Providence College Athletics

Volleyball Sets 2006 Schedule

5/17/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

May 17, 2006

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence College volleyball Head Coach Margot Royer has set the 2006 volleyball schedule. Made up of 29 regular season contests including seven tournaments, the Friars will once again face a national slate of challenging opponents.

Opening the year in Hartford, Conn., on September 1, the Friars' home-opener is set for Wednesday, September 13 against Holy Cross. The match is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. in PC's Mullaney Gymnasium.

The third annual Friar Invitational, held September 15-16, also highlights the 2006 campaign. PC welcomes Coppin State (Baltimore, Md.), Chicago State (Chicago, Ill.) and Colgate (Hamilton, N.Y.) to the four-team affair.

The Friars also will travel to North Dakota for the National Independent Volleyball Tournament Nov. 11-12.

Providence volleyball finished the 2005 season with a 7-28 record, its highest win total since the 2000 campaign. The youthful team returns 10 letter winners including eight sophomores and two juniors. Freshman Amanda Little (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) was a Second Team Division I All-Independent selection as she totaled a single-season school-record 627 digs in her first year with the Friars. She also averaged 5.06 digs per game and was ranked among the nation's top-25 leaders in digs per game for most of the year.

Providence vs. Butler
Saturday, November 08
Providence vs. Xavier
Friday, November 07
Providence vs. Creighton
Friday, October 24
Providence vs. Georgetown
Saturday, October 18