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Raider Volleyball Team To Host Annual Invitational
Mount Union College’s volleyball team will open the 2006 campaign hosting the annual Purple Raider Invitational on Friday/Saturday, September 1-2. Friday’s action in the Timken Physical Education Building begins at 2 p.m. while Saturday’s play starts at 9 a.m.
Pool A includes Calvin (MI), Case Western, Mount Union and Westminster (PA) while Pool B has Defiance, Dickinson (PA), Geneva (PA) and Malone.
“We are excited about opening the season at home this coming weekend,” said Leigh Ann Matesich, Raider first-year head coach. “We have some good teams coming in and this tournament will give us a good look at where we are as a team and what areas we need to improve on heading into the bulk of our schedule.”
Match results and the All-Tournament Team will be posted on line and sent to local media outlets daily.
Admission is $4 daily for adults, $2 for students/senior citizens daily, and free for Mount Union students with an ID. In addition, a two-day adult pass is available at a discount price of $6.
Friday Pool A play match-ups are as follows - Mount Union versus Case Western at 2 p.m., Calvin versus Westminster at 4 p.m., Mount Union versus Westminster at 6 p.m. and Case Western versus Calvin at 8 p.m.
Friday Pool B play consists of Defiance versus Malone at 2 p.m., Dickinson versus Geneva at 4 p.m., Defiance versus Geneva at 6 p.m. and Malone versus Dickinson at 8 p.m.
Saturday Pool A play includes Mount Union versus Calvin at 9 a.m. and Westminster versus Case Western at 11 a.m. Pool B play has Defiance versus Dickinson at 9 a.m. and Geneva versus Malone at 11 a.m.
The 5th/6th and 7th/8th place matches take place Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The 3rd/4th and 1st/2nd matches start at 3:30 p.m.
Please note that starting times are tentative in nature.
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