2008 Schedule

LIVINGSTON, Ala.  – The University of West Alabama Athletic Department announced the 2008 Tiger Volleyball schedule Wednesday afternoon.

First year head coach Nathan Baker will guide his squad through a 33-match regular season slate, highlighted by ten home matches at Pruitt Hall on the UWA campus.  The home opener for the Red and White is slated for Sept. 4 against Gulf South Conference West Division foe Arkansas at Monticello.  Baker’s troops will kick off the season on Aug. 29-30, participating in the University of West Florida tournament in Pensacola, Fla.  UWA will open the two-day event with University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Ouachita Baptist followed by matches with Florida Tech and Saint Josephs College out of Indiana the following day.  The UWF tournament is the first of three for UWA on the season as it will take part in the University of Alabama in Huntsville event on Sept. 5-6 along with a trip to Greeneville, Tenn. for the Tusculum College Tournament.  It will be a return trip to TC for Baker as he came to Livingston after spending two seasons as head coach for the Pioneer volleyball program.

The schedule includes three straight GSC home matches against Valdosta State, West Florida and Montevallo.  UWA closes out the home campaign against Martin Methodist College on Nov. 4.  The 2008 GSC Tournament will be hosted by the East Division Champion.

UWA is coming off its best season in the program’s history, recording a 27 wins and shattering the record for consecutive wins with 18 to start the season a year ago.  The squad earned a Top 25 national ranking during the season and registered a spot in the GSC Tournament with an 8-4 mark in conference play.  The Tigers return eight players from last year’s team, including All-Conference and All-Region performer Allison Nail.