Bulldogs to Host Ferris State Invitational
FSU Opens 2001 Campaign At Ewigleben Sports Arena
The Ferris State University women's volleyball team will officially begin its 29th season of varsity competition Aug. 24-25 as the Bulldogs host the annual Ferris State Invitational.
Besides Ferris State, eight other schools will take part in the two-day tournament including Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.), Fairmont State (W.Va.), Indianapolis, Lake Superior State, Saginaw Valley State, St. Joseph's (Ind.), Wayne State and Wisconsin-Parkside. Action is slated to take place on two courts at Jim Wink Arena and on a single court at the 600-seat Ewigleben Sports Arena. Matches are scheduled for 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 24) and 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 25). Both facilities are housed within the FSU Sports and Convocation Complex, which is located on the southern edge of campus.
All four Ferris State matches will take place at the newly-remodeled Ewigleben Sports Arena. The Bulldogs will face Indianapolis at 3 p.m. and Fairmont State at 7 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday, FSU will battle Alderson-Broaddus at 2 p.m. and Wisconsin-Parkside at 6 p.m.
The Bulldogs have compiled a mark of 192-52 in 20 seasons of competition at Ewigleben Sports Arena since moving from the Health and Physical Education (HPE) Building in 1981. A year ago, FSU was 10-2 at home en route to posting a 21-9 overall mark and recording a fourth-place finish in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division.
In compiling 21 victories during the 2000 campaign, the Bulldogs also recorded the 14th 20-win season in the 28-year history of the program. Three of those 20-win seasons have came under head coach Tia Brandel. Three starters and eight letterwinners return from last year's team which reached the quarterfinal round of the GLIAC Tournament.
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