University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Begin 2011 Season With Blue Vs. White Scrimmage
8/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Aug. 18, 2011
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STORRS, Conn.- The University of Connecticut volleyball team will open the 2011 season next Monday (August 22), when they hold their annual Blue vs. White scrimmage. The scrimmage will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Gampel Pavilion and will be open to the public.
Connecticut returns eight letterwinners from last season's squad, including seniors Jordan Kirk (Plano, Texas) and Allison Nickel (Pittsford, N.Y.). UConn's returners will be joined by six incoming freshmen, as Karson Ratliff (OH/Wake Forest, N.C.), Devon Maugle (OH/Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), Amy Christensen (DS/Ashburn, Va.), Brianna Datti (DS/Durham, N.H.), Sage Esposito (DS/Milford, Conn.) and Katie Robinson (S/Los Altos, Calif.) will join the Husky lineup.
The 2011 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll was released earlier this week with Louisville, the 2010 BIG EAST Tournament Champion, leading the way with 11 first place votes. Notre Dame (1) and Cincinnati (3) also received first place votes to place second and third respectively. For the entire BIG EAST Preseason Poll CLICK HERE.
The Huskies will open the 2011 regular season Friday, August 26 in Fort Worth, Texas when they participate in the TCU Tournament, facing Grambling State, Texas Tech and the host Horned Frogs. Fans will be able to follow the Huskies during their first weekend of action via gametracker, while the UConn vs. TCU match on Saturday, August 27 will also be streamed live on the web. Links for both gametracker and the webstream will be available on UConnHuskies.com.
