Scorpions Begin Inaugural NAIA Campaign Friday

The UTB/TSC Women's Volleyball Team begins a new era in Scorpion athletics at the Second Annual South Padre Island International Women's Volleyball Tournament Friday and Saturday.

The tournament marks the first competition for the Scorpions in any sport in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). For decades, the Scorpions competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) until May.

And fittingly, the Scorpions will be challenged immediately in the new division, facing Houston Baptist, the sixth-ranked NAIA team in the country. It's the first match of the tournament at 12 noon Friday at the South Padre Island Convention Center.

Six teams will be participating. Huston-Tillotson, Texas A&M-International, Monterrey Tec and the University of Tampico round out the field. UTB/TSC, Houston Baptist and Huston-Tillotson are members of the Red River Athletic Conference.

Admission to the tournament is $5 for adults per day and $3 for children. UTB/TSC students, faculty and staff are admitted with Sting Card ID.

South Padre Island International Volleyball Tournament Schedule
Friday, August 25
Time	Court 1	Court 2
12 noon	UT-Brownsville vs. Houston Baptist	Texas A&M-International vs. Monterrey Tec
2:15 p.m.	Huston-Tillotson vs. University of Tampico	Houston Baptist vs. Monterrey Tec
4:30 p.m.	UT-Brownsville vs. University of Tampico	Huston-Tilltoson vs. Texas A&M-International
Saturday, August 26
11:00 a.m.	UT-Brownsville vs. Huston-Tillotson	Houston Baptist vs. University of Tampico
1:15 p.m.	Monterrey Tec vs. Huston-Tillotson	Texas A&M-International vs. University of Tampico
3:30 p.m.	UT-Brownsville vs. Monterrey Tec	Houston Baptist vs. Texas A&M-International

 

Posted August 23, 2006