Volleyball: Mountaineers to Open '08 Campaign
August 28, 2008 12:01 PM | General
By Kelly Tuckwiller for MSNsportsNet.com
August 28, 2008
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.- The West Virginia University volleyball team is set to begin its season with a trip to the Colgate Classic in Hamilton, N.Y., on August 29-30.
“I think it will be a competitive tournament and it is a good start to see where we are at this point in the season,” says Head Coach Veronica Hammersmith. “It will be something to build on in the future.”
The Mountaineers start the weekend with a match against Boston College on Friday, at 4:30 p.m. The Eagles finished last season with a 14-18, 8-14 ACC record and are predicted to finish 11th in the league in 2008.
On Saturday, the Mountaineers meet tournament host Colgate at 1:30 p.m., followed by Kent State at 5 p.m. The Red Raiders posted 17-13, 11-3 record last season in the Patriot League and are expected to finish third in the league in the preseason poll.
The Golden Flashes are coming off the second-highest victory total in school history after posting a 22-10, 11-5 MAC record in 2007. In the preseason poll, the Golden Flashes are listed to finish third in the Mid-American Conference East Division.
This season, the Mountaineers return four starters and 10 letterwinners including senior Tammy Wolf. Wolf, a native of Lakeland, Fla., finished the 2007 season with 218 kills and a hitting percentage of .350.
The Mountaineers ended the 2007 season with a 16-14, 5-9 BIG EAST record.
