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Photo courtesy of Jeff Barrett
The USU Eastern women’s volleyball team is gearing up for an exciting 2024 season and are set to face off against some of the top teams in the nation, including an opening weekend matchup against back-to-back national champions, Florida Southwestern State.
The season begins with a series of games in Fort Myers, Florida where the Lady Eagles will compete against some of the best teams in the country during the Suncoast Credit Union Arena tournament. They will first face Hillsborough Community College and Eastern Florida State College on August 23rd, followed by a highly anticipated clash with Florida Southwestern State on August 24th as well as another tough matchup against Daytona State College.
Back in Utah, the team will head to Taylorsville on August 30th for matches against Arizona Western College and Central Wyoming College, followed by games against Eastern Wyoming College and Butler Community College on August 31st.
Highlighting the home schedule, Eastern will open conference play hosting Salt Lake Community College on September 27th. The following day, September 28th, will see the Lady Eagles take on Colorado Northwestern Community College in Price.
The season continues with road games against Snow College on October 2nd, North Idaho College on October 10th, and College of Southern Idaho on October 12th. Returning home, USU Eastern will play against Snow College again on October 16th, followed by matches against North Idaho College on October 24th and College of Southern Idaho on October 26th.
USU Eastern, which ended the previous season ranked 11th in the nation, is looking to build on its long history of a top 15 team. Heading into her ninth season at the helm, head coach Danielle Jensen and her staff are already impressed with the team as they finished their first week on campus, “We have a really young group but I don’t know if we’ve had a stronger group this early on in the season,” Jensen stated. “We have implemented some exciting changes with our program and the team has bought in and worked extremely hard in the off-season to prepare for the goals we have set. Fans should be excited about the depth of talent that will be on display inside the BDAC this year.”
Eastern is aiming to make a strong run to the Region 18 Tournament which will be held on November 6th, with hopes of advancing to the District Championship and the NJCAA National Tournament in Clarksville, TN, on November 15th.
For more details on the schedule and to follow the Lady Eagles throughout the season, visit USU Eastern Athletics.