Anderson University head volleyball coach Craig Mosqueda has released the Trojans’ 2012 schedule, which features a challenging non-conference slate and a balanced home and away lineup with 15 home contests and more than two dozen road matches.
“This is a good, challenging schedule,” said Mosqueda. “We are still relatively young but I expect us to be competitive. We had a very good spring and the team displayed a lot of growth. I’m looking for that success in the spring to carry over into the fall.”
Mosqueda’s young squad – with eight sophomores, one junior and just two seniors returning - opens the regular season on the road at Limestone’s College Classic in the Timken Center, where the Trojans will square off against first-year head coach Julia Reininga’s Southern Wesleyan Warriors, who are coming off back-to-back appearances in the NCCAA National Tournament, and the host Saints. Limestone closed out last season by dropping a five-set decision to Queens in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Conference Carolinas Tournament.
After a one-year hiatus, the Trojans will again host the AU Invitational, with Anderson opening the two-day event by facing future South Atlantic Conference-member Coker and Conference Carolinas’-foe Belmont Abbey on Friday, Sept. 7, then meeting Limestone for the second time and Shaw on Saturday, Sept. 8.
See the full schedule at www.autrojans.com