SUU Opens 2011 Season Hosting Crystal Inn Thunderbird Invitational Add Comment    Aug 24, 2011

CEDAR CITY, Utah - Aug. 24 - Southern Utah University Volleyball will open the 2011 season this weekend when the Thunderbirds host the Crystal Inn Thunderbird Invitational, facing Drake, Boise State, Pacific and Utah State on Friday and Saturday.

It will be great to open the season at home, head coach Debby Baker said. We have four, really strong teams coming in and it will really give us an idea of how things will go this year. We have a good team right now, but we hope to continually improve as the season rolls along.

The Thunderbirds will open the tournament on Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. facing the Drake Bulldogs followed by a match with Boise State Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Southern Utahs matinee game on Saturday will feature SUU and the University of the Pacific at 12:30 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. start against Utah State that night.

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