GRAMBLING, LA – Grambling State University Volleyball Head Coach Demetria Keys-Johnson has announced the Lady Tigers’ 2015 schedule, currently a slate that includes nine Southwestern Athletic Conference home games, four tournaments and 18 road games.

The 2015 roster will boast one senior, two juniors and six sophomores returning from last year’s team. The Lady Tigers will have six new incoming freshmen to be seen out on the court. The Lady Tigers finished 2014 with a 3-22 overall record. The team is looking forward to a better outcome with our incoming and upcoming players.

Grambling will kick off the 2015 season in Arlington, Texas, for a two-day tournament hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington on August 28-29. The Lady Tigers will play its first home game of the season Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Southwestern Athletic Conference play will get started on Sept. 2 with a home match against Mississippi Valley State University, followed by a trip over to Baton Rouge on Sept. 21 for a Monday tilt at Southern University.

Grambling will have seven non-conference games mixed among its conference schedule. The Lady Tigers will travel to Magnolia, Arkansas, for a match against Southern Arkansas University on Sept. 8. The Lady Tigers will travel to Monroe in a competition against the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Oct. 19, followed by a match against Louisiana Tech on Oct. 27 in Ruston.

The 2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship will be held Nov. 20-21 in Baton Rouge. The Lady Tigers will play its final regular-season match on Saturday, Nov. 14 in a SWAC competition against Texas Southern University at home.

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