Volleyball announces 2006 schedule
4/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
April 13, 2006
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FORT WORTH, Texas - After posting back-to-back 20+ wins seasons in 2003 and 2004 and becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history in 2005, TCU head coach Prentice Lewis is ready for more challenges in 2006 as she released the volleyball schedule on Thursday. The schedule is highlighted by two Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponents, a Big XII foe, renewed rivalries and two home tournaments.
"We are excited about the 2006 schedule," stated Lewis. "One of our goals is to schedule schools from power conferences and we have done that again this year with Mississippi and South Carolina. It is going to be a little different this season since we only have three tournaments before conference play begins, rather than the normal four."
Aug. 25 marks the start date to the season as the Frogs host Boise State, Loyola (Md.), South Carolina and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first of three regular-season tournaments. South Carolina makes its first visit to the University Rec Center.
TCU follows the home tournament with a short commute to Arlington, Texas, to take on UT-Arlington on Aug. 29 in a midweek showdown.
A trip to Elon, N.C., on Sept. 1 for a tournament versus UAB, Elon and Navy is next up for TCU before heading back to Fort Worth to host its second tournament of the season. Navy is the first of two service academies the Frogs will face this season with Air Force being the second in Mountain West Conference play.
In its second midweek affair of the season, the Frogs travel to Denton to take on North Texas on Sept. 5. TCU also has an away date with Oklahoma on Oct. 31 for its third and final Tuesday night match.
"We are really fortunate to keep our rivalry with North Texas and Oklahoma going," Lewis continued. "Over the past few seasons, these rivalries have gotten stronger and stronger and it is great for all three universities."
Centenary, Davidson and Mississippi come to Fort Worth on Sept. 8 for a two-day affair. Mississippi is the second SEC team to visit the campus during the 2006 season and it is the first time the Horned Frogs have hosted two Southeastern Conference teams in the same season.
Texas State heads to town on Sept. 13 in a nonconference clash before TCU welcomes Wyoming on Sept. 16 to kick off conference play.
"Overall, we feel this is a great preseason schedule," explained Lewis. "It will prepare us for a tough Mountain West Conference that had three teams play in the NCAA Tournament last season."
BYU, Colorado State and Utah represented the MWC a season ago in the tournament. Mountain West regular-season play follows a home-and-home format.
The Frogs are currently in their spring practice schedule and completed their first tournament on April 8. TCU returns to action on Saturday when it heads to Houston to compete in the Texas Tornadoes Club volleyball tournament.
