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CSUN Announces 2018 Men's Volleyball Schedule
10/20/2017 11:36:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
2018 CSUN Men's Volleyball Schedule (PDF)
NORTHRIDGE, CA - Entering its inaugural season as a member of the Big West Conference, CSUN men's volleyball announced its 2018 schedule Friday, Oct. 20.
Head coach Jeff Campbell, entering his 21st season, and the Matadors open the season Jan. 5 at the annual UCSB Asics Invitational in Santa Barbara. CSUNÂ will play 13 non-conference matches in January and February before opening its first season of Big West men's volleyball Mar. 2 against Long Beach State.
"It's going to be interesting this season because we don't start playing conference matches until March, which is a first for us," said Campbell. "In the past we started conference play the second week of January so the new schedule will give us two months to build towards conference play. The Big West is going to be one of the best conferences out there so we're excited to play against great teams and great coaches."
The Matadors will take on Saint Francis, NJIT and a third team to be announced at the season-opening UCSB Asics Invitational on Jan. 5-6. CSUN has fared well in Santa Barbara's annual tournament in recent years, winning all three matches in 2016 and 2017.
The home season opens for the Matadors Jan. 12 against UC Merced before facing a road test against former MPSF rival Stanford on Jan. 17. The season's opening month concludes with a home match against Concordia-Irvine (Jan. 19) before CSUNÂ heads to the Midwest for matches at Lewis (Jan. 25) and Loyola-Chicago (Jan. 27).
February opens with the Matadors hosting UC Santa Cruz (Feb. 2), a team CSUN last played in 2004. The Matadors will keep a rivalry that dates back to 1978 alive Feb. 6 when they visit Pauley Pavilion to take on UCLA. Home matches against Stanford (Feb. 10) and Cal Lutheran (Feb. 23) and a road match at Concordia (Feb. 24) close the month of non-conference matches.
CSUN will also host George Mason (Mar. 9) and Harvard (Mar. 10) in the middle of the Big West season.
"We've got several top 10 teams on our non-conference schedule so we're looking forward to playing all those teams as well, it's going to be an exciting season," said Campbell.
In another scheduling twist, the Matadors will play each of the other three of the five Big West teams in home-and-home matches on successive nights. The exceptions being Long Beach State (Mar. 2, Mar. 4) and Hawai'i which comes to Northridge for a two-match set on Mar. 15-16.
CSUN will host UC Santa Barbara Mar. 30 before traveling to Rob Gym the next night. In April, the Matadors travel to UC Irvine on Apr. 6 before hosting the Anteaters at The Matadome (Apr. 7). The final conference series against UC San Diego takes place Apr. 13-14 with the Tritons coming to Northridge before CSUN heads to La Jolla to conclude the regular season.
The inaugural Big West Men's Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Apr. 19-21 at Long Beach State's Walter Pyramid and the NCAA Tournament at UCLA gets underway on May 3.
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* - Big West Conference match
** - UCSB Asics Invitational
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NORTHRIDGE, CA - Entering its inaugural season as a member of the Big West Conference, CSUN men's volleyball announced its 2018 schedule Friday, Oct. 20.
Head coach Jeff Campbell, entering his 21st season, and the Matadors open the season Jan. 5 at the annual UCSB Asics Invitational in Santa Barbara. CSUNÂ will play 13 non-conference matches in January and February before opening its first season of Big West men's volleyball Mar. 2 against Long Beach State.
"It's going to be interesting this season because we don't start playing conference matches until March, which is a first for us," said Campbell. "In the past we started conference play the second week of January so the new schedule will give us two months to build towards conference play. The Big West is going to be one of the best conferences out there so we're excited to play against great teams and great coaches."
The Matadors will take on Saint Francis, NJIT and a third team to be announced at the season-opening UCSB Asics Invitational on Jan. 5-6. CSUN has fared well in Santa Barbara's annual tournament in recent years, winning all three matches in 2016 and 2017.
The home season opens for the Matadors Jan. 12 against UC Merced before facing a road test against former MPSF rival Stanford on Jan. 17. The season's opening month concludes with a home match against Concordia-Irvine (Jan. 19) before CSUNÂ heads to the Midwest for matches at Lewis (Jan. 25) and Loyola-Chicago (Jan. 27).
February opens with the Matadors hosting UC Santa Cruz (Feb. 2), a team CSUN last played in 2004. The Matadors will keep a rivalry that dates back to 1978 alive Feb. 6 when they visit Pauley Pavilion to take on UCLA. Home matches against Stanford (Feb. 10) and Cal Lutheran (Feb. 23) and a road match at Concordia (Feb. 24) close the month of non-conference matches.
CSUN will also host George Mason (Mar. 9) and Harvard (Mar. 10) in the middle of the Big West season.
"We've got several top 10 teams on our non-conference schedule so we're looking forward to playing all those teams as well, it's going to be an exciting season," said Campbell.
In another scheduling twist, the Matadors will play each of the other three of the five Big West teams in home-and-home matches on successive nights. The exceptions being Long Beach State (Mar. 2, Mar. 4) and Hawai'i which comes to Northridge for a two-match set on Mar. 15-16.
CSUN will host UC Santa Barbara Mar. 30 before traveling to Rob Gym the next night. In April, the Matadors travel to UC Irvine on Apr. 6 before hosting the Anteaters at The Matadome (Apr. 7). The final conference series against UC San Diego takes place Apr. 13-14 with the Tritons coming to Northridge before CSUN heads to La Jolla to conclude the regular season.
The inaugural Big West Men's Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Apr. 19-21 at Long Beach State's Walter Pyramid and the NCAA Tournament at UCLA gets underway on May 3.
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| Jan. 5 | Fri. | vs. St. Francis** | Santa Barbara, CA | 10 a.m. |
| Jan. 5 | Fri. | vs. NJIT** | Santa Barbara, CA | 8 p.m. |
| Jan. 6 | Sat. | vs. TBA** | Santa Barbara, CA | 1:30 p.m. |
| Jan. 12 | Fri. | vs. UC Merced | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 17 | Wed. | at Stanford | Stanford, CA | 6 p.m. |
| Jan. 19 | Fri. | vs. Concordia | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 25 | Thu. | at Lewis | Romeoville, IL | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 27 | Sat. | at Loyola | Chicago, IL | 2 p.m. |
| Feb. 2 | Fri. | vs. UC Santa Cruz | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Feb. 6 | Tue. | at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Feb. 10 | Sat. | vs. Stanford | Northridge, CA | 6 p.m. |
| Feb. 23 | Fri. | vs. Cal Lutheran | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Feb. 24 | Sat. | at Concordia | Irvine, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 2 | Fri. | vs. Long Beach State* | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 4 | Sun. | at Long Beach State* | Long Beach, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 9 | Fri. | vs. George Mason | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 10 | Sat. | vs. Harvard | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 15 | Thu. | vs. Hawai'i* | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 16 | Fri. | vs. Hawai'i* | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 30 | Fri. | vs. UC Santa Barbara* | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 31 | Sat. | vs. UC Santa Barbara* | Santa Barbara, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Apr. 6 | Fri. | at UC Irvine* | Irvine, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Apr. 7 | Sat. | vs. UC Irvine* | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Apr. 13 | Fri. | vs. UC San Diego* | Northridge, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Apr. 14 | Sat. | at UC San Diego* | La Jolla, CA | 7 p.m. |
| Apr. 19-21 | Thu-Sat | Big West Tournament | Long Beach, CA | TBA |
| May 3-5 | Thu-Sat | NCAA Tournament | Los Angeles, CA | TBA |
* - Big West Conference match
** - UCSB Asics Invitational
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