2022 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
BRISTOL, R.I. - The Roger Williams University women's volleyball team has announced their schedule for the 2022 campaign, beginning the season on Friday, Sept. 2 in the first day of the Brandeis Invitational.
The Hawks finished the 2021 season posting an 11-11 record overall and going 7-2 within the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) earning the No. 3 seed in the CCC Tournament. The season culminated with a trip to the CCC Championship contest, where the Hawks fell just short, falling to Endicott in four sets.
This year's schedule consists of 26 regular season contests, with Roger Williams hosting 12 of those contests, with eight road matchups and six neutral site tilts. The Hawks will face CCC foes nine times throughout the season.
The season begins on Friday, Sept. 2, the opening day of the Brandeis Invitational, where the Hawks will face the host Judges in a 5 pm contest. They will be back in action on day two of the Invitational with an 11 am tilt against Worcester St before rounding out the day with a 1 pm contest against Colby-Sawyer.
Roger Williams will then host their first contest of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 6 pm against the Warriors of Eastern Connecticut State. The Hawks will then spend the weekend down in Middletown, Conn. Where they will participate in the Cardinal Classic on Sept. 9-10 with a Friday contest against Aurora, and Saturday matchups against Wesleyan and Southwestern.
Tuesday, Sept. 13 the Hawks will begin a four game home stand, beginning their stretch at home taking on New England College. Saturday, Sept. 17 the Hawks will play a tri-match hosting SUNY Potsdam and UMass Dartmouth. They will close out the home stand with their first CCC tilt of the season, as they play host to Curry on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
After their home stand the Hawks will face CCC foes University of New England on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Endicott on Thursday, Sept. 29 both on the road. They will face play Wheaton and Framingham State at Wheaton on Saturday, Oct. 1 to start the month, before facing off against Salve Regina at home on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
They will follow with a match against Coast Guard on Friday, Oct. 7 before playing a tri-match at UMass Boston on Saturday, Oct. 8 where they will also play Springfield. Nichols will come to Bristol on Wednesday, Oct. 12 before receiving a Saturday, Sept. 15 visit from Wellesley and Johnson & Wales.
The final four games of the season are all conference contests, with Roger Williams being visited by Suffolk on Tuesday, Oct. 18 and then visiting Western New England on Saturday, Oct. 22.
Gordon will be the next team to come to campus for a tilt on Wednesday, Oct. 26 before closing out the regular season on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Wentworth.
The CCC Tournament will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 1 with the Quarterfinals, with the semifinals taking place on Thursday, Nov. 3, before closing on Saturday, Nov. 5 with the CCC Tournament Championship.
