| April 23 | Minnesota Spring Tourney @ Sports Pavilion Minnesota vs. Northwestern Golddiggers Post-Match Reception |
6:00 PM After match |
There will be a Golddiggers post-match reception in the UM Sports Pavilion Club Room immediately following the match. Head Coach Mike Hebert and Associate Head Coach Dave Boos will provide a Coach’s Corner during the reception. Although there is no charge to attend for current Golddigger members, please RSVP with # attending to John (‘JT‘) Thompson to help us plan for the proper amount of food and beverages. JT’s e-mail address for RSVP’s is: jt99@agere.com .
Teams:
| A. Marquette | B. North Dakota State |
| C. Minnesota | D. Northern Michigan |
All matches are 3 out of 5 to 30 points and the fifth game is to 15 points no cap.
Times:
| Times | Court 1-South | Court 2-Center | Court 3-North |
| 8:30 AM | A vs. B | OPEN | C vs. D |
| 10:15 AM | A vs. D | OPEN | B vs. C |
| 1:15 PM | A vs. C | OPEN | B vs. D |
After the 10:15 match, there will be a lunch break from 12:00-1:00 PM. At that time, Marquette Volleyball will be hosting a kid's clinic in the Kasten Gym located next to the Arena from 12:00-1:00 PM. There are plenty of places to eat and rest on the upper concourses and bleachers.
Miss Katie’s Diner
Located on the corner of Clybourn and 19th Street, just 3 blocks from the competition site. They can do some healthy choices for teams.
Jimmy Johns
Sub sandwiches of the usual kind. Located 2 blocks north of Marquette Gym on 16th and Wells.
Subway
Everyone’s favorite. Located on 14th and Wells.
Cousins’ Subs
Located on Wisconsin Ave between 16th and 17th, Street next to Starbuck’s.
Quizno’s
Oven toasted sandwiches and soup on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and James Lovell Street.
Grand Avenue Food Court
The Grand Avenue Mall is located 2 blocks east of the Holiday Inn in Wisconsin Avenue. The food court has a variety of choices, including Giordano’s deep dish pizza.
(Current as of 4/13/05)
| April 9 | @ Nebraska (Lincoln, NE) | 7:00 PM |
| April 16 | @ Marquette (Milwaukee, WI) Minnesota vs. Northern Michigan Minnesota vs. North Dakota State Minnesota vs. Marquette |
8:30 AM 10:15 AM 1:15 PM |
| April 23 | Minnesota Spring Tourney @ Sports Pavilion Minnesota vs. Northwestern Golddiggers Post-Match Reception |
6:00 PM After match |
| July 18-20 | Camp 1 - General Skills |
| July 21-22 | Camp 2 - Positional Camp |
| July 23-24 | Camp 3 - Positional Camp |
| July 25-27 | Camp 4 - Team Camp |
(current as of 6/14/04)
| Aug. 27 | Sat | Alumni Match | 7:00 PM |
| Sept. 2-3 | Fri Fri Sat Sat Sat Sat |
Diet Coke Classic (Sports Pavilion) Teams: Minnesota, Xavier, UCF, NDSU Xavier vs. UCF Minnesota vs. NDSU Xavier vs. NDSU Minnesota vs. UCF UCF vs. NDSU Minnesota vs. Xavier |
5:00 PM 7:30 PM 10:00 AM 12:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM |
| Sept. 5 | Mon | Nebraska | 7:00 PM |
| Sept. 9-10 | Fri Fri Sat Sat Sat Sat |
@ Kansas State Teams: MN, KSU, Florida State, Houston Houston vs. Minnesota KSU vs. FSU FSU vs. Minnesota KSU vs. Houston FSU vs. Houston KSU vs. MN |
5:00 PM 7:30 PM 10:00 AM 12:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:30 PM |
| Sept. 13 | Tues | Border Battle vs. Northern Iowa (Rochester, MN) |
7:00 PM |
| Sept. 16-17 | Fri Fri Sat Sat Sat Sat |
@ Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX) Teams: MN, TCU, Maine, Campbell Campbell vs. Minnesota TCU vs. Maine Maine vs. Minnesota TCU vs. Campbell Maine vs. Campbell TCU vs. Minnesota |
4:30 PM 7:00 PM 10:30 AM 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM |
| Sept. 23 | Fri | @ Wisconsin (Madison, WI) * | 7:00 PM |
| Sept. 24 | Sat | @ Northwestern (Evanston, IL) * | 7:00 PM |
| Sept. 30 | Fri | Michigan State * | 7:00 PM (A) |
| Oct. 1 | Sat | Michigan * | 7:00 PM (G) |
| Oct. 5 | Wed | Iowa * - Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night | 7:00 PM |
| Oct. 7 | Fri | @ Indiana (Bloomington, IN) * | 7:00 PM |
| Oct. 14 | Fri | @ Purdue (West Layfayette, IN) * | 7:00 PM |
| Oct. 15 | Sat | @ Illinois (Champaign, IL) * | 7:00 PM |
| Oct. 21 | Fri | Ohio State * | 7:00 PM (A) |
| Oct. 22 | Sat | Penn State * | 7:00 PM (G) |
| Oct. 26 | Wed | @ Iowa (Iowa City, IA) * | 7:00 PM |
| Oct. 29 | Sat | Indiana * - Hometown Day | 7:00 PM (G) |
| Nov. 4 | Fri | @ Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) * | 7:00 PM |
| Nov. 5 | Sat | @ Michigan State (East Lansing, MI) * | 7:00 PM |
| Nov. 11 | Fri | Northwestern * | 7:00 PM (A) |
| Nov. 12 | Sat. | Wisconsin * - HS Night | 7:00 PM (G) |
| Nov. 18 | Fri | @ Penn State (State College, PA) * | 7:00 PM |
| Nov. 19 | Sat | @ Ohio State (Columbus, OH) * | 7:00 PM |
| Nov. 25 | Fri | Illinois * - Parents Appreciation Night | 7:00 PM (A) |
| Nov. 26 | Sat | Purdue * - Senior Recognition Night | 7:00 PM (G) |
| Dec. 1-4 | Th-Sun | NCAA Playoff 1st/2nd Round | TBA |
| Dec. 8-11 | Th-Sun | NCAA Playoff Regionals (@NE, PSU, Stanford, TX A&M) | TBA |
| Dec. 15-17 | Th-Sun | NCAA Finals (San Antonion, TX) | TBA |
* Big Ten Conference Match
(A) Autograph Signing
(G) Tentative Golddiggers Reception
Former Gopher Volleyball athlete Charnette Fair is now playing professionally in Finland. Charnette sent us the link to her team's website, http://www.ajoklpteam.net/. For her personal journal, take a look at http://journals.aol.com/princesscharnet/MyVolleyballJournal.
Charnette Fair has recently returned from playing professional volleyball in Spain. She kindly provided this link to her on-line Volleyball Journal.
http://journals.aol.com/princesscharnet/MyVolleyballJournal
Back by popular request - Golddiggers/ U of M Volleyball official logo sportswear! The club will soon be taking orders for polo shirts in men's and women's styles and sizes. The price is just $25 each, plus $4.00 for shipping if you don't plan to pick them up at a match.
Click this link for the order form. This is a limited offer. Orders will be taken until August 13, 2004 for the first shipment and Sept. 1 for the second and final shipment.
 (Click to enlarge photo) Women's Polo Shirt |
 (Click to enlarge photo) Men's Polo Shirt |