Tournament Time...
By: Dana LeRoy, September 5, 2013, Volleyball
The eve of the Akron Invitational is upon us!
For the 19th season in its 40-year history, Zips Volleyball is hosting its own non-conference invitational. Tennessee Tech, Niagara and Milwaukee are en route to Akron and the JAR for the tournament that starts tomorrow and continues through Saturday. The complete tournament schedule is below:
2013 AKRON INVITATIONAL
Friday, Sept. 6
11:00 a.m. ET - Milwaukee vs. Niagara
1:00 p.m. ET - Tennessee Tech vs. Akron
4:30 p.m. ET - Milwaukee vs. Tennessee Tech
7:00 p.m. ET - Niagara vs. Akron
Saturday, Sept. 7
11:30 a.m. ET - Tennessee Tech vs. Niagara
2:00 p.m. ET - Milwaukee vs. Akron
Akron is coming off a sweep of the SIUE Cougar Classic last weekend, where Alex Cocklin was named MVP and Mary Delich and Kelsey Wilson earned All-Tournament team accolades for the first time in their careers.
Jill Paluch also reached a career milestone, surpassng 1,000 digs. On a related note, there will be special presentation prior to the start of the Zips' 7 p.m. match against Niagara tomorrow night, you won't want to miss it!
The Zips getting in some last-minute practice for their home opener tomorrow
Coach Arenz will be a guest on Zips Live presented by Lee Hyder & Associates tonight to preview the tournament. The radio show airs live from Johnny J's in the Valley from 7 to 8 p.m. on 1350 AM (WARF). You can listen live here or come and join us for dinner at Johnny J's!
There is a lot of hype heading into this first #ZipsGameday on campus – we are hosting volleyball all day tomorrow, doubling down with volleyball and football's home opener on Saturday, capped off with women's soccer on Sunday.
Stay up-to-date with the action of all of our fall sports through our Twitter accounts and GoZips.com!
