Coach Travis Hudson and his staff released the 2017 Western Kentucky volleyball schedule earlier this week, featuring matchups with seven NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago.
Three-time Conference USA defending champions, the Lady Toppers will kick off 2017 action with an exhibition at Kentucky on Aug. 16, before heading to the Miami (Ohio)-hosted tournament from Aug. 25-26. In addition to Miami (Ohio), Southern Illinois and Northern Arizona will also play on the opening weekend in Oxford, Ohio.
WKU will open play at E.A. Diddle Arena with a mid-week tilt Aug. 29, against Tennessee State. The Tigers are one of 19 squads on WKU’s schedule that posted winning records in 2016.