WASHINGTON (June 22, 2023) – Howard University women's volleyball team unveiled its 2023 schedule, featuring 14 contests inside The Burr.
 
The challenging slate also includes seven matches against five NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago.
 
"We are very excited to play this challenging schedule in 2023," said Howard women's volleyball head coach Shaun Kupferberg, entering his 12^th season at the helm. "There are no easy games and we will need to be ready to prove ourselves from the first match."
 
HU opens with the annual D.C. Challenge, hosting crosstown rivals Georgetown (Aug. 25) and George Washington (Aug. 26) before traveling to nearby Fairfax, Va., to battle George Mason (Aug. 27).
 
On Aug. 31-Sept. 2, the squad goes to Raleigh, N.C., for a three-match tourney against Winthrop, Rutgers and host North Carolina State.
 
Howard returns to The District for the DMV Invitational, facing ACC-member Virginia (Sept. 8) and Big Ten foe Maryland (Sept. 10). On Sept. 9, HU travels up the Beltway to take on two-time American East Champion UMBC as part of the invite.
 
Midway through September, the Bison head to Atlanta for their toughest tournament of the season, squaring off against a pair of NCAA Tournament teams: Georgia Tech (Sept. 16) and Georgia (Sept. 17).
 
Two nights later (Sept. 19), HU begins a three-match homestand against inter-city rival American before opening league play versus South Carolina State (Sept. 22) and North Carolina Central (Sept. 24).
 
After taking on Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Champion Delaware State in Dover, Del. (Sept. 29), the Bison start October at home versus Maryland Eastern Shore (Oct. 1).
 
Howard's conference schedule continues in Baltimore against rivals Morgan State (Oct. 6) and Coppin State (Oct. 8) before returning to The Hilltop to face Big South Champion High Point (Oct. 10) and Norfolk State (Oct. 13).
 
The team travels south for a pair of MEAC matches at South Carolina State (Oct. 20) and North Carolina Central (Oct. 22) before hosting the Lady Hornets inside Burr Gymnasium (Oct. 27).
 
HU wraps up October at Maryland Eastern Shore (Oct. 29), followed by three consecutive home matches: UMBC (Nov. 1); Morgan State (Nov. 3) and Coppin State (Nov. 5).
 
Howard closes out the regular season in Norfolk, Va., against Norfolk State (Nov. 10).
 
A week later (Nov. 17-19), the Bison return to Dover, Del., for the 2023 MEAC Tournament, hosted by Delaware State.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.