Dayton Flyers

DAYTON, Ohio -- The University of Dayton women’s volleyball has released their 2010 spring schedule, which includes a home tournament in April.

Dayton begins team practices on Feb. 17 at the Frericks Center. They open their spring slate on March 20 participating in wash drills with the Michigan Wolverines at 11:00 a.m ET. at the MVP Fieldhouse in Grand Rapids, Mich. followed by a match against the Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. at Davenport University.

A week later, the Flyers travel to Muncie, Ind. for the Munciana Spring Tournament. The field for that tournament has yet to be announced. They will also play in the Circle City Spring Tournament on April 10 at the Capitol Sports Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Ohio, Tulsa, Purdue and Indiana will also be a part of the showcase.

UD will close out its spring schedule schedule with a home tournament on April 17. Ohio, Cincinnati and the Dayton Alumni team will be playing in a best 2-out-of-3 round-robin tournament. Match times are still to be determined for the tournament.

Earlier this week, the Flyers were named a regional host site by the NCAA for the 2010 Women’s Volleyball Championship. They join Penn State and Texas who finished as National Champions and National Runner-Up respectively last season, in addition the Pac 10’s Washington Huskies as regional hosts for the tournament.

Dayton returns all of its starters, including All-American middle blocker Lindsay Fletemier, back to a team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. The Flyers completed their second 30-plus win season since joining the Division I ranks, and earned their fifth Atlantic 10 championship. They also finished the season ranked 25th by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.