Murray State University Athletics
Racer Volleyball Releases 2014 Schedule
5/21/2014 8:46:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
2014 Schedule
Murray State will play their 32nd edition of varsity volleyball in 2014. The Racers finished 2013 with a 16-14 record.
This year the Racers will open in Montgomery, Alabama at the Alabama State University Tournament Aug. 29-30, one of four tournaments to start the year. In 2013, the Racers won three of their four early season tournaments as they jumped out to a 10-5 start.
This year's docket will take them to four different states before conference play. In addition to Alabama, the Racers will travel to Lynchburg, Virginia for the Liberty University Tournament (Sep. 5-6), Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Chattanooga Tournament (Sep. 12-13) and Valparaiso, Indiana for the Valparaiso University Tournament (Sep. 19-20).
MSU's home opener will also be their first conference match. The Racers will welcome Southeast Missouri to Racer Arena Sep. 26. 2014 will also commemorate the 60th anniversary of Racer Arena.
The Racers will play three of their first four conference matches at Racer Arena. Following SEMO, UT Martin will visit Sep. 27 and Eastern Kentucky Oct. 4. Sandwiched between, MSU will travel to Austin Peay for a midweek match, Sep. 30.
MSU's longest road trip will come in the middle of October. The Racers will be on the road for four straight matches starting Oct. 10 at Eastern Illinois and concluding Oct. 18 at Tennessee State. Matches against SIU-Edwardsville and Belmont make up the rest of the road trip.
Directly after their four-match road trip, the Racers will enjoy a four match homestand, their longest of the season. MSU will turn around to conclude a home-and-home with SIUE and EIU (Oct. 24-25) before wrapping up with Jacksonville State (Oct. 31) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 1).
The Racers will finish the regular season on the road for three of their final four matches, including the season finale at 2013 OVC Champions, Morehead St. (Nov. 15). The Racers final home match will come Nov. 11 against rival, Austin Peay.
This year's OVC Tournament will be held Nov. 20-22 at the site of the No. 1 overall seed. Â
