LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky volleyball program unrolled the second half of its schedule on Monday afternoon, revealing nine home Southeastern Conference matches for the 2016 season. After releasing their
out-of-conference schedule earlier last month, the Wildcats will kick off their SEC competition Sept. 21, hosting Georgia in Memorial Coliseum at 8 p.m. Kentucky then welcomes Mississippi State, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m. UK will take to the road for three straight afterwards, playing Florida (Sept. 28, 8 p.m.), South Carolina (Oct. 2, 1:30 p.m.) and its second meeting of the season with Mississippi State (Oct. 7, 8 p.m.) before returning home.Kentucky follows the road trip with its longest home stand of the season, hosting Tennessee (Oct. 9, 2 p.m.), Arkansas (Oct. 14, 7 p.m.), Ole Miss (Oct. 16, 1:30 p.m.) and South Carolina (Oct. 21, 7 p.m.) over the two week span. Kentucky will follow the home stand playing five of its next six matches on the road. Kentucky will begin the trip against Missouri, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. in Columbia, Mo., before facing the pair of Alabama opponents in Alabama and Auburn in their respective arenas. UK returns home for a home match with Missouri at Noon, Nov. 6, before taking on Arkansas and Ole Miss the following week.Kentucky will play two of its final three regular season matches within the friendly confines of Memorial Coliseum. UK will host LSU Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. and Texas A&M Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. before traveling to Knoxville, Tenn., at 9 p.m. to face the Volunteers in the regular season finale.Information regarding television broadcasts will be released at a later date. All times are Eastern Standard Time and subject to change. The complete 2016 schedule can be found below. 2016 Kentucky Volleyball Schedule
Date
Opponent
Location
Time (ET)
Aug. 26
Washington State
West Lafayette, Ind.
Noon
Aug. 26
Wyoming
West Lafayette, Ind.
5 p.m.
Aug. 27
Purdue
West Lafayette, Ind.
5 p.m.
Sept. 2
Southern Cal
Los Angeles
11 p.m.
Sept. 3
Creighton
Los Angeles
3 p.m.
Sept. 3
Northern Iowa
Los Angeles
8 p.m.
Sept. 9
Marquette
Lexington, Ky.
7:30 p.m.
Sept. 10
Virginia
Lexington, Ky.
11 a.m.
Sept. 10
Saint Louis
Lexington, Ky.
7:30 p.m.
Sept. 15
Louisville
Louisville, Ky.
7 p.m.
Sept. 17
Lipscomb
Lexington, Ky.
TBA
Sept. 21
Georgia
Lexington, Ky.
8 p.m.
Sept. 25
Mississippi State
Lexington, Ky.
1:30 p.m.
Sept. 28
Florida
Gainesville, Fla.
8 p.m.
Oct. 2
South Carolina
Columbia, S.C.
1:30 p.m.
Oct. 7
Mississippi State
Starkville, Miss.
8 p.m.
Oct. 9
Tennessee
Lexington, Ky.
2 p.m.
Oct. 14
Arkansas
Lexington, Ky.
7 p.m.
Oct. 16
Ole Miss
Lexington, Ky.
1:30 p.m.
Oct. 21
South Carolina
Lexington, Ky.
7 p.m.
Oct. 23
Missouri
Columbia, Mo.
2 p.m.
Oct. 30
Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2:30 p.m.
Nov. 4
Auburn
Auburn, Ala.
8 p.m.
Nov. 6
Missouri
Lexington, Ky.
Noon
Nov. 9
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.
8 p.m.
Nov. 13
Ole Miss
Oxford, Miss.
2:30 p.m.
Nov. 18
LSU
Lexington, Ky.
7 p.m.
Nov. 20
Texas A&M
Lexington, Ky.
1:30 p.m.
Nov. 23
Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn.
9 p.m.
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