Volleyball Announces 2011 Schedule

June 21, 2011

NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma Athletics Director Joe Castiglione and head volleyball coach Santiago Restrepo announced the Sooners' 2011 schedule Tuesday morning. A total of 17 home games at Howard McCasland Field House are featured, including two home non-conference tournaments.

“We have one of the toughest non-conference schedules since I've been here,” Restrepo said. “We started off that way because we have several seniors, and we're hoping to do great things this year. We're playing teams that have consistently been in the NCAA Championship, and it's important to us in order to be successful in conference play.”

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Oklahoma host SMU, Oral Roberts and Missouri State in the Nike Invitational August 26-27. OU then faces Colorado State on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. CT. OU travels to the North Texas Invitational Sept. 2-3 to take on Cincinnati, North Texas and Sam Houston State before returning home to face Arkansas on Sept. 6at 7 p.m. CT.

The Sooners travel to Miami, Fla., Sept. 9-10 for the Miami Invitational against Florida A&M, Auburn and host Miami. OU travels to Wichita State Sept. 14 before returning home for the Oklahoma Invitational Sept. 16-17 with Texas Southern, Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Boise State.

Oklahoma opens Big 12 play on the road at Baylor Sept. 21 before closing out September against archrival Texas on the 28th. OU opens October on the road at Texas Tech before returning home to face Missouri on Oct. 5. The Sooners hit the road for two-straight at Iowa State Oct. 8 and at Texas A&M Oct. 12. OU hosts Kansas on Oct. 15 and Kansas State on Oct. 22 before closing out the month at Missouri on Oct. 29.

The Sooners welcome Iowa State on Nov. 2 and travel to Manhattan on Oct. 9 to take on Kansas State before returning home against Baylor on Nov. 12. OU travels to Kansas on Nov. 16 and closes out the home portion of the regular season schedule against Texas A&M on Nov. 19 and Texas Tech Nov. 23. Oklahoma closes out regular season play on Nov. 26 at Texas.

“We're going to be fresher and more prepared for matches with the new Big 12 schedule,” Restrepo added. “At the end of the year, we're going to be better prepared for the NCAA Championship.”

Oklahoma returns 12 letterwinners from last season's 23-11 team that finished third in the Big 12 (13-7) and advanced to the NCAA Championship third round. The Sooners return five position starters and libero and welcome five newcomers.

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