Women’s college volleyball finally returns to the hardwood Friday and, evidently, the sport’s top programs are just as excited as the rest of us. Eleven top-25 contests are slated for just the first two days of the season, a stretch that includes a mouth-watering 382 matches of volleyball.
To help navigate the chaos, here are four of the biggest matchups to watch in a packed opening week of college volleyball, according to NCAA Digital’s Michella Chester:
Week 1 of season is HEREâŒïž@michellachester gives us the top matchups for Week 1 đ#NCAAWVB pic.twitter.com/nXSfYk2L8T
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No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 8 Florida | Friday, Aug 25 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
Both the Gators and Nittany Lions will dream of a cyclical season as they step onto the court at Tampa’s Amalie Arena Friday evening, the same venue where the national semifinals will commence in four months time â in Tampa, Florida. Year one of the Katie Schumacher-Cawley era began flawlessly in Happy Valley, as PSU surged to a 12-0 start in 2022 before falling to Big Ten rivals Wisconsin in the Sweet Sixteen. Returning three of the four points…
