Saturday, July 25, 2015

Philander Smith College Release 2015 Volleyball Schedule

HEAD COACH ALEXIS LOWE
LADY PANTHERS VOLLEYBALL
PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- The Philander Smith Lady Panthers' 2015 volleyball schedule, released today, is highlighted by a number of challenging non-conference games along with its 12-game Gulf Coast Athletic Conference slate.

Philander Smith will take on three teams from the Red River Athletic Conference, as well as opponents from the American Midwest, Southern States, Midlands Collegiate, and Southern Intercollegiate (NCAA Div II/SIAC) Athletic Conference along with one NAIA Independent.

Alexis Lowe is 15-11 against GCAC foes in her two seasons at Philander Smith.

This season unofficially begins with the 2015 Green & Gold inner-squad scrimmage on Aug. 19 in Mims Gymnasium with the first official regular season match against intrastate foe Lyon College coming three days later on Aug. 22.

The month of August also features a road game at Wiley College on the 26th followed by a matchup with Henderson Sate University's junior varsity squad at home on Aug. 29.

September kicks off with the PSC Volleyball Classic from Sep. 4-5. The Lady Panthers visit Henderson State on Sep. 9 and travel to compete in the Belhaven Volleyball Tournament from Sep. 11-12. The road trip continues with games at Texas College on Sep. 15 and the conference opener against Talladega College on Sep. 19. Philander Smith returns home to take on former GCAC foe Fisk on Sep. 22 before a pair of conference matchups against Tougaloo on Sep. 26 and Southern University at New Orleans on Sep. 28. They close out the month on the road at Jarvis Christian College on Sep. 30.

The October/November schedule is dominated with conference matchups as PSC plays 10 of its final 13 games against GCAC competition. Non-conference opponents LeMoyne-Owen (Oct.3), Cental Baptist (Oct. 8), and Fisk (Oct. 14) fill out the remainder of the schedule.

The Lady Panthers finished the 2014 season 15-20, including an 8-6 mark in the GCAC. Philander Smith is the only school in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference to have improved their win total in each of the past three seasons. Head Coach Alexis Lowe will rely on her three returners Samantha (Comet) Moore, Zyra Wright and Victoria Hicks.


 

Philander Smith 2015 Volleyball Schedule
DateTimeOpponentLocationNotes
August
196:00 PMPhilander SmithMims Gymnasium2015 Green & Gold Game
221:00 PMLyon CollegeMims GymnasiumHome Opener
266:00 PMWiley CollegeMarshall, Texas 
291:00 PMHenderson StateMims GymnasiumHSU Junior Varsity Game
September
4-5TBATBAMims GymnsaiumPSC Volleyball Classic
96:00 PMHenderson StateArkadelphia, Ark.HSU Junior Varsity Game
11-12TBABelhaven UniversityBelhaven, Miss.Belhaven Volleyball Tournament
156:00 PMTexas CollegeTyler, Texas 
191:00 PMTalladega College*Talladega, Ala.Conference Opener
226:00 PMFisk UniversityMims Gymnasium 
261:00 PMTougaloo College*Mims Gymnasium 
287:00 PMSouthern University at New Orleans*Mims Gymnasium 
306:00 PMJarvis Christian CollegeHawkins, Texas 
October
32:00 PMLeMoyne-Owen CollegeMemphis, Tenn. 
56:00 PMTalladega College*Mims Gymnasium 
86:00 PMCentral Baptist CollegeConway, Ark. 
1012:00 PMXavier University*New Orleans, La. 
126:00 PMEdward Waters College*Jacksonville, Fla. 
147:00 PMFisk UniversityNashville, Tenn. 
171:00 PMDillard University*Mims Gymnasium 
183:00 PMEdward Waters College*Mims Gymnasium 
241:00 PMSouthern University at New Orleans*New Orleans, La. 
267:00 PMDillard University*New Orleans, La. 
318:00 PMTougaloo College*Tougaloo, Miss. 
November
27:00 PMXavier University*Mims GymnasiumSenior Night

Home games are in BOLD     *indicates GCAC games

Dr. Collea McKinney, Ed.D., Sports Information Director 
COURTESY PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION 

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