ANGOLA, Ind.-- The Trine volleyball team has finalized its 2016 schedule, the team announced Tuesday.
A challenging slate awaits the Thunder as the team will face four NCAA Tournament participants and 10 opponents who won 20 or more matches last season. Trine will have three opportunities to compete in regular-season tournament action. Included among those is a trip to New York to compete in a tournament hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology. The Thunder will host two NCAA Tournament participants in Hershey Hall this fall.
Trine opens its season at an invitational hosted by Ohio Northern University. Included in the invitational will be a match against Thomas More, who advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season. The Thunder will also face 20-win foes Ohio Northern and Illinois Wesleyan, as well as Defiance.
A trip to DePauw University will be Trine's second foray into tournament action. The Thunder will face Millikin and Hanover, who each won 20 matches last season, as well as host DePauw and Rose-Hulman.
Trine's final tournament will come during fall break as the Thunder will travel to Rchester, N.Y. The team will face RIT, Utica, NCAA Tournament participant Brockport State and DeSales.
The lone non-conference home match for Trine will come as part of a tri-match with Kalamazoo and Manchester on Sep. 10. That weekend also features the home-opener against defending MIAA champion Calvin Sep. 9.
The MIAA schedule once again includes home and away matches against every conference opponent. In addition to the season-openining weekend, the Thunder will play weekend home matches against Albion, Adrian, Olivet and Saint Mary's.
Trine concluded last season 12-16 overall and tied for fourth in the MIAA with an 8-8 conference mark. The Thunder project to return four players with starting experience.
The complete schedule is listed below. The schedule can also be viewed HERE.
2016 Trine Volleyball Schedule | ||
Date | Opponent | Time |
Sep. 2-3 | Ohio Northern Invitational | |
Sep. 2 | Ohio Northern | 2 p.m. |
Sep. 2 | Thomas More | 4 p.m. |
Sep. 3 | Defiance | 11 a.m. |
Sep. 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1 p.m. |
Sep. 7 | Adrian* | 6:30 p.m. |
Sep. 9 | CALVIN* | 6:30 p.m. |
Sep. 10 | KALAMAZOO* | 11 a.m. |
Sep. 10 | MANCHESTER | 3 p.m. |
Sep. 14 | Alma* | 6:30 p.m. |
Sep. 16-17 | DePauw Invitational | |
Sep. 16 | Millikin | 4 p.m. |
Sep. 16 | DePauw | 6 p.m. |
Sep. 17 | Rose-Hulman | 1 p.m. |
Sep. 17 | Hanover | 3 p.m. |
Sep. 20 | HOPE* | 6:30 p.m. |
Sep. 23 | Olivet* | 6:30 p.m. |
Sep. 24 | ALBION* | 11 a.m. |
Oct. 4 | Saint Mary's* | 7 p.m. |
Oct. 7 | ADRIAN* | 6:30 p.m. |
Oct. 8 | Calvin* | 1 p.m. |
Oct. 12 | Kalamazoo* | 7 p.m. |
Oct. 14-15 | Rochester Institute of Technology Tournament | |
Oct. 14 | Utica | 5 p.m. |
Oct. 14 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 7 p.m. |
Oct. 15 | Brockport State | 10 a.m. |
Oct. 15 | DeSales | 12 p.m. |
Oct. 18 | ALMA* | 6:30 p.m. |
Oct. 21 | Hope* | 6:30 p.m. |
Oct. 22 | OLIVET* | 11 a.m. |
Oct. 25 | Albion* | 6:30 p.m. |
Oct. 29 | SAINT MARY'S* | 11 a.m. |
Nov. 4 | MIAA Tournament Semifinals - Location TBA | |
Nov. 5 | MIAA Tournament Championship - Location TBA |