The 2010 volleyball season will get underway for nine of the 11 Ohio Valley Conference teams on Friday. SIU Edwardsville will open the year at home while Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Murray State, Southeast Missouri, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin will hit the road. Tennessee State will kick off its season on Tuesday, Aug. 31 while Eastern Illinois begins its 2010 campaign on Friday, Sept. 3.
Morehead State was selected to win the 2010 OVC title after finishing as the runner-up last year. Defending regular-season and tourney champions Jacksonville State was picked to finish second.
2010 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Composite Schedule
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
Eastern Kentucky vs. Bethune-Cookman (@Cullowhee, N.C.) - TBA
Murray State vs. Southern Utah (@Laramie, Wyo.) - 8 a.m.
Austin Peay vs. Montana (@Starkville, Miss.) - 3 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at USC Upsate (@Peoria, Ill.) - 4 p.m.
Tennessee Tech vs. Albany (@Clemson, S.C.) - 4 p.m.
Murray State vs. Northern Arizona (Laramie, Wyo.) - 4 p.m.
UT Martin vs. Georgia Southern (@Auburn, Ala.) - 5 p.m.
Morehead State at Georgia State - 6 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Western Carolina - 6:30 p.m.
Jacksonville State vs. Memphis (@Nashville, Tenn.) - 6:30 p.m.
Austin Peay at Mississippi State - 7 p.m.
Indiana State at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
Southeast Missouri vs. Western Illinois (@Peoria, Ill.) - 9:30 a.m.
Morehead State vs. Wright State (@Atlanta, Ga.) - 10 a.m.
Murray State vs. Central Arkansas (@Laramie, Wyo.) - 10 a.m.
Jacksonville State vs. Miami (Ohio) (@Nashville, Tenn.) - 10 a.m.
Austin Peay vs. UALR (@Starkville, Miss.) - 10:30 a.m.
Eastern Kentucky vs. Coppin State (@Cullowhee, N.C.) - 10:30 a.m.
Tennessee Tech at Clemson - 11 a.m.
UT Martin at Auburn - 12 p.m.
Tennessee Tech vs. Jacksonville (@Clemson) - 12 p.m.
Citadel at SIU Edwardsville - 1 p.m.
Morehead State vs. UNF (@Atlanta, Ga.) - 4 p.m.
Austin Peay vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (@Starkville, Miss.) - 5 p.m.
UT Martin vs. Troy (@Auburn, Ala.) - 5 p.m.
Murray State at Wyoming - 6 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Belmont - 6 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Bradley - 7 p.m.
Ball State at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
Western Kentucky at Tennessee State - 7 p.m.
Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Tennessee Tech vs. Syracuse (@Birmingham, Ala.) - 12 p.m.
Eastern Illinois vs. Bryant (@Cambridge, Mass.) - 2 p.m.
UT Martin vs. Citadel (@Macon, Ga.) - 3 p.m.
Tennessee Tech vs. Northwestern State (@Birmingham, Ala.) - 3 p.m.
Jacksonville State vs. Long Island (@Blacksburg, Va.) - 3 p.m.
Murray State vs. James Madison (@Cincinnati, Ohio) - 4 p.m.
Morehead State vs. Utah (@Evanston, Ill.) - 4:30 p.m.
Southeast Missouri vs. North Carolina (@Springfield, Mo.) - 5:30 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Harvard - 6 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Appalachian State - 6 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at Indiana State - 6 p.m.
UT Martin at Mercer - 7 p.m.
Tennessee State at Ball State - 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Murray State vs. Kent State (@Cincinnati, Ohio) - TBA
Austin Peay vs. Wright State (@Indianapolis, Ind.) - 8 a.m.
Eastern Illinois vs. Boston College (@Cambridge, Mass.) - 9 a.m.
Eastern Kentucky vs. Valparaiso (@Boone, N.C.) - 9 a.m.
SIU Edwardsville vs. Montana State (@Terre Haute, Ind.) - 9 a.m.
Jacksonville State vs. Coastal Carolina (@Blacksburg, Va.) - 9 a.m.
Southeast Missouri vs. Ohio (@Springfield, Mo.) - 10 a.m.
