2012 Schedule (.pdf)

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University announced its 2012 volleyball schedule today.  The Colonels will play 12 non-conference matches and a slate of 16 Ohio Valley Conference contests.

EKU will begin the season with three invitationals.  The Colonels will take on Youngstown State at 4:30 p.m. on the first day of the Spartan Showcase hosted by Michigan State on Aug. 24.  Day two of the event will include matches against McNeese State and Michigan State.

The second weekend of the season will feature a trip to play in the Shamrock Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.  Eastern will play Buffalo, Alabama-Birmingham and Notre Dame over a three-day period.  The final invitational of the season will be at Cleveland State where the Colonels will take on Oakland, Cleveland State and Buffalo for a second time.

After a non-conference road match at Marshall on Sept. 11, Eastern Kentucky will open its nine-match home schedule on Sept. 21 against conference-foe Tennessee State.  This season’s OVC schedule includes home-and-home matches against TSU, newcomer Belmont, Morehead State, Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State.  EKU will face Austin Peay, Tennessee-Martin and Southeast Missouri at home while taking to the road for matches against SIU Edwardsville, Eastern Illinois and Murray State.

The final two non-conference matches fall on Oct. 23 at NCAA Division I newcomer Northern Kentucky University and on Oct. 31 at home against Wright State. 

The regular season concludes with four straight OVC road matches in November.  The OVC tournament is scheduled for Nov. 15-19 at the site of the regular season champion.  First round NCAA tournament action begins on Nov. 29.