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HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College’s pursuit of a seventh straight Region X regular season volleyball championship begins in late August.
Head coach Shannon Hudson enters her 10th season when the Red Hawks play a home tri-match against Walters State and Spartanburg Methodist at the Tarlton Complex on Aug 28.
CVCC released its schedule on Wednesday and plays a 43-game schedule and in seven tournaments in six different states this season.
The season begins with a preseason home scrimmage on Aug. 18 with Queens University, Winston-Salem State, Milligan and Catawba College.
The Red Hawks are coming off a 28-9 overall record that includes going 15-0 to win the Region X championship.
“I am so excited about our 2018 schedule,” Hudson said in a press release. “It’s a busy schedule, but I think playing great competition makes us a better program and prepares us for tournament play at the end of the year.”
CVCC has won 111 consecutive Region X matches and starts league play this season on Sept. 5 at USC Salkehatchie. The Red Hawks haven’t lost a conference match since Oct. 8, 2011 (to Pitt Community College).
The Red Hawks will again face top tier competition, including a match against Division II national runner-up Owens in a tournament in Perrysburg, Ohio from Aug. 31 through Sept. 1.
CVCC will also play in volleyball tournaments in New York (Monroe College Invitational), Alabama (Walters State Fall Bash) and Florida (Pasco-Hernando State College Bobcat Invitational).
The newest addition to the Red Hawks’ schedule is a visit to perennial Division II power Parkland College for the Cobras’ Halloween Challenge tournament in Champaign, Ill on Oct. 26-27.
Also, for the fifth year in a row, CVCC will play host to a two-day Region X tournament on Sept. 21-22.
CVCC’S 2018 SCHEDULE: http://gocvcc.com/sports/wvball/2018-19/schedule.
- Reported by CVCC Sports Information