Tennessee State vs. Oakland (@Muncie, Ind.) - 10 a.m.
Morehead State at Northwestern - 12 p.m.
Tennessee Tech vs. North Texas (@Birmingham, Ala.) - 12 p.m.
Austin Peay vs. DePaul (@Indianapolis, Ind.) - 1 p.m.
UT Martin vs. Presbyterian (@Macon, Ga.) - 1 p.m.
Eastern Illinois vs. New Hampshire (@Cambridge, Mass.) - 2 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Missouri State - 2:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Samford - 3 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky vs. South Carolina-Upstate (@Boone, N.C.) - 3:30 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville vs. Western Carolina (@Terre Haute, Ind.) - 3:30 p.m.
Morehead State vs. Mississippi (@Evanston, Ill.) - 4:30 p.m.
Tennessee State vs. Robert Morris (@Muncie, Ind.) - 5 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Virginia Tech - 6 p.m.
Murray State at Cincinnati - 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Austin Peay at IUPUI - 11:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Morehead State vs. North Carolina A&T State (@Huntington, W.Va.) - 2 p.m..
Morehead State at Marshall - 6 p.m.
Tennessee State at Lipscomb - 6:30 p.m.
Evansville at UT Martin - 7 p.m.
Belmont at Tennessee Tech - 7 p.m.
Illinois State at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Eastern Illinois at Michigan State Classic - TBA
Southeast Missouri vs. USF (@Carbondale, Ill.) - TBA
Tennessee Tech vs. Missouri (@Bowling Green, Ky.) - 11:30 a.m.
UT Martin at Texas State - 12 p.m.
Jacksonville State vs. Texas A&M (@Denver, Colo.) - 1 p.m.
Murray State vs. Loyola (@Evansville, Ind. - 3 p.m.
Morehead State vs. Mercer (Raleigh, N.C.) - 3:30 p.m.
Tennessee Tech vs. Central Arkansas (@Bowling Green, Ky.) - 4:30 p.m.
UT Martin vs. Alabama (@San Marcos, Texas) - 5 p.m.
Austin Peay at East Tennessee - 6 p.m.
Tennessee State at Memphis - 7 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at UNLV - 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Eastern Illinois at Michigan State Classic - TBA
Southeast Missouri vs. Mississippi (@Carbondale, Ill.) - TBA)
Austin Peay vs. UNC Asheville (@Johnson City, Tenn.) - 9 a.m.
Morehead State vs. Georgia Southern (@Raleigh, N.C.) - 10 a.m.
Tennessee State vs. Air Force (@Memphis, Tenn.) - 10 a.m.
Murray State vs. Western Carolina (@Evansville, Ind.) - 10 a.m.
UT Martin vs. North Texas (@San Marcos, Texas) - 11 a.m.
Eastern Kentucky vs. Call State Fullerton (@Las Vegas, Nev.) - 12 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Southern Illinois - 12 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Western Kentucky - 1 p.m.
Jacksonville State vs. Notre Dame (@Denver, Colo.) - 3 p.m.
Austin Peay vs. UNC Greensboro (@Johnson City, Tenn.) - 3:30 p.m.
Tennessee State vs. La Salle (@Memphis, Tenn.) - 4 p.m.
Murray State at Evansville - 6 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky vs. Pepperdine (@Las Vegas, Nev.) - 6:30 p.m.
Morehead State at NC State - 6:30 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Denver - 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Jacksonville State vs. Gonzaga (@Denver, Colo.) - 12 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
UT Martin at Southern Illinois - 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
SIU Edwardsville at Evansville - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Eastern Illinois vs. Robert Morris (@Pittsburgh, Pa.) - 10 a.m.
SIU Edwardsville at Wofford (@Spartanburg, S.C.) - 1 p.m.
Eastern Illinois vs. Washington (@Pittsburgh, Pa.) - 4 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky* - 6 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Morehead State* - 6 p.m.
Murray State at Austin Peay* - 7 p.m.
UT Martin at Tennessee State* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
SIU Edwardsville vs. Stetson (@Spartanburg, S.C.) - 9 a.m.
Eastern Illinois vs. Bowling Green (@Pittsburgh, Pa.) - 12 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky* - 1 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Morehead State* - 1 p.m.
