SETTING THE SCENE
• The Central Michigan volleyball team faces a tough challenge this weekend as they head to Notre Dame for the Shamrock Invitational at Purcell Pavilion.
• The Chippewas (7-2) are slated to take on Southern Illinois on Friday (4:30 p.m.) to open the tournament. They close the tournament on Saturday against Michigan State (10 a.m.) and then Notre Dame (7 p.m.).
• Second-year CMU coach Mike Gawlik was an assistant at Michigan State for 11 years before coming to CMU prior to the 2016 season.
LAST WEEK
• CMU finished 2-1 last weekend in their own Chippewa Invitational.