May 22, 2003

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State volleyball team has released the schedule for the 2003 season, the program announced Thursday afternoon (May 22).

The Spartans travel to four tournaments to open the non-conference portion of the schedule before playing their first home match, the Big Ten opener, Sept. 26 vs. Penn State. The Spartans will host a total of 10 matches - all against Big Ten teams - at Jenison Field House this season. The annual Alumni/"Green & White" match is scheduled for Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m.

MSU is scheduled to face 14 teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last season. The Green and White begin the 2003 slate at the Maryland Tournament Aug. 29-30. The Spartans will then face five NCAA Tournament teams the next two weekends, as they match up against South Carolina and North Carolina in Columbia, S.C. Sept. 5-6 before heading to Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 12-14 to play Nebraska, Santa Clara and Georgia Tech. MSU's last tournament is at American University in Washington, D.C. Sept. 20.

Michigan State will play its first four Big Ten matches at Jenison Field House and eight of the first 12 are at home. The Spartans conclude the regular season Nov. 29 at Illinois.

The NCAA Tournament opens Dec. 5, and the Final Four will be held Dec. 18-20 in Dallas, Texas.

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2003 MICHIGAN STATE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE:

DATE	                OPPONENT		        LOCATION		TIME
Saturday, Aug. 23	Alumni/"Green & White" Match	Jenison Field House	6:30 p.m.

Fri.-Sat., Aug. 29-30	Maryland Tournament		College Park, Md.	TBA
	                (Maryland, Tennessee, Villanova, MSU)

Fri.-Sat., Sept. 5-6	South Carolina Tournament	Columbia, S.C.		TBA
	                (South Carolina, North Carolina, MSU)

Fri.-Sun., Sept. 12-14	Nebraska Tournament		Lincoln, Neb.		TBA
	               (Nebraska, Santa Clara, Georgia Tech, MSU)

Saturday, Sept. 20	American U. Tournament		Washington, D.C.	TBA
	               (American, Harvard, San Diego, MSU)

Friday, Sept. 26	Penn State		        Jenison Field House	7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27	Ohio State		        Jenison Field House	8 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1	Michigan		        Jenison Field House     7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3	        Wisconsin		        Jenison Field House	7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 10	        Purdue		                West Lafayette, Ind.	7 p.m. CT
Saturday, Oct. 11	Indiana		                Bloomington, Ind.	7 p.m. CT

Friday, Oct. 17	        Illinois		        Jenison Field House	7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18	Northwestern		        Jenison Field House	7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24	        Iowa	                        Iowa City, Iowa		7 p.m. CT
Saturday, Oct. 25	Minnesota		        Minneapolis, Minn.	7 p.m. CT

Friday, Oct. 31	        Indiana		                Jenison Field House	7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 1	Purdue		                Jenison Field House	8 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 5	Michigan		        Ann Arbor, Mich.	7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 8	Wisconsin		        Madison, Wis.		7 p.m. CT

Friday, Nov. 14	        Ohio State		        Columbus, Ohio		7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 15	Penn State		        State College, Pa.      7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 21	        Minnesota		        Jenison Field House	7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22	Iowa		                Jenison Field House	8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 28	        Northwestern		        Evanston, Ill.		7 p.m. CT
Saturday, Nov. 29	Illinois		        Champaign, Ill.		7 p.m. CT

Fri.-Sat., Dec. 5-6	NCAA Tournament First/Second Rounds	TBA              TBA

Fri-Sat., Dec. 12-13	NCAA Regional Championships		TBA		 TBA

Thur.-Sat., Dec. 18-20	NCAA Final Four		        Dallas, Texas		TBA