PIRATES REMAIN UNBEATEN
East Carolina is off to a hot start in 2025, starting the season with a 6-0 start. All matches have been on the road, with their first home match not coming until September 16 against Wake Forest. The Pirates will travel to Williamsburg, Virginia this weekend to take on William & Mary and Liberty.
TULSA, SOUTH FLORIDA WIN BIG
Tulsa and South Florida both came away with impressive wins last weekend, defeating teams receiving votes in the AVCA national poll. The Golden Hurricane defeated (RV) Oklahoma in four sets in Fayetteville, Arkansas before taking down host Arkansas the following day in four sets. The Bulls defeated (RV) Florida State in five sets in Tampa, while also defeating South Carolina in four sets.
DOMINANT WEEKEND
American teams put on an impressive display last weekend, going a combined 30-7, which included multiple wins over teams receiving votes in the AVCA national poll. Charlotte, UAB, Tulsa, Tulane and East Carolina all went undefeated on the weekend.
RANKED OPPONENTS ON THE SCHEDULE
South Florida and Rice will both play a tough weekend schedule. The Bulls begin the weekend with a match at No. 13 Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET before ending the weekend on Sunday with a match against (RV) Dayton at 12 p.m. ET. The Owls will take on No. 18 Creighton on the road on Friday at 7 p.m. ET before ending the weekend against No. 4 Louisville on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Wichita State vs Radford___________________________ 12 p.m.
UTSA vs Kent State_________________________________ 1 p.m.
UTSA at North Dakota______________________________ 7 p.m.
Wichita State at Tennessee Tech____________________ 7 p.m.
Memphis vs Chattanooga___________________________ 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Charlotte vs UNC Greensboro_______________________ 10 a.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Arkansas State___________________ 11 a.m.
Wichita State vs Samford___________________________ 12 p.m.
UTSA vs Idaho_____________________________________ 1 p.m.
UAB at Evansville___________________________________ 1:30 p.m.
Tulane vs SE Louisiana______________________________ 2 p.m.
Florida Atlantic vs Brown___________________________ 4 p.m.
Rice vs Northern Iowa______________________________ 4 p.m.
Charlotte vs West Georgia__________________________ 4:30 p.m.
UAB vs Morehead State____________________________ 5:30 p.m.
Temple vs FDU_____________________________________ 6 p.m.
RV South Florida at 13 Minnesota_____________________ 7 p.m.
Tulsa at Texas State_______________________________ 7 p.m.
East Carolina at William & Mary_____________________ 7 p.m.
Memphis vs Lamar_________________________________ 8 p.m.
North Texas vs Little Rock__________________________ 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
UAB vs Western Illinois_____________________________ 12 p.m.
Tulsa vs Incarnate Word____________________________ 12 p.m.
Charlotte at UNC Wilmington________________________ 2 p.m.
North Texas vs Northwestern State_________________ 2 p.m.
East Carolina vs Liberty_____________________________ 2 p.m.
RV South Florida vs South Dakota State______________ 3 p.m.
Rice at 18 Creighton_________________________________ 3:30 p.m.
Memphis vs UT Martin______________________________ 4 p.m.
Tulane at South Alabama___________________________ 4:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic at UCF______________________________ 6 p.m.
Temple at Fordham_________________________________ 6 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
RV South Florida vs RV Dayton_________________________ 12 p.m.
Rice vs 4 Louisville__________________________________ 1 p.m.
Temple at Hofstra__________________________________ 2 p.m.
North Texas at UT Arlington_________________________ 6 p.m.
All times ET and subject to change
