ESPNU has announced its Wednesday Night Women's Volleyball schedule for the 2010 NCAA season.
ESPNU has announced its Wednesday Night Women's Volleyball schedule for the 2010 NCAA season. The consistent package is a first of its kind for ESPNU and NCAA women's volleyball. Action begins Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNU showcasing Nebraska at Iowa State and runs eight consecutive weeks concluding the last Wednesday, Nov. 23, with a doubleheader. It features Oklahoma at Texas A&M at 9 p.m. on ESPNU HD and Saint Mary's at San Diego at 11 p.m. on ESPNU. The last six weeks of the package are doubleheaders, and seven of the 14 telecasts air on ESPNU HD.
The SEC has five conference matchups, followed by the Big 12 with four intra-conference matches. The West Coast Conference and the Western Athletic Conference each have two matches featuring conference teams and the SWAC will have one.
Nine teams featured in the Wednesday night schedule are ranked in the most recent American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, while three others are receiving votes. There are four top 25 matchups currently on the schedule, including one potential top 10 meeting. Big 12 foes No. 7 Nebraska at No. 5 Texas play Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 9 p.m. on ESPNU HD.
Wednesday Night Volleyball Schedule (Schedule subject to change)
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Sep 15
8 p.m.
7 Nebraska at 11 Iowa State
ESPNU
Sep 22
8 p.m.
Grambling at Prairie View A&M
ESPNU
Sep 29
8 p.m.
#16 Kentucky at #14 Tennessee
ESPNU
10 p.m.
#6 Hawai'i at New Mexico State
ESPNU
Oct 6
8 p.m.
Georgia at Auburn
ESPNU HD
10 p.m.
Utah State at Idaho
ESPNU
Oct 13
7 p.m.
#5Texas at Oklahoma
ESPNU HD
9 p.m.
Arkansas at #21 LSU
ESPNU HD
Oct 20
8 p.m.
#14 Tennessee at #4 Florida
ESPNU HD
10 p.m.
Pepperdine at Saint Mary's
ESPNU
Oct 27
7 p.m.
South Carolina at #4 Florida
ESPNU HD
9 p.m.
#7 Nebraska at #5 Texas
ESPNU HD
Nov 3
9 p.m.
Oklahoma at Texas A&M
ESPNU HD
11 p.m.
Saint Mary's at #25 San Diego
ESPNU
(Rankings reflect the Sept. 6 AVCA Poll)
ESPNU
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