Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College volleyball team will open its third Division I season and first under the direction of head coach Fiona Cunningham at home on Friday, August 29, as the team's schedule was released on Friday afternoon.
 
The 28-match schedule will feature 13 home contests, 11 road matches and four contests at neutral sites. The Dolphins will play 16 Northeast Conference matches and 12 non-conference affairs. New this year, the NEC schedule features one home and home series and a two-match home series against each of the other seven opponents.
 
The Dolphins will open the season by partnering with Syracuse University for the second straight year to host the Salt City Classic on August 29, 30 and 31. The Dolphins will host Rider University on Friday the 29th and Niagara University on Saturday the 30th. The Classic wraps up on Sunday the 31st as Syracuse hosts the Dolphins.
 
The following week, the Dolphins will head to Newark, Delaware for the University of Delaware's Blue Hen Invitational. The Dolphins will take on Hampton University and Virginia Tech on Saturday, September 6 and then face the host Blue Hens on Sunday the 7th.

The Dolphins head to Annapolis, Maryland the following weekend for the Navy Invitational. They take on Gardner-Webb University on Friday the 12th and the host Mids on Saturday afternoon.
 
The team's next three matches are in Syracuse against New York foes. They kick off the stretch at home against Canisius University on Wednesday the 17th. Two days later, they head across town to Syracuse University to take on St. John's University as part of the Syracuse Invitational. The following day, they welcome Siena College to Ted Grant Court for their final non-conference home match of the season.
 
The Dolphins conclude non-conference play and September at Holy Cross on Tuesday the 30th.
 
The team opens October and Northeast Conference play with a home series against LIU on Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th. After heading to FDU on Wednesday the 8th, the Dolphins host defending NEC champion Chicago State University for the first time for Friday and Saturday matches.
 
The Dolphins then trek to Stonehill College for matches on the 17th and 18th.

They are home for their next three matches. The 'Phins host Central Connecticut State on the 24th and 25th and then complete their season series with FDU on Wednesday the 29th.
 
The following weekend, they head to NEC newcomer the University of New Haven for matches on Halloween and November 1.

The Dolphins wrap up their home schedule by hosting Mercyhurst University on Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th.
 
They close out the regular season on the road at Saint Francis University on the 14th and 15th.
 
The Northeast Conference Championship will feature a four-team field and will be held on November 21 and 22 at the site of the highest seed.