Lady Toppers Open Homestand with Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invite

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – After playing six of its first seven matches of the 2018 season on the road, WKU Volleyball will finally return home for a length homestand that opens with the Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational this Friday and Saturday. Chattanooga (4-3), Notre Dame (4-1) and Miami (OH) (5-2) are all set to visit The Hill.

FULL WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Fri. Sept. 7 – 11 a.m. CT | WKU vs. Chattanooga | CUSA.tv | Livestats
Fri. Sept. 7 – 3:30 p.m. CT | Chattanooga vs. Miami (OH)
Fri. Sept. 7 – 6 p.m. CT | WKU vs. Notre Dame | CUSA.tv | Livestats
Sat. Sept. 8 – 9:30 a.m. CT | Miami (OH) vs. Notre Dame
Sat. Sept. 8 – 2:30 p.m. CT | WKU vs. Miami (OH) | Livestats
Sat. Sept. 8 – 4:30 p.m. CT | Chattanooga vs. Notre Dame

ADMISSION:
All matches except WKU's Friday night tilt against Notre Dame will be free admission. Single match tickets for the contest against the Irish will be $5 for adults and $3 for youth (12 and under).

PARKING:
On Friday, volleyball tournament parking will be available in Parking Structure 2 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – spectators will need to identify themselves as attending volleyball. Parking after 4 p.m. will be free.

On Saturday, volleyball tournament parking will be moved to Parking Structure 1 due to the WKU Football game vs. Maine. Parking in PS1 will also be free, spectators again just need to inform the attendant they're there for volleyball. All levels except the third will be open for parking.

PROMOS:
Weekend promotions include two free WKU Volleyball matches with the gates being open for both the Chattanooga and Miami (OH) matches. The Lady Toppers' Friday night contest will have a red four-peat towel for the first 300 fans.

LOOKING AT THE FIELD:

First up for the Lady Toppers in the Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational is Chattanooga. The Mocs are 4-3 on the young season and returned 13-of-16 letterwinners from last year's squad. Over the weekend, UTC went 3-0 in their home tournament but fell to Tennessee Tech on Tuesday in its most recent outing. WKU leads the all-time series 3-2 with victories in each of the last three outings, including the most recent meeting in 2005.

Notre Dame will head to The Hill with a 4-1 record on the year, following a loss in its most recent outing at No. 19 Purdue. The only meeting between the sides in program history was in the First Round of last season's NCAA Tournament – a match the Lady Toppers claimed with a 3-0 sweep from Lexington, Ky. Notre Dame returns two starters and its libero from a year ago along with seven letterwinners from the 22-10 squad.

WKU's final tilt of the weekend will be another rematch from the 2017 campaign as Miami (OH) visits Diddle Arena seeking revenge from last season's 3-1 setback to the Lady Toppers. The RedHawks enter the weekend with a 5-2 record on the 2018 season with losses to UC Santa Barbara and Dayton. Miami (OH) returns 9-of-17 letterwinners from a year ago and three starters. The all-time record between WKU and Miami (OH) is tied at 4-4.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE LADY TOPPERS:
For complete information on WKU Volleyball, follow the team on Twitter at @WKUVolleyball and head coach Travis Hudson at @TravisHudsonWKU.

Lady Toppers Open Homestand with Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invite

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