May 1, 2007

Tenth-year head coach Steve Opperman has announced the 2007 Duquesne volleyball schedule. The Dukes will be competing in four tournaments including the fourth annual Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational held Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.

The Red & Blue will visit non-conference opponents Robert Morris Sept. 25, Saint Francis, Pa. Oct. 9 and West Virginia Nov. 11. Duquesne hosts Pittsburgh Sept. 4 at the Palumbo Center.

DU will play 13 Atlantic 10 Conference games including home-and-home series against A-10 West teams Saint Louis, Dayton, Xavier and Rhode Island.

The Dukes' will face A-10 East schools Temple, Saint Joseph's, La Salle and George Washington on the road and will host Fordham.

Duquesne, coming off an 11-21, 4-9 season, begins play Aug. 24 versus Evansville at the Liberty Invitational.

Date	Opponent/Event	Location	Time
Friday, Aug. 24	Evansville+	Lynchburg, Va.	4:30 PM
Saturday, Aug. 25	Liberty+	Lynchburg, Va.	10:30 AM
Saturday, Aug. 25	Howard+	Lynchburg, Va.	3:30 PM
Friday, Aug. 31	UNC-Greensboro^	Pittsburgh, Pa.	11:00 AM
Friday, Aug. 31	North Dakota State^	Pittsburgh, Pa.	7:00 PM
Saturday, Sept. 1	Bucknell^	Pittsburgh, Pa.	7:00 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 4	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pa.	7:00 PM
Friday, Sept. 7	High Point#	Flagstaff, Ariz.	4:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 8	Louisiana-Lafayette#	Flagstaff, Ariz.	10:00 AM
Saturday, Sept. 8	Northern Arizona#	Flagstaff, Ariz.	7:00 PM
Friday, Sept. 14	Valparaiso%	Bowling Green, Ohio	4:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 15	Bowling Green%	Bowling Green, Ohio	12:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 15	DePaul%	Bowling Green, Ohio	4:00 PM
Friday, Sept. 21	Xavier*	Cincinnati, Ohio	7:00 PM
Saturday, Sept. 22	Dayton*	Dayton, Ohio	5:00 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 25	Robert Morris	Moon Township, Pa.	7:00 PM
Friday, Oct. 5	Fordham*	Pittsburgh, Pa.	7:00 PM
Sunday, Oct. 7	Rhode Island*	Pittsburgh, Pa.	1:00 PM
Tuesday, Oct. 9	Saint Francis (PA)	Loretto, Pa.	7:00 PM
Friday, Oct. 12	Temple*	Philadelphia, Pa.	7:00 PM
Saturday, Oct. 13	La Salle*	Philadelphia, Pa.	1:00 PM
Friday, Oct. 19	George Washington*	Washington, D.C.	7:00 PM
Sunday, Oct. 21	Charlotte*	Charlotte, N.C.	1:00 PM
Friday, Oct. 26	Dayton*	Pittsburgh, Pa.	7:00 PM
Sunday, Oct. 28	Xavier*	Pittsburgh, Pa.	1:00 PM
Thursday, Nov. 1	Saint Louis*	St. Louis, Mo.	7:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 3	Rhode Island*	Kingston, R.I.	4:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 10	Saint Louis*	Pittsburgh, Pa.	7:00 PM
Sunday, Nov. 11	West Virginia	Morgantown, W.Va.	2:00 PM
Friday, Nov. 16	A-10 Quarterfinals	Charlotte, N.C.	TBA
Saturday, Nov. 17	A-10 Semifinals	Charlotte, N.C.	TBA
Sunday, Nov. 18	A-10 Finals	Charlotte, N.C.	TBA
+ - Liberty Invitational
^ - Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational
# - Northern Arizona  Invitational
% - Bowling Green Invitational
* - Atlantic 10 match