Gandara Announces 2016 @CanesVB Schedule
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami volleyball program will host 10 ACC home matches and the UM/FIU Invitational as part of its 2016 regular season schedule.
“We are excited about our schedule,” Miami head coach Jose “Keno” Gandara said. “I think it presents the challenges and tests that we need in preparation for ACC play. Not only the opponents that we will face, but some of the travel will help us prepare to play away from home in a competitive conference.”
Miami will open the season with the UM/FIU Invitational on Aug. 26-27, the first of four non-conference tournaments on the 2016 Canes schedule. The Hurricane Invitational will feature the host Hurricanes, 2015 NCAA qualifier Coastal Carolina, as well as Florida A&M and crosstown rival FIU. The Canes will open the Hurricane Invitational on August 26 at 6 p.m. against Florida A&M, before playing at FIU at 11:30 a.m., and hosting Coastal Carolina at 7 p.m. the next day.
The Canes then hit the road for three consecutive weeks, traveling to Austin, Texas for a tournament at the University of Texas on Sept. 2-3, where they will face off against UTSA and 2015 NCAA qualifiers Lipscomb and the host Texas Longhorns. A year ago, Texas was the national runner-up, facing off against Nebraska in the 2015 NCAA Championship match.
The following week will see Miami travel to Manhattan, Kan., for a tournament at Kansas State, where they will face Loyola Chicago, Mississippi State and the host Wildcats, whom Miami beat a year ago in Coral Gables. Miami’s final nonconference matches will be played in Newark, Del., as the Canes will face Delaware, 2015 NCAA qualifier Missouri and Duquense on Sept. 16-17.
Following the final nonconference weekend, the Hurricanes head into an ACC slate that features 20 matches, 10 home and 10 away. Miami opens ACC play on Friday, Sept. 23, when they travel to Tallahassee, Fla., to face in-sate rival Florida State. Two days later, the Canes open their ACC home slate with a match against Notre Dame.
The Canes close our September and open October with their first full ACC home weekend, hosting Boston College (Sept. 30) and Syracuse (Oct. 2). Miami hits the road the following weekend, playing at NC State (Oct. 7) and North Carolina (Oct. 9), before returning for a three-match homestand.
The Hurricanes welcome Pitt and Virginia Tech to the Knight Complex on Oct. 14 and Oct. 16, respectively, but it’s their Oct. 19 match against Florida State that is sure to draw a large crowd to the Canes’ home gym. A year ago, Miami defeated the Seminoles in four sets in Coral Gables and the 2016 edition of the rivalry match is sure to be an exciting one. Miami closes the month of October with a three-match road trip, traveling to Virginia (Oct. 22), Notre Dame (Oct. 28) and Louisville (Oct. 30).
Miami opens the final month of the regular season at home, hosting North Carolina (Nov. 4) and NC State (Nov. 6). The Canes will play consecutive road weekends, traveling to Syracuse and Boston College on Nov. 11-13, and heading to Wake Forest and Duke on Nov. 18-20, to close out their ACC road slate. The Canes will wrap up the regular season at home, welcoming Georgia Tech (Nov. 23) and Clemson (Nov. 25).
The Hurricanes will play every team in the ACC at least once, while Florida State, Notre Dame, Boston College, Syracuse, NC State and North Carolina are scheduled 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’ 2016 schedule, click here.
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