Volleyball Releases 2009 Schedule

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (July 13, 2009) - The Mount Holyoke College volleyball team recently unveiled its 2009 schedule. The Lyons will kick off their slate at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Saturday, September 12. Their home opener will be on Thursday, September 17 versus Bay Path College at the Mildred Howard Gymasium.

Second year head coach Sonnie Terrell has scheduled 26 regular season matches. Ten of those will take place at home. Mount Holyoke will host the annual Volleyball Hall of Fame Tournament on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24. It will also serve as the host school for this year's LEC/NEWMAC Challenge on Saturday, October 17.

The Lyons will take part in the Mid Coast Classic at Bowdoin College on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3. They will also compete in the Seven Sisters Championship at Smith College on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11.

Mount Holyoke will get its nine match NEWMAC slate underway at Wellesley College on Tuesday, September 15. The Lyons Conference home opener will be on Saturday, September 19 versus Clark University. They will wrap up their regular season at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday, October 31.

Quarterfinal Round action of the NEWMAC Touranament will take place on Tuesday, November 3. The Semifinals will be on Friday, November 6, and the Championship will be on Saturday, November 7.