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The Purple Eagles will host Providence, West Virginia and Gardner-Webb as part of the Niagara Invitational on Sept. 5-6. NU will play Providence at 11 a.m. and West Virginia at 6 p.m. on Friday before wrapping up the invitational against Gardner-Webb on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 

Friday, September 5th, 2014
11:00 AM			Niagara University** vs Providence College
1:00 PM			West Virginia University vs Gardner-Webb**
4:00 PM		Providence College** vs Gardner-Webb University
6:00 PM		Niagara University vs West Virginia University**
Saturday, September 6th, 2014
11:00 AM	West Virginia University** vs Providence College
1:00 PM	Niagara University** vs Gardner-Webb University
The team with the ** will wear light jerseys. The team in Bold will be considered the home team.

 

• Outside hitter Nicole Matheis was named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. She tied for team-high honors with 50 kills (2.94 kills per set) and led the team with 3.47 points per set while averaging 1.71 digs per set in four matches.
• Niagara opened the season with a narrow five-set defeat to Colgate on Aug. 29.
• The Purple Eagles went 1-2 at the Big Orange Tournament hosted by Syracuse over the weekend. NU defeated Delaware State, 3-2, for its first win of the season.
• Niagara is 3-1 all-time against Providence with the most recent match coming on Sept. 12, 2009.
• NU lost the only previous meeting with West Virginia on Sept. 14, 1996.
• Niagara and Gardner-Webb have never faced each other before.