Complete 2019 Bryn Athyn College Women's Volleyball Schedule
BRYN ATHYN, Pa. – The Bryn Athyn College women's volleyball team and head coach Dennis Hibbs announced the Lions' 2019 schedule Tuesday. The 2019 season, consisting of 11 home matches and 10 away matches, opens on August 31.
The first month of the season focuses strictly on non-conference play, beginning with the Lions' one-and-only trip to New Jersey to compete in a tri-match with host New Jersey City University and Farmingdale State.
Bryn Athyn plays in Asplundh Field House for the first time in the 2019 season when the Lions welcome Penn State Schuylkill to campus on Sept. 3. Twenty-four hours later, the Lions make the short trip to Glenside to take on 2018 Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Tournament runner-up Arcadia.
The Lions remain on the road to take on host Bryn Mawr and Immaculata in a tri-match on Sept. 7 and Wesley on Sept. 12.
FDU-Florham and Ursinus, a pair of teams who are making their debut on the Bryn Athyn schedule, come to Asplundh Field House for a home tri-match on Sept. 14. After a 10-day layoff, the homestand continues on Sept. 25 with a visit from Penn State Abington. On Oct. 1, Bryn Athyn takes on Gwynedd Mercy in the final tune-up before starting Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) competition. The Lions are facing the Nittany Lions and Griffins for the ninth consecutive season.
The final non-conference match is slated for Oct. 10 against King's (Pa.) in Asplundh Field House.
In CSAC competition, the Lions will be at home against Clarks Summit (Oct. 3), Wilson (Oct. 5), Rosemont (Oct. 12), Centenary (N.J.) (Oct. 16) and conference newcomer Saint Elizabeth (Oct. 23). Bryn Athyn will go on the road to face defending CSAC champion Notre Dame (Md.) (Oct. 9), Cedar Crest (Oct. 19), Keystone (Oct. 26), and Cairn (Nov. 2).
The CSAC Tournament is being held on Nov. 5 (first round), Nov. 7 (semifinals), and Nov. 9 (final).
Bryn Athyn finished the 2018 season with a 9-13 overall record, including its first-ever postseason victory against Wilson in the CSAC Tournament first round.