The first volleyball season at the University of Missouri-Rolla will get underway August 24 as the Lady Miner head coach Jason Holt has released the 2007 schedule.
The team's first appearance before the home audience will be in an intrasquad scrimmage on Monday, August 20 before the Lady Miners head to Memphis, Tenn., to play their first official games.
UMR's first match will take place in a two-day classic hosted by Christian Brothers University, as the Lady Miners will face Belhaven College in their first match on the morning of August 24. The Lady Miners will play four games over two days to open the season, including matches against defending Gulf South Western Division champion Harding and host Christian Brothers.
The Lady Miners will play in another two-day classic at Colorado School of Mines over Labor Day weekend and then play at Washburn Sept. 4 before playing in front of their home fans in a regular season contest for the first time on Friday, Sept. 7 when they open Great Lakes Valley Conference play against Drury. UMR will also play Rockhurst, one of the top teams in the GLVC, the following afternoon.
UMR will have 12 home matches as part of its 34-game regular season schedule. The home slate includes a pair of three-game weekends, one taking place Sept. 14-15 when the Lady Miners host Southern Indiana, Pittsburg State and Southwest Baptist. UMR will also play at home on three consecutive days in early October when it faces Saint Joseph's, Northern Kentucky and Indianapolis.
The Lady Miners will also host defending regular season champion Southern Illinois Edwardsville as part of Homecoming weekend at UMR. UMR and SIUE will face off on the night of Friday, Oct. 19, then the Lady Miners will host Quincy in a 5:30 p.m. match on Oct. 20 after the UMR football game earlier in the day.
Besides the two early season classics UMR will take part in, the team will also face six of the 10 schools in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in non-conference play, including matches at Central Missouri (Oct. 16), Emporia State and Truman State (Nov. 3).
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