Eastern Illinois vs. Saint Francis (@Pittsburgh, Pa.) - 2 p.m
UT Martin at Austin Peay* - 2 p.m.
Murray State at Tennessee State* - 2 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville vs. USC Upstate (@Spartanburg, S.C.) - 2 p.m.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois - 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Cincinnati at Morehead State - 6 p.m.
Murray State at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
Chicago State at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Murray State at UT Martin* - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech* - 7 p.m.
Morehead State at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri* - 7 p.m.
Tennessee State at Jacksonville State* - 7 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at UT Martin - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
SIU Edwardsville at Murray State - 12 p.m.
Morehead State at Southeast Missouri* - 1 p.m.
Austin Peay at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m.
Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech* - 2 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Lipscomb at Austin Peay - 7 p.m.
Murray State at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
UT Martin vs. Southeast Misssouri* - 7 p.m.
Missouri State at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State* - 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay* - 7 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State* - 7 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at UT Martin* - 7 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Murray State* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2
Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay* - 2 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State* - 2 p.m.
Jacksonville State at UT Martin* - 2 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Murray State* - 2 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5
Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky* - 5 p.m.
Tennessee State at Morehead State* - 6 p.m.
UMKC at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8
UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky* - 6 p.m.
Murray State at Morehead State* - 6 p.m.
Austin Peay at Tennessee State* - 7 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9
Murray State at Eastern Kentucky* - 1 p.m.
UT Martin at Morehead State* - 1 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri* - 1 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois* - 2 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10
Bradley at SIU Edwardsville - 2 p.m.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11
Eastern Illinois at Illinois-Chicago - 7 p.m.
Western Illinois at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12
Saint Louis at Southeast Missouri - 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
Southeast Missouri at UT Martin* - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15
Morehead State at Austin Peay* - 6 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at UT Martin* - 7 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State* - 7 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Murray State* - 7 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay* - 2 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Murray State* - 2 p.m.
Morehead State at Tennessee State* - 2 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at Milwaukee - 2 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
SIU Edwardsville at DePaul - 2 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
Southeast Missouri at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
Austin Peay at UT Martin* - 7 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri * - 7 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State* - 7 p.m.
Morehead State at Tennessee Tech* - 7 p.m.
Tennessee State at Murray State* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
Morehead State at Jacksonville State* - 1 p.m.
Austin Peay at Murray State* - 2 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech* - 2 p.m.
Tennessee State at UT Martin* - 2 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at Eastern Illinois - 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24
Loyola at SIU Edwardsville - 1 p.m.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25
Valparaiso at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26
Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky* - 5 p.m.
Austin Peay at Morehead State* - 6 p.m.
UT Martin at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
Murray State at Southeast Missouri* - 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
Murray State at SIU Edwardsville - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky* - 6 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Morehead State* - 6 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Austin Peay* - 7 p.m.
Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky* - 11 a.m.
Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay* - 2 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Tennessee State* - 2 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Morehead State* - 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
UT Martin at Murray State* - 7 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State* - 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky* - 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5
SIU Edwardsville at Morehead State - 6 p.m.
Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois* - 7 p.m.
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri* - 7 p.m.
UT Martin at Jacksonville State* - 7 p.m.
Murray State at Tennessee Tech* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
SIU Edwardsville at Eastern Kentucky - 1 p.m.
Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois* - 2 p.m.
UT Martin at Tennessee Tech* - 2 p.m.
Murray State at Jacksonville State* - 2 p.m.
Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri* - 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
SIU Edwardsville at Western Illinois - 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Tennessee State at Austin Peay* - 7 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech* - 7 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Murray State* - 7 p.m.
Morehead State at UT Martin* - 7 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State* - 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State* - 12 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin* - 12 p.m.
Morehead State at Murray State* - 2 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech* - 2 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at Austin Peay - 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14
SIU Edwardsville at Tennessee State - 12 p.m.
THURSDAY-MONDAY NOVEMBER 18-22#
OVC Volleyball Championship
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
* - OVC Match
#- The OVC Volleyball Championship will be a three-day event within these dates