NCAA Volleyball on CSTV:
AVCA Match of the Week Leads Fall Schedule with AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball
Showcase
Fall Schedule Features the Top Women's
Volleyball Teams in Quest for Championship
New York (Aug. 10, 2005) - NCAA Volleyball on CSTV:
AVCA Match of the Week debuts this August on CSTV with one of the best
tournament events of the season -- the AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase -
and continues with key matches, concluding with five conference championships.
The series includes 32 matches, including two, special-edition live Wednesday
night rivalry matches including Texas A&M at Texas.
For
the third straight year, College Sports Television (www.cstv.com)
in association with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (www.avca.org)
delivers the best volleyball schedule in the country featuring the top teams and
players from around the country in the pursuit of a national title, including
defending NCAA Division I Champion Stanford, and 2004 USA Today/CSTV Top 25
Coaches Poll final top-10 finishers Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Hawai'i,
UCLA and Tennessee. Seven teams in this fall's lineup have combined to win 18
national championships since 1981. A total of 15 of the 25 schools in this years
pre-season poll will be part of the package, in addition to four other schools
that earned a berth in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.
To kick off the 2005 series edition, CSTV will televise live all four matches of
the AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase, featuring defending national
champion Stanford, host Nebraska, Penn State and Hawai'i. The event, which will
be played in Omaha at the Qwest Center OMAHA on Aug. 26-27, begins with Penn
State versus Stanford on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Nebraska versus
Hawai'i at 9:30 p.m. ET. The third place and championship matches will be
contested the following day at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET, respectively.
Other top matches during the CSTV campaign include UCLA at Wisconsin, a
Southeastern Conference showdown between Florida and Tennessee and more
conference championships than any other network including the Big East,
Conference USA, Patriot League, Mountain West Conference and the WAC.
NCAA Volleyball on CSTV: AVCA Match of the Week features returning AVCA
All-Americans set to exhibit their skills. These stars includes Nebraska's Sarah
Pavan, Melissa Elmer and Jennifer Saleaumua, Penn State's Sam Tortorello,
Hawaii's Kanoe Kamana'o and Victoria Prince, Missouri's Lindsey Hunter, Texas
A&M's Laura Jones, Ohio State's Marisa Main, Notre Dame's Lauren Brewster,
Florida's Jane Collymore and Tennessee's Julie Knytych.
Women's collegiate volleyball will also be featured within CSTV's The #1 College
Sports Show, and other studio and original programs including Training Camp,
Coach and Dog Days. CSTV.com, the number-one online source for college sports
news, information, analysis and highlights, will also cover the sport from every
angle on a regular basis. CSTV.com will cover more than 400 volleyball matches
this fall through its exclusive GameTracker live scores and statistics feature
and will also broadcast video or audio of more than 300 matches.
"For the third year in a row, women's college volleyball owns Sunday nights for
the National match of the week on CSTV and all season long on CSTV.com," said
Tim Pernetti, CSTV's senior vice president for programming and talent, CSTV.
"Thanks to a great effort with our partners at the AVCA, the conferences, and
the institutions, the match of the week will deliver more events than ever
featuring the top teams, players, coaches and stories in women's college
volleyball from the great atmospheres on campuses all over the country. Every
match on the schedule will have an impact on the conference championships and
the NCAA Championship in December."
"We are delighted to enhance and strengthen our partnership with CSTV," said
Katherine McConnell, AVCA executive director. "The entire AVCA membership and
the volleyball community completely appreciate the support, enthusiasm and
visibility that CSTV provides, by showcasing the best of NCAA women's
volleyball."
"The relationship between the AVCA and CSTV is such a positive thing for women's
volleyball," added Mary Wise, University of Florida Head Coach and two-time AVCA
National Coach of the Year. "This year's line-up is the strongest yet, and we
are thrilled to be a part of it."
The programming schedule for NCAA Volleyball on CSTV: AVCA Match of the Week
appears below, and is also available online at
www.CSTV.com.
Date
Match
Time (ET)
8/26
AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball
Showcase
Penn St. vs. Stanford
7 p.m.
Nebraska vs. Hawaii
9:30 p.m.
8/27
AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball
Showcase
Third Place Match
6 p.m.
Championship Match
8:30 p.m.
9/4
Texas at Notre Dame
6 p.m.
9/18
UCLA at Wisconsin
6 p.m.
9/21
Texas A&M at Nebraska
8 p.m.
9/25
UCLA at Stanford
6 p.m.
10/2
Baylor at Nebraska
4 p.m.
Santa Clara at Pepperdine
6 p.m.
10/9
Utah at Colorado St.
6 p.m.
10/16
Texas at Nebraska
3 p.m.
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
6 p.m.
10/23
UNLV at BYU
6 p.m.
10/26
Texas A&M at Texas
9 p.m.
10/27
Kansas at Nebraska
10 p.m.
10/30
Florida at Tennessee
6 p.m.
11/2
Ohio St. at Penn St.
8 p.m.
11/3
Oklahoma at Nebraska
8 p.m.
11/6
Cal St. Fullerton at UC Santa
Barbara
6 p.m.
11/13
Missouri at Nebraska
6 p.m.
11/20
Big East Women's Volleyball
Championship at Louisville
3 p.m.
Conference USA Championship at
Rice
5 p.m.
Patriot League Championship at
highest seed
8 p.m.
11/24
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinal #1
2 p.m.
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinal #2
4:30 p.m.
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinal #3
7 p.m.
Mountain West Conference
Quarterfinal #4
10 p.m.
11/25
Mountain West Conference
Semi-Final
10:30 p.m.
Mountain West Conference
Semi-Final
12:30 a.m.
11/26
Mountain West Conference
Championship
11 p.m.
WAC Championship
1 a.m. (11/27)
All telecasts are subject to change
About the AVCA
The AVCA, with its national office based in Colorado Springs, provides a
professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing
the world's fastest growing sport - volleyball. The AVCA has more than 3,100
members and is growing steadily. Members are comprised of national and
international coaches, men's and women's coaches for NCAA Divisions I, II, III,
NAIA, two-year colleges, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches. Other
members include former players, officials, media members and other friends of
volleyball. As a group, the AVCA is committed to the development, growth,
advancement and publicity of volleyball throughout the world.
The AVCA services its members through many varied functions and only involves
itself with activities that best exemplify the image of amateur athletics. Its
ultimate mission is to enhance the image and increase the awareness for the
sport of volleyball, while at the same time providing educational opportunities
for member coaches. The board of directors is instrumental in maintaining the
AVCA's sense of mission.
About CSTV
CSTV Networks is the multimedia home of college sports. CSTV Networks connects
alumni, students, parents and fans to the most comprehensive coverage of college
sports anywhere. Through its numerous platforms, CSTV provides more live college
sports games, events, news, information, analysis and broadband content than any
other company. CSTV Networks consist of: College Sports TV, televising
regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports,
from every major collegiate athletic conference; CSTV Online, the number-one
online destination for college sports, capturing the fans' passion in a
personalized broadband experience, while serving as the backbone for more than
250 official university athletic sites; GameTracker Live, which provides live
coverage and statistics of more than 13,000 online events per year; and CSTV
All-Access, a unique broadband subscription service that brings college sports
fans even more comprehensive coverage of their favorite schools.
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the third straight year, College Sports Television (
