MSU Billings Announces Fall Sports Schedules (July 7, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – The 2003-2004 schedules for fall sports at MSU Billings are set and will feature 23 home events plus three additional events at other locations in Billings.  Women’s volleyball and women’s soccer will account for 23 of those 26 local contests.

The Lady Yellowjacket volleyball schedule is highlighted by three matches against defending national champion BYU-Hawaii.  MSUB will make its annual trip to Hawaii October 3-8 for PacWest Conference play against BYU-Hawaii, Chaminade, Hawaii Pacific and Hawaii-Hilo.  The Jackets will start the season with tournaments at Colorado Christian and Humboldt State before opening the home schedule against cross-town rival Rocky Mountain College on September 17.  Also featured on the MSUB schedule is a rare opportunity to play Division I MSU-Bozeman.  The Yellowjackets and Bobcats will square off November 4 at Skyview High School.

The MSUB women’s soccer schedule features nine home dates including a season-opening tournament.  The Jackets will host St. Cloud State and East Stroudsburg August 29-31 in the second annual MSU Billings Cup Sponsored by Thrifty Car Rental.  MSUB will then play nine midseason road games in four weeks, including games against four teams that were ranked in the top ten of the Far West Region last year.  The Yellowjackets will return to Yellowjacket Field for the season’s final five games.  Included in that home stretch will be matches with Rocky, Northern Colorado and North Dakota.  UNC and UND were both ranked in the top ten in the Central Region last year. 

The men’s soccer team will again play a majority of its games on the road, hosting only Westminster and the University of Mary in a tournament in October.  The Jackets will play their road games in groups of two and three games in order to reduce missed class time.  They will have three trips during which they play three games in a weekend.  Included will be tournaments at Humboldt State and Westminster.

The Yellowjacket cross-country schedule will be similar to the past several seasons’.  The Jackets will hold their high altitude training camp at Silver Gate, Mont., August 29 to September 1.  They will then compete in five meets before hosting the Yellowjacket Invitational on October 25.  Included in their road meets are big races at Montana State-Bozeman and the University of Colorado.  The Yellowjackets will conclude the season at the NCAA West Regional in Pomona, CA on November 8 and the NCAA Championships in Edwardsville, IL on November 22.