2015 SCHEDULE (PDF)

CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team has announced its 2015 schedule, which includes 14 matches at the Dugan Wellness Center. The Islanders will play their first seven matches on the road before hosting the two-day Islanders Classic. The team will play a total of 32 matches in the regular season, including 16 Southland matches. 

The Islanders will open the season in Arlington, Texas, at the two-day Maverick Classic starting on Friday, Aug. 28, against Grambling. A&M - Corpus Christi will then continue play against Campbell and host UT Arlington on Saturday.

The Islanders will then travel to Edinburg, Texas, on Sept. 1 to face Texas Rio Grande Valley, before competing in a pair of tournaments the next two weekends. The team will travel to Boise, Idaho, for the two-day Boise State Invitational on Sept. 4-5. A&M - Corpus Christi will face the Broncos first on Friday before taking on Northwestern and Idaho State on Saturday.

The team will return home to play host to the Islanders Classic on Sept. 11-12, with Texas-RGV and Texas Southern set to come to the Coastal Bend. The home opener will feature a 3 p.m. match between the Islanders and the Vaqueros on Sept. 11 followed by a 7 p.m. match between the Islanders and Jaguars. On Saturday, the Islanders will continue the classic against Texas Southern at 2 p.m. before concluding play at 6 p.m. against Texas-RGV.

The Islanders will remain at home to host Rice on Sept. 15, at 6:30 p.m. before trekking to Conway, Ark. for three matches in the UCA Tournament. The Islanders will compete against the Sugar Bears in their first Southland match of the season on Sept. 17, before facing Louisiana Tech and Alabama State in non-conference action on Sept. 18.

A&M - Corpus Christi returns home for a three-match homestand at the Dugan Wellness Center starting on Tuesday, Sept. 22 against Prairie View A&M. The Islanders will then host Southeastern La. (Sept. 24) and New Orleans (Sept. 26) before heading on the road for their next four matches.

The team will first travel to Prairie View, Texas, to play the Panthers for the second time on Oct. 1. Following the match, the final 13 matches will be against Southland opponents. A&M - Corpus Christi will take on Houston Baptist (Oct. 3), Stephen F. Austin (Oct. 8) and Northwestern State (Oct. 10) all on the road, before hosting Incarnate Word (Oct. 15) and Abilene Christian (Oct. 17). The Islanders match against UIW will be the annual Dig Pink match at the Dugan Wellness Center.

Following a pair of road matches at Nicholls (Oct. 22) and McNeese (Oct. 24), the Islanders will host four consecutive conference matches. The Islanders will welcome Lamar (Oct. 29) and Sam Houston State (Oct. 31) to the Coastal Bend before hosting Houston Baptist (Nov. 3) and Central Arkansas (Nov. 7) in their final home matches of the season. The Islanders will honor seniors Shayla Maldonado, Ivy Baresh, Chelby Stanford, Kelsee Felux and Hailey King on Nov. 7 prior to the match as part of the Senior Day festivities.  

The Islanders will play their final two regular-season matches on the road at Sam Houston State on Nov. 12, and at Lamar on Nov. 14.   

Following the regular season, the 2015 Southland Conference Tournament will be hosted by Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark. on Nov. 20-22. Last season, the Islanders advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.

The Islanders return four starters and 10 letterwinners from last season's team that finished with a 19-16 record, including an 11-5 mark in Southland Conference play. In addition to six newcomers, the team returns Southland Freshman of the Year Kristyn Nicholson.  

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