Aug. 24, 2012

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--The Atlantic 10 Conference will begin its 30th season of volleyball compeition Friday morning when 11 of the league's 12 teams compete in season-opening tournaments.

La Salle, the only team not in action Friday, begins Saturday. All 12 teams have a full slate of tournament matches this weekend. 

Defending A-10 championship Dayton will begin the defense of its title when conference play begins on Sept. 21. The 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship will be played at Duquesne's A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 16-18. CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

The following is a list of the matches this weekend. Visit the SCHEDULE/RESULTS page to see the complete volleyball schedule for 2012.

August 24
Fordham vs. Texas Tech (Boston College Invitational – Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 10:00 am
Temple at South Carolina (USC Invitational – Columbia, S.C.) 12:30 pm
Duquesne vs. Southern (Sheraton/LA Boxing Lobo Classic – Albuquerque, N.M.) 1:00 pm
Fordham vs. Siena (Boston College Invitational – Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 2:00 pm
Charlotte vs. Bethune-Cookman (East Carolina Tournament – Greenville, N.C.) 4:00 pm
George Washington vs. Pittsburgh (Purdue Invitational – Lafayette, Ind.) 4:00 pm
Rhode Island vs. Denver (Colorado State Invitational – Fort Collins, Colo.) 4:30 pm
VCU vs. Illinois State (Ball State Invitational – Muncie, Ind.) 4:30 pm
Xavier vs. South Carolina State (Big Orange Bash – Clemson, S.C.) 4:30 pm
Temple vs. ETSU (USC Invitational – Columbia, S.C.) 5:30 pm
Butler vs. Indiana State (DePaul Invitational – Chicago, Ill.) 6:00 pm
Illinois at Dayton (Flyer Classic – Dayton, Ohio) 7:00 pm
Saint Louis at Nebraska (Nebraska Classic – Lincoln, Neb.) 8:00 pm
Duquesne at New Mexico (Sheraton/LA Boxing Lobo Classic – Albuquerque, N.M.) 9:00 pm

August 25
Temple vs. UNC Asheville (USC Invitational – Columbia, S.C.) 10:00 am
Xavier vs. Coastal Carolina (Big Orange Bash – Clemson, S.C.) 10:00 am
Butler vs. Eastern Illinois (DePaul Invitational – Chicago, Ill.) 10:30 am
Bucknell at La Salle (La Salle Invitational – Philadelphia, Pa.) 11:00 am
Charlotte vs. Campbell (East Carolina Tournament – Greenville, N.C.) 11:00 am
Rhode Island vs. Virginia (Colorado State Invitational – Fort Collins, Colo.) 11:00 am
VCU at Ball State (Ball State Invitational – Muncie, Ind.) 11:00 am
Fordham at Boston College (Boston College Invitational – Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Noon
George Washington at Purdue (Purdue Invitational – Lafayette, Ind.) Noon
Niagara at La Salle (La Salle Invitational – Philadelphia, Pa.) 1:00 pm
Saint Louis vs. Notre Dame (Nebraska Classic – Lincoln, Neb.) 4:30 pm
VCU vs. Gardner-Webb (Ball State Invitational – Muncie, Ind.) 4:30 pm
Duquesne vs. Southern (Sheraton/LA Boxing Lobo Classic – Albuquerque, N.M.) 5:00 pm
Fordham vs. Binghamton (Boston College Invitational – Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 5:00 pm
George Washington vs. Northern Iowa (Purdue Invitational – Lafayette, Ind.) 5:00 pm
Temple vs. Akron (USC Invitational – Columbia, S.C.) 5:30 pm
Xavier at Clemson (Big Orange Bash – Clemson, S.C.) 6:00 pm
Charlotte at East Carolina (East Carolina Tournament – Greenville, N.C.) 7:00 pm
Pepperdine at Dayton (Flyer Classic – Dayton, Ohio) 7:30 pm
Rhode Island at Colorado State (Colorado State Invitational – Fort Collins, Colo.) 7:30 pm
Butler at DePaul (DePaul Invitational – Chicago, Ill.) 8:30 pm
Duquesne at New Mexico (Sheraton/LA Boxing Lobo Classic – Albuquerque, N.M.) 9:00 pm

August 26
Ohio at Dayton (Flyer Classic – Dayton, Ohio) 1:00 pm
Manhattan at La Salle (La Salle Invitational – Philadelphia, Pa.) 3:00 pm
Niagara at La Salle (La Salle Invitational – Philadelphia, Pa.) 9:00 am