Mavs Head South to Florida Southern Classic
Aug 30, 2007 | Volleyball
The 18th-ranked University of Nebraska at Omaha volleyball team will head to Lakeland, Fla. this Friday-Saturday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1 to compete in the five-team Florida Southern Classic.
The Mavericks will open the tournament on Friday with a 1 p.m. contest against Pittsburg State. UNO will then take on the host school, fifth-ranked Florida Southern at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Mavericks will battle Saint Leo at 11 a.m. before concluding the tournament with a 2:30 p.m. match against Lees McRae.
Tournament Notes
All four of the Maverick opponents in the tournament qualified for the 2006 NCAA Division II Tournament. The Mavericks will play against two schools (Lees McRae and St. Leo) for the first time in school history. The last time a UNO team played in Lakeland, Fla was in 1983 when Florida Southern hosted the NCAA II Final Four. That was the first UNO team to advance to the Final Four.
The Record
The Mavericks are currently 3-1 on the season after opening the year by taking three of four matches in the UNO Classic at the Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO swept matches against Montana State-Billings, Mary, and Colorado State-Pueblo. The one Maverick blemish came on a five-game heartbreaking loss to Minnesota State-Moorhead.
The Rankings
In the CSTV/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 preseason poll released on Aug. 15, Nebraska-Omaha was ranked No. 18. North Central Conference rival Minnesota Duluth was ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll. Florida Southern is ranked No. 5.
The Mavericks will open the tournament on Friday with a 1 p.m. contest against Pittsburg State. UNO will then take on the host school, fifth-ranked Florida Southern at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Mavericks will battle Saint Leo at 11 a.m. before concluding the tournament with a 2:30 p.m. match against Lees McRae.
Tournament Notes
All four of the Maverick opponents in the tournament qualified for the 2006 NCAA Division II Tournament. The Mavericks will play against two schools (Lees McRae and St. Leo) for the first time in school history. The last time a UNO team played in Lakeland, Fla was in 1983 when Florida Southern hosted the NCAA II Final Four. That was the first UNO team to advance to the Final Four.
The Record
The Mavericks are currently 3-1 on the season after opening the year by taking three of four matches in the UNO Classic at the Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO swept matches against Montana State-Billings, Mary, and Colorado State-Pueblo. The one Maverick blemish came on a five-game heartbreaking loss to Minnesota State-Moorhead.
The Rankings
In the CSTV/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 preseason poll released on Aug. 15, Nebraska-Omaha was ranked No. 18. North Central Conference rival Minnesota Duluth was ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll. Florida Southern is ranked No. 5.
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