JONESBORO, Ark. (4/1/16) – The Arkansas State volleyball team is set to begin its spring schedule Saturday, April 2 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the SEMO Spring Tournament and will take part in two more spring tournaments and one match during the month of April.

The Red Wolves will play three matches Saturday at Southeast Missouri beginning with a 10 a.m. match against Murray State before wrapping up the day with matches against Southern Illinois (Noon) and Memphis (2 p.m.).

A-State will play a lone match at home against Missouri State-West Plains April 5 at 4 p.m. on the second floor of the HPESS facility on the Arkansas State university campus. The match will be free and open to the public.

The team will travel to Kansas City, Mo., April 9 for four matches, beginning with a 10 a.m. showdown with UMKC. A-State will face off against Kansas at 11 a.m., and after a lunch break, will play against Wichita State at 12:30 p.m. The tournament will conclude for the Red Wolves with a 1:30 p.m. matchup versus Nebraska-Kearney.

Arkansas State will wrap up the spring schedule with a trip to Memphis April 16. The Red Wolves will play Hendrix (9 a.m.), Louisiana Tech (10 a.m.), and Mississippi State (11 a.m.) in the morning session before wrapping the event up with a 1 p.m. match versus Samford.

The 2015 season was a monumental success that saw A-State register a 28-2 record, a perfect 16-0 mark in SBC play, a conference tournament championship, and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1999 and fifth overall in program history. Reigning SBC Coach of the Year David Rehr and the Red Wolves return the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year Markie Schaedig, Setter of the Year Mallory Warrington, and Freshman of the Year Carlisa May.

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2016 Arkansas State Volleyball Spring Schedule

Date Opponent Location

April 2 Southeast Missouri Tournament Cape Girardeau, Mo.

April 5 Missouri State-West Plains Jonesboro, Ark. (HPESS)

April 9 UMKC/Kansas St. Tournament Kansas City, Mo.

April 16 A-State/Memphis/Memphis Metro Tournament Memphis, Tenn.