North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State Women's Volleyball Announces 2015 Schedule
5/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
RALEIGH, N.C. -- After leading the NC State women's volleyball program to four consecutive winning seasons, head coach Bryan Bunn announced the squad's 2015 schedule Thursday afternoon. State will play a total of 12 nonconference games and a 20-game conference schedule.
Fans will get to see a glimpse of the 2015 squad on Saturday, Aug. 22, when the team hosts its annual Wolfpack Challenge intrasquad scrimmage. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Broughton High School Gymnasium.
With an impressive $35 million renovation of Reynolds Coliseum underway, the Wolfpack will compete in both Broughton High School and Carmichael Gymnasium in 2015 before returning to refurbished Reynolds in August 2016.
The 2015 season will open in Columbia, S.C., with the Wolfpack participating in a tournament hosted by the University of South Carolina. NC Central will be the Pack's first opponent of the year on Friday, Aug. 28 before facing Southeastern Louisiana and South Carolina on Saturday, Aug. 29.
NC State will host its first tournament Sept. 4-5 in Carmichael Gymnasium, as Ole Miss, Jacksonville and Delaware will take part in the tournament and the Pack will play all three teams.
From Sept. 11-12, State will be in New Orleans, La., for a tournament hosted by Tulane University. The Wolfpack will compete against Nicholls State, Tulane and Incarnate Word as part of the invitational.
The Pack's second home tournament will also be held in Carmichael Gym on Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19. NC State will face Campbell in its match on Friday, and Hampton, Tennessee on Saturday of the two-day event.
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play begins for the squad on Friday, Sept. 25 at Pittsburgh followed by a trip to Virginia Tech on Sunday, Sept. 27.
NC State opens a six-game conference home stretch against Wake Forest on Friday, Oct. 2 at Broughton High School Gym, as all home games from Oct. 2 -- Oct. 18 will be held at the venue. The Wolfpack then welcomes Duke (Oct. 4), UNC-Chapel Hill (Oct. 7), Virginia (Oct. 10), Miami (Oct. 16) and conclude the home stretch versus Florida State (Oct. 18).
Trips to Clemson (Oct. 23) and Georgia Tech (Oct. 25) prelude the team's return home to face Notre Dame and Louisville on Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, respectively, in Carmichael Gym.
The Pack travels to Boston College on Nov. 6 and Syracuse on Nov. 8 before hosting its final two home matches of the year against Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh. State faces the Hokies on Nov. 13 and Pitt on senior day (Nov. 14).
NC State concludes the regular season slate with four consecutive road trips. A short commute to UNC-Chapel Hill starts the stretch, followed by travels to Virginia, Duke and Wake Forest.
State returns its top point-scorer and leader in kills from a season ago in sophomore Kaitlyn Kearney. Both of the team's setters, Tanna Aljoe and Maggie Speaks, also return along with libero Rachel Eppley.
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