SWAC Announces 2008 Volleyball Schedule

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (July 30, 2008) The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2008 Conference Women’s Volleyball Schedule today, decorated by several tournaments hosted by member institutions and culminating with the conference championship tournament.

Play begins August 29 with eight teams in competition. The opening weekend is highlighted by the Texas Southern Season Opener Invitational featuring Texas Southern, Mississippi Valley State, The Citadel and Arkansas State. Also in action on opening weekend are defending conference champion Alabama A&M, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Alabama State and Grambling State.

The month of September is a busy one as member institutions find themselves on the road in several non-conference tournament events. Prairie View A&M and Alabama State will each host their respective tournaments. Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and South Alabama will square off in the Prairie View A&M Lady Panther Invitational.Participating in the Alabama State Lady Hornet Invitational will be Mississippi Valley State, Alabama A&M, Southern, North Carolina A&T and Clark Atlanta. The following weekend, Mississippi Valley State will host a two-day event on the Itta Bena campus in which Alabama State, Grambling State, Southern and Paul Quinn will be entered.

In October, most teams will find themselves involved in divisional play throughout the month. October is also the host month for the Southern University Invitational. This year, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M will converge on Baton Rouge for two days of exciting volleyball action.

For the full schedule and other information. visit SWAC Vollayball.