LAREDO, Texas – Texas A&M International University head volleyball coach,
Brittany Harry announced the 2023 schedule on Wednesday.
The Dustdevils open 2023 with three tournaments taking place in Springfield, Ill., Durango, Co. and Canyon, Texas
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In Springfield, as part of the University of Illinois Springfield Tournament, TAMIU opens the campaign on Sept. 1 with a 9 a.m. matchup against Arkansas Tech, followed by a 1 p.m. match against host Illinois Springfield.
Day two of the tournament on Sept. 2 sees the Dustdevils face McKendree at 9 a.m. followed by a meeting with Missouri Western at 1 p.m. to end the trip.
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The Fort Lewis Tournament follows the next week as TAMIU opens its trip against host Fort Lewis at 6 p.m. CST/5 p.m. MST on Sept. 7.
A twin bill awaits the Dustdevils on Sept. 8 as they meet East Central at 12 p.m. CST/11 a.m. MST and in the night cap meet Southwestern Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. CST/5 p.m. MST.
TAMIU closes the tournament on Sept. 9 against Colorado State-Pueblo with a 10 a.m. CST/9 a.m. MST matinee.
The final non-conference tournament commences in Canyon, Texas in the LSC Crossover Tournament, hosted by West Texas A&M.
The Dustdevils play DBU on Sept.14, UT Tyler on Sept.15 and the host Lady Buffs on Sept.16 as the top four teams in last year's standings meet. Times have yet to be determined.
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LSC play opens on Sept. 20 as TAMIU stays on the road to meet Texas A&M-Kingsville at 6 p.m.
After 12 straight road contests over three weeks, the Dustdevils begin a three-game home stand with the home opener on Sept. 22 against Western New Mexico at 6 p.m. in LSC play, followed by a matchup with Texas A&M-Kingsville on Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. in non-conference play, then back in conference action with another 6 p.m. match against Oklahoma Christian on Oct. 2.
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The remaining home schedule for TAMIU includes Friday matchups against UT Tyler (Oct. 13), UT Permian Basin (Oct. 27) and Cameron (Nov. 10), while Saturday's contests include Dallas Baptist (Oct. 14), Angelo State (Oct. 28) and West Texas A&M (Nov. 11) in the regular season finale.
Friday home games are slated to begin at 6 p.m. and Saturday's game will have an opening serve of 2 p.m.
The road non-conference schedule concludes on Oct. 9 against Arkansas Monticello, and the trips in LSC play include visits to UAFS (Oct. 7), Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 20), Lubbock Christian (Oct. 21), St. Mary's (Oct. 25), Texas Woman's (Nov. 3), Midwestern State (Nov. 4) and St. Edward's (Nov. 8).
The Lone Star Conference Tournament is scheduled to run Nov. 16-18 and is hosted by the LSC regular season champion.
LIST OF GAMEDAY EVENTS
SEPT. 22 – ALUMNI NIGHT
OCT. 2 – FACULTY & STAFF APPRICIATION NIGHT / AUTOGRAPH NIGHT
OCT. 13 & 14 – BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WEEKEND
OCT. 27 – KID'S COSTUME CONTEST
OCT. 28 – FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT
NOV. 10 – SENIOR NIGHT
NOV. 11 – VETERANS NIGHT