SUPERIOR, Wis. -- UW-Superior volleyball head coach
Lynne Deadrick announced the Yellowjackets' 2019 schedule Tuesday, which features matches against three teams that advanced for the 2018 NCAA tournament.
The 'Jackets' 33-match slate is also highlighted by five in-season tournaments, including the annual Stinger Classic Sept. 6-7. UWS welcomes Finlandia, Nebraska Wesleyan, St. Scholastica and Crown to Mertz Mortorelli Gym.
UWS, which finished 20-12 overall in 2018, opens the season at the 2019 Ground Round Sugar Loaf Classic at St. Mary's Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. Superior will also take on Luther, Macalester and NCAA-tournament-qualifier Dubuque in Winona, Minn., on the season's opening weekend.
After a midweek match at St Olaf Sept. 3, the 'Jackets host the Stinger Classic before traveling to Macalester Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.
The 'Jackets open the Falcon Invitational at UW-River Falls Sept. 13 against Saint Benedict. CSB, which finished 26-8 last season, advanced to the St. Peter, Minn., regional championship match, falling to UW-Eau Claire in four sets.
UWS also faces Hamline, St. Catherine and the host Falcons on the weekend.
The Yellowjackets host St. Catherine's Sept 21 at 6 p.m., prior to beginning Upper Midwest Athletic Conference action at Crown Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.
UWS hosts Martin Luther Sept 28 at 2 p.m., to open its home UMAC schedule. Three matches later, the 'Jackets welcome Minnesota Morris to Mortorelli Gym Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. the Cougars earned the UMAC automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament a season ago.
UWS will take part in the 2019 Marty Petersen Invitational at UW-Oshkosh Sept. 11-12, challenging St. Norbert, Finlandia, Oshkosh and Luther in the tournament. The 'Jackets close the UMAC regular season with home matches against St. Scholastica and Bethany Lutheran Oct. 16 and 19 and road encounters with Northwestern and North Central Oct. 23 and 26.
The 'Jackets will end the regular season Nov. 1-2 at Wisconsin Lutheran's Warrior Invitational against Maranatha Baptist, Beloit, Concordia-Chicago and WLC.
