Miami Volleyball Releases 2014 Schedule
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami volleyball program will host two tournaments and nine ACC home matches as part of its 2014 regular season schedule.
Miami will open the season with the Hurricane Invitational on Aug. 29-30, the first of two home tournaments on the 2014 Canes schedule. The Hurricane Invitational will feature Seton Hall, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida A&M and the host Hurricanes in six matches over two days.
The Canes then hit the road for two consecutive weeks, traveling to Fort Worth, Texas for a tournament at TCU on Sept. 5-6 and heading to Madison, Wisc. For the HotelRED Invitational on Sept. 12-13. At the HotelRED Invitational, Miami will face three teams that finished the 2013 season with a Top 100 RPI, including the 2013 national runner-up Wisconsin.
Miami’s final nonconference matches will be played at the James L. Knight Sports Complex as they host defending SEC champion Missouri and UNC Greensboro in the Hurricane Challenge on Sept. 19-20.
Following the Hurricane Challenge, the Hurricanes head into an ACC slate that features matches, nine home and nine away. Miami opens ACC play on Friday, Sept. 26, when they host Notre Dame. They will close out the month of September with a trip to Duke on Sept. 28.
The Canes open October with a two-match homestand, hosting Clemson (Oct. 3) and Florida State (Oct. 5). Two weeks later, they are back at home to host Virginia Tech (Oct. 17) and Georgia Tech (Oct. 19). Miami has four road matches in October, traveling to Syracuse (Oct. 10), Boston College (Oct 12), Wake Forest (Oct. 24) and North Carolina (Oct. 31)
On Nov. 7, the Hurricanes will host Louisville for the first time since the Cardinals joined the ACC. Two days later, the Canes welcome Virginia to Coral Gables for a match (Nov. 9). Miami’s final homestand of the 2014 season will feature Syracuse (Nov. 21) and Boston College (Nov. 23. The Hurricanes play four matched on the road in November, visiting NC State (Nov. 1), Pittsburgh (Nov. 14), Georgia Tech (Nov. 26) and Florida State (Nov. 28)
The Hurricanes will play every team in the ACC at least once, while Syracuse, Boston College, Georgia Tech and Florida State are slated for two matches against Miami.
All Canes volleyball home matches are played at the James L. Knight Sports Complex on the University of Miami campus. For a complete look at the Hurricanes’ 2014 schedule, click here.
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