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5/30/2008 12:00 AM | Volleyball
May 30, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY - The 2008 Utah women's volleyball schedule features four teams that ended the season ranked in the top-25 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, with eight teams that reached the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Utah hosts two tournaments in the early part of the season, beginning with the Ute Invitational, Aug 29-31. The Utes will play Utah Valley on Friday, Aug 29, facing Santa Clara on Sunday, Aug. 31. Santa Clara reached the NCAA Tournament last year.
The Utes head to New Mexico State for the NMSU Tournament, Sept. 5-6. Utah's toughest match will be against Texas. The Longhorns finished the year ranked sixth in the final AVCA poll. NMSU was also nationally ranked, while the team will also square off with Florida Gulf Coast and Houston.
The team returns home to Crimson Court to host the Utah Classic, Sept. 12-13, which sees Purdue, St. Louis and Utah State travel to Salt Lake City. Purdue was an NCAA Tournament team and Utah upset the No. 17Boilermakers last season.
The Mountain West Conference slate starts on Sept. 18 at Colorado State. The Rams and Utes had several classic battles last year, including a 3-2 Utah upset of No. 20 and top-seeded CSU in the second round of the MWC Tournament last year. Other tough teams include BYU, which finished the season ranked 12th in the AVCA poll, along with reigning MWC Tournament champion UNLV.
Utah closes out the conference season with a three-game home stand, beginning with BYU on Nov. 14, then concluding against Wyoming (Nov. 20) and CSU (Nov. 22).
With the elimination of the MWC Tournament, the Utes will use the final weekend of November to travel to the University of the Pacific for the Bankers Classic. Utah will face Nevada in the first game on Nov. 28, with a second game on Nov. 29.
The NCAA Tournament begins on Dec. 4 with the first and second rounds. The NCAA Championship will be hosted in the Quest Center in Omaha, Neb., Dec. 18-20.
The Utes finished the 2007 season 15-15, coming in second in the MWC Tournament.