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Wake Forest Volleyball Releases 2013 Schedule
4/19/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
April 19, 2013
By Nick Sebesta, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeVolleyball)
Full Schedule | Full 2013 Schedule (PDF)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest volleyball will play a 32-match schedule this fall as the 2013 schedule was announced by first year head coach Ken Murczek.
The schedule features six teams who went to the NCAA tournament in 2013. Those teams include traditional ACC rivals such as Florida State, North Carolina, NC State and Miami along with new ACC foe Notre Dame. Wake Forest will play Cleveland State who also went to the tournament in last season.
"Playing five NCAA tournament teams in ACC play and four of those we get to play twice," said Murczek. "It will be a great challenge for our veteran squad. We're fortunate to have some success this spring and hopefully see a transfer into the fall season."
Beginning with the Deacon Invitational at home on Aug. 30, the Demon Deacons will open the season with a Friday match against ECU at 6:30 p.m. in Reynolds Gym. Saturday, the Deacs will play ETSU and UNCG to wrap up the tournament.
Wake Forest will head to the west coast for a tournament hosted by Cal State Fullerton which also features William & Mary and Gardner-Webb. The Deacs will also play tournaments at UMKC in Kansas City, Mo. and a three-match tourney at James Madison in mid-September.
"I'm excited about opening the 2013 season at home the first weekend," said Murczek. "It will be a challenge to fly to California and then to Kansas City soon after but it will nice to bring our seniors home to California and have them play in front of their families."
Conference play begins at home on Sept. 27 with Virginia Tech at 6:30 p.m. followed the next day with a match against Virginia.
On Oct. 4 the Demon Deacons will make their first trip to South Bend, Ind. to face Notre Dame before coming back home to play Duke on Oct. 6.New ACC member Syracuse comes to Winston-Salem on Nov. 2 while the Deacs will head to Pittsburgh for a conference match on Nov. 8.
The longest homestand be from Oct. 25 - Nov. 2 which will feature Miami, Florida State, Boston College along with Syracuse.
The season wraps up with a home match against North Carolina on Nov. 27 and showdown with NC State on Nov. 30 in Reynolds Gym.
