Bears Open Season with a Pair of Top-10 Matchups

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Nov 6

8 p.m. MST | 7 p.m. PST

Women's Volleyball

at Portland State

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Nov 8

2 p.m. MST | 1 p.m. PST

Women's Volleyball

at Sacramento State

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Nov 13

6 p.m. MST

Women's Volleyball

vs Idaho State

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Nov 15

6 p.m. MST

Women's Volleyball

vs Weber State

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Nov 21

6 p.m. MST

Women's Volleyball

vs Northern Arizona

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Nov 24

TBA

Women's Volleyball

vs Big Sky Conference

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Dec 4

TBA

Women's Volleyball

vs NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds

Dec 11

TBA

Women's Volleyball

vs NCAA Tournament Regionals

Dec 18

TBA

Women's Volleyball

vs NCAA Tournament Semifinals & Finals

Northern Colorado (0-0) vs. No. 3 Stanford (0-0)
Bank of Colorado Arena - Greeley, Colo.
Friday, Aug. 25 | 6 p.m. MT
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GREELEY, Colo. – University of Northern Colorado hosts a pair of top-10 ranked teams in the American Volleyball Coaches Preseason Poll to open the 2023 campaign.

"We are excited to play teams like Stanford and Kentucky," Northern Colorado head coach Lyndsey Oates said. "It will be a good measuring stick for us. We want to see what our strengths are against elite competition."

The Bears, which won the last two Big Sky Championships, face No. 3 Stanford and No. 10 Kentucky for the first time in program history. Northern Colorado and the Cardinal tangle at 6 p.m. Friday at Bank of Colorado Arena, followed by the Bears and Wildcats match at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Stanford closed out the 2022 season with a 27-5 overall record, winning the Pac-12 with a 19-1 mark in league play. The Cardinal season ended in the regional final, falling 3-2 against San Diego.

Kentucky won its sixth-consecutive Southeastern Conference title in 2022, before succumbing to the same fate as Stanford. The Wildcats fell to San Diego 3-0 in the regional semifinal.

"We need to see what area we need to get better at over the next three months before potentially facing teams like them in the NCAA Tournament," Oates said. "Both teams are physical, fast and well-coached."

Northern Colorado returns 14 players from last season's championship team, including the first AVCA DI All-American Selection in school history, Syd Cole.

"For us, we have everything to gain and nothing to lose, so we will be aggressive and go after it," Oates said. "I know our team will be ready to compete."

To purchase tickets, visit uncbears.com/tickets or call 970-35104849.

Tickets can also be purchased at the Campus Commons Ticket Office, Monday-Friday
between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Friday's contest is sponsored by Summit Roofing and Homewood Suites is the sponsor for Saturday's match.