Mar 24, 2013; Queens, NY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats mascot performs during the second half against the Navy Midshipmen during the first round of the 2013 NCAA womens basketball tournament at Carnesecca Arena. Kentucky won 61-41. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
The University of Kentucky volleyball team has announced their 2013 schedule according to UKathletics.com. The Cats will host a couple of tournaments early in the season. The first tournament is the Kentucky Classic, Sept. 6-7, with VCU (Sept. 6), Liberty (Sept. 7) and ETSU (Sept. 7) coming to town. In between tournaments the Cats will play Louisville on Sept. 10 in Lexington. After playing the Cards, the Cats will host the Bluegrass Battle, Sept. 13-14, against Pepperdine (Sept. 13) and Minnesota (Sept. 14). Other notable games are Tennessee on Oct. 6 and Florida on Nov. 27. Here is the complete 2013 UK Volleyball schedule:
Date Opponent Location Time
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 @ Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif.
Aug. 30 Florida State 8:00pm
Aug. 31 Illinois 7:30pm
Sept. 1 Long Beach State 8:00pm
Sept. 6-7 Kentucky Classic Lexington, Ky.
Sept. 6 VCU 7:00pm
Sept. 7 Liberty 11:00am
Sept. 7 ETSU TBD
Sept. 10 Louisville Lexington, Ky. 7:00pm
Sept. 13-14 Bluegrass Battle Lexington, Ky.
Sept. 13 Pepperdine 7:00pm
Sept. 14 Minnesota TBD
Sept. 21 Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 3:00pm
Sept. 23 Morehead State Lexington, Ky. 7:00pm
Sept. 27 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 8:00pm
Sept. 29 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2:30pm
Oct. 4 Ole Miss Lexington, Ky. 7:00pm
Oct. 6 Tennessee Lexington, Ky. 1:30pm
Oct. 11 Florida Gainesville, Fla. 7:00pm
Oct. 13 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 1:30pm
Oct. 23 Georgia Athens, Ga. 7:00pm
Oct. 25 Mississippi State Lexington, Ky. 7:00pm
Oct. 27 Alabama Lexington, Ky. 1:30pm
Nov. 1 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 8:00pm
Nov. 3 Missouri Columbia, Mo. 2:30pm
Nov. 8 South Carolina Lexington, Ky. 7:00pm
Nov. 10 LSU Lexington, Ky. 1:30pm
Nov. 15 Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 8:00pm
Nov. 17 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 2:30pm
Nov. 22 Texas A&M Lexington, Ky. 7:00pm
Nov. 24 Missouri Lexington, Ky. 1:30pm
Nov. 27 Florida Lexington, Ky. TBD
Dec. 6-7 NCAA 1st & 2
nd Rounds TBD TBD
Dec. 13-14 NCAA Regionals Lexington, Ky. TBD
Dec. 20-21 NCAA Championships Seattle, Wash. TBD
All times Eastern and subject to change; All home games bolded and played in Memorial Coliseum
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