South Carolina State Releases 2014 Volleyball Schedule

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina  -- SC State head women's volleyball coach Valerie Jones released the 2014 volleyball schedule on Wednesday. This year's schedule features 17 non-conference matchups and eight home matches.

The Lady Bulldogs open the season in Montgomery, Ala. at the Alabama State University Tournament on August 29-30. They then travel to Tampa, Fla. and Charleston, S.C., respectively, to play in tournaments at the University of South Florida (Sept. 6-7) and Charleston Southern (Sept. 12-13).

SC State makes a quick pit stop at home on September 16 to host The Citadel at 6 p.m. then hits the road again to participate in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Tournament from September 19-20.

The Lady Bulldogs begin conference play with a weekend swing through the Sunshine State, taking on Bethune-Cookman on September 26 and Florida A&M two days later.

Six of October's eight matches will be played at home, highlighted by non-conference contests against Charleston Southern (Oct. 7) and UNC-Asheville (Oct. 18). The Lady Bulldogs close out the regular season with a home match on November 2 against Savannah State and then they travel to North Carolina Central (Nov. 7) and North Carolina A&T (Nov. 9) for the final conference road trip of the season.

The 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Volleyball Tournament is hosted by Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md. and will run from November 14-16.

Click here for the complete schedule.

Date		Opponent	Location	Time/Result
Alabama State Tournament
8/29/2014		University of Tennessee at Martin	Montgomery, AL	10 a.m.
8/29/2014		Murray State University	Montgomery, AL	5 p.m.
8/30/2014		Southern University	Montgomery, AL	10 a.m.
8/30/2014		Alabama State University	Montgomery, AL	6 p.m.
University of South Florida Tournament
9/6/2014		University at Buffalo	Tampa, FL	2 p.m.
9/6/2014		Florida International University	Tampa, FL	5 p.m.
9/7/2014		University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	11 a.m.
Charleston Southern Tournament
9/12/2014		Charleston Southern University	Charleston, SC	6 p.m.
9/13/2014		University of South Carolina - Upstate	Charleston, SC	9 a.m.
9/13/2014		Jacksonville University	Charleston, SC	1 p.m.
9/16/2014		The Citadel	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	6 p.m.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Tournament
9/19/2014		University of Tennessee at Martin	Chattanooga, TN	3 p.m.
9/20/2014		University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	12:30 p.m.
9/20/2014		Stetson University	Chattanooga, TN	4:30 p.m.
9/26/2014	*	Bethune-Cookman University	Daytona Beach, FL	7 p.m.
9/28/2014	*	Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, FL	TBA
10/3/2014	*	Savannah State University	Savannah, GA	6 p.m.
10/7/2014		Charleston Southern University	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	6 p.m.
10/10/2014	*	North Carolina A&T State University	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	6 p.m.
10/12/2014	*	North Carolina Central University	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	2 p.m.
10/15/2014		Wofford College	Spartanburg, SC	7 p.m.
10/18/2014		UNC Asheville	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	3:30 p.m.
10/24/2014	*	Florida A&M University	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	6 p.m.
10/26/2014	*	Bethune-Cookman University	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	2 p.m.
11/2/2014	*	Savannah State University	Orangeburg, SC - Dukes Gymnasium	2 p.m.
11/7/2014	*	North Carolina Central University	Durham, NC	6 p.m.
11/9/2014	*	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, NC	2 p.m.
MEAC Championship
11/14/2014		TBA	Baltimore, MD	TBA
11/15/2014		TBA	Baltimore, MD	TBA
11/16/2014		TBA	Baltimore, MD	TBA

Home Games are in bold

Neutral Site Games are in italics

* denotes a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contest 

Karen M. Carty, Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations
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