep 01 Evansville at Cincinnati, OH TBA
Tue, Sep 04 Delaware Dover, De 7:00pm
Harvard Tournament
Fri, Sep 07 Harvard at Cambridge, Ma 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 08 Michigan State at Cambridge, MA 1:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 08 Boston College at Cambridge, MA 4:00 p.m.
Yale Tournament
Fri, Sep 14 Stanford at New Haven, Ct 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 15 Penn State at New Haven, CT 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 15 Yale at New Haven, CT 5:00 p.m.
Tue, Sep 18 LaSalle Dover, De 7:00pm
Wed, Sep 26 Lafayette Dover, De 7:00pm
Maryland-Eastern Shore Tournament
Fri, Sep 28 Maryland-Eastern Shore at Princess Anne, Md 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 29 Robert Morris at Princess Anne, MD 9:00 a.m.
Sat, Sep 29 St. Francis at Princess Anne, MD 3:00 p.m.
Wed, Oct 03 Hampton * Dover, DE 7:00pm
Sun, Oct 07 Maryland-Eastern Shore * Dover, DE 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct 13 Coppin State * at Baltimore, MD 7:00 p.m.
Thu, Oct 18 Howard * at Washington, DC 7:00pm
Sat, Oct 27 Hampton * at Hampton, VA 2:00pm
Thu, Nov 01 Howard * Dover, DE 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 03 Coppin State * Dover, De 7:00pm
Thu, Nov 08 Morgan State * Dover, De 7:00pm
Sat, Nov 10 NJIT at Newark, NJ 7:00pm
MEAC Championship
Thu, Nov 15 -
Sat, Nov 17 N/A at Hampton, Va TBA
NCAA Championships
Thu, Dec 13 -
Sat, Dec 15 N/A at Sacramento, CA TBA
* Conference Games
Fri, Aug 24 Sacramento State at Springfield, MS 10:00 a.m.
STATS
Fri, Aug 24 Univ. of Missouri Kansas City at Springfield, MO 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Aug 25 Missouri State at Springfield, MO 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Aug 25 Tulsa at Springfield, MO 5:00 p.m.
Xavier Tournament
Fri, Aug 31 Eastern Michigan at Cincinnati, Oh 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 01 Xavier at Cincinnati, OH 10:00 a.m.
Sat, Sep 01 Evansville at Cincinnati, OH TBA
Tue, Sep 04 Delaware Dover, De 7:00pm
Harvard Tournament
Fri, Sep 07 Harvard at Cambridge, Ma 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 08 Michigan State at Cambridge, MA 1:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 08 Boston College at Cambridge, MA 4:00 p.m.
Yale Tournament
Fri, Sep 14 Stanford at New Haven, Ct 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 15 Penn State at New Haven, CT 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 15 Yale at New Haven, CT 5:00 p.m.
Tue, Sep 18 LaSalle Dover, De 7:00pm
Wed, Sep 26 Lafayette Dover, De 7:00pm
Maryland-Eastern Shore Tournament
Fri, Sep 28 Maryland-Eastern Shore at Princess Anne, Md 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 29 Robert Morris at Princess Anne, MD 9:00 a.m.
Sat, Sep 29 St. Francis at Princess Anne, MD 3:00 p.m.
Wed, Oct 03 Hampton * Dover, DE 7:00pm
Sun, Oct 07 Maryland-Eastern Shore * Dover, DE 5:00 p.m.
Sat, Oct 13 Coppin State * at Baltimore, MD 7:00 p.m.
Thu, Oct 18 Howard * at Washington, DC 7:00pm
Sat, Oct 27 Hampton * at Hampton, VA 2:00pm
Thu, Nov 01 Howard * Dover, DE 7:00 p.m.
Sat, Nov 03 Coppin State * Dover, De 7:00pm
Thu, Nov 08 Morgan State * Dover, De 7:00pm
Sat, Nov 10 NJIT at Newark, NJ 7:00pm
MEAC Championship
Thu, Nov 15 -
Sat, Nov 17 N/A at Hampton, Va TBA
NCAA Championships
Thu, Dec 13 -
Sat, Dec 15 N/A at Sacramento, CA TBA
* Conference Games
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