Aug. 5, 2005

Charleston, SC - Head volleyball coach Wendy Anderson and Senior Woman Administrator Kelly Simpson announced the Bulldogs' 2005 slate, which consists of 31 matches including 11 at home.

The Bulldogs will play in a tournament at NC State and in the All-Academy tournament at the Air Force Academy. The All-Academy tournament will feature teams from West Point, Annapolis, the Air Force Academy, The Citadel and several other senior military academies.

With the departure of East Tennessee State for the Atlantic Sun Conference the Southern Conference is left with 11 volleyball teams. This has led to a reformatting of both the regular season and the conference tournament. The Citadel will now play an 18 game conference schedule instead of the 16 that they used to play. The Bulldogs will play every SoCon opponent twice with the exception of Elon and UNC Greensboro, which they will play only once. In addition, all 11 teams will participate in the conference tournament.

"It is very exciting for us to have post-season opportunities," said Anderson. "It will be a great experience for the girls."

"Even without the change, I feel that we would have had a good chance of making the tournament. I'm very confident in the work that the girls have put in during the off-season and in their improved abilities."

The Bulldogs will open up the season and SoCon play when they host the College of Charleston on August 26 in McAlister Field House. They will close the regular season with a home match against Georgia Southern on November 12.

The Citadel 2005 Volleyball Schedule

DATE TIME OPPONENT LOCATION

Aug 26 7pm College of Charleston McAlister Field House

Aug 27 2pm College of Charleston Charleston, SC

Sept 2 NC State Tournament Raleigh, NC

Sept 3 NC State Tournament Raleigh, NC

Sept 10 12pm Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, FL Sept 13 7pm Charleston Southern McAlister Field House

Sept 16 All Academy Tournament Air Force Academy

Sept 17 All Academy Tournament Air Force Academy

Sept 20 7pm UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC

Sept 21 7pm Augusta State McAlister Field House

Sept 24 12pm Furman University Greenville, SC

Sept 25 2pm Wofford College Spartanburg, SC

Oct 1 2pm Chattanooga McAlister Field House

Oct 2 2pm Western Carolina McAlister Field House

Oct 8 7pm Appalachian State Boone, NC

Oct 9 2pm Davidson College Davidson, NC

Oct 15 2pm Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA

Oct 18 5pm Elon University Greensboro, NC

Oct 20 6pm Savannah State McAlister Field House

Oct 22 2pm Furman University McAlister Field House

Oct 23 2pm Wofford College McAlister Field House

Oct 28 7pm Western Carolina Cullowhee, NC

Oct 29 2pm Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN

Nov 2 6pm South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC

Nov 5 2pm Appalachian State McAlister Field House

Nov 6 2pm Davidson College McAlister Field House

Nov 12 7pm Georgia Southern McAlister Field House

Thursday-Saturday - November 17 - 19, 2005 - Southern Conference Tournament