NEW YORK, July 28, 2003 CSTV: College Sports Television (www.cstv.com), the first 24-hour college sports network, and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) will present a national volleyball match of the week package,Sunday Night Spike 2003, this fall that will boast 15 teams who competed in the 2002 NCAA Championships, including national semi-finalists Florida, Stanford and Hawaii. The schedule commences Sunday, September 7 with Florida at Stanford and will include an October 26 doubleheader featuring Santa Clara-Pepperdine and Utah-Colorado State.
The WAC will have at least two teams featured when Hawai`i takes on Santa Clara on Sept 28 in California. The Rainbow Wahine and Nevada will be featured on Oct. 5 in Honolulu. Finally, the WAC Tournament Championship match will be televised on Nov. 23 in Reno, Nev.
Five teams featured within the Sunday Night Spike 2003 schedule have won volleyball national championships (Hawaii in 1982, 1983, 1987; Nebraska in 1995, 2000; Pacific in 1985, 1986; Stanford in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001; Texas in 1988) and seven won conference titles in 2002 (Florida, Hawaii, Northern Iowa, Notre Dame, Pepperdine, Sacramento St., Utah). In addition, Colorado State and Eastern Washington won regular season conference titles.
Sunday Night Spike 2003 (all times ET)
Sept. 7 6 p.m. Florida at Stanford
Sept. 14 6 p.m. Pepperdine at Pacific
Sept. 21 7 p.m. Illinois St. at No. Iowa
Sept. 28 4 p.m. Hawaii at Santa Clara
Oct. 5 6 p.m. Nevada at Hawaii
Oct. 12 6 p.m. Sacramento St. at E. Washington
Oct. 19 6 p.m. Texas at Kansas St.
Oct. 26 4 p.m. Santa Clara at Pepperdine
Oct. 26 6 p.m. Utah at Colorado St.
Nov. 2 6 p.m. Northern Iowa at Nebraska
Nov. 9 6 p.m. Miami (Fla.) at Notre Dame
Nov. 16 6 p.m. Best of Sunday Night Spike
Nov. 23 6 p.m. WAC Tournament Championship
All telecasts are subject to change. CSTV is available on DirecTV on channel 610. For information on how to receive CSTV and for the latest CSTV news, log on to www.cstv.com.