April 19, 2006 SYCAMORE VOLLEYBALL ANNOUNCES 2006 SCHEDULE TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State University head volleyball coach Julie Krofcheck announced the schedule for the 2006 season. The Sycamores will play in three tournaments, and will make trips to Chicago, Pittsburgh and Michigan along with the traditional Missouri Valley Conference slate. "Our schedule will be a great for the young team that we will have next season," said Krofcheck. "It will be a very competitive schedule that will give us an opportunity to be successful." The Sycamores will start the year with a trip back to the Central Michigan Tournament on August 25-26. ISU swept through the CMU Invite in 2004, which is the last tournament title for the Sycamores. Along with CMU, the Sycamores will face UW-Green Bay for the third straight season and Idaho State for the first time in the history of the program. After hosting Eastern Illinois, ISU will make a trip to Pittsburgh to play in the Duquense Invitational and at Robert Morris University. Before beginning MVC action, the Sycamores head to Oakland University (Mich.) to face the Grizzlies, Cleveland State and Bowling Green. The Sycamores final non-conference match is at Chicago State on Sunday, Nov. 5. Indiana State will open the 2006 Valley docket with the defending regular season champion, Wichita State, on September 15 and the defending MVC Tournament champion, Missouri State, on Sept. 16. Other key home dates will be Saturday, Sept. 30 against Creighton and Friday, Oct. 7 when the rival Illinois State Redbirds enter ISU Arena. Family Night will be on Nov. 10 against Northern Iowa, while Senior Day will be Nov. 12 against Bradley. The young Sycamores will have just two seniors along with three sophomores and six highly touted freshmen for the 2006 season. |