8/11/2009 - VOLLEYBALL Bemidji State begins practice today

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BEMIDJI, Minn. -- The Bemidji State University volleyball squad begins the 2009 season today. The team will conduct two-a-day practices all week, with the first practice from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and the second practice from 2-5:30 p.m.

“We are more athletic (this season),” said head volleyball coach Laurie Bitter. “When the team is more athletic there is more competition and I am already seeing that. The athletes came in shape and focused. This is my first fall where I am relaxed as a coach because the athletes know what I want.”

The Beavers are returning nine players from last season, including four starters, while welcoming four student-athletes. The Beavers finished last season in a tie for 13th place after posting a 3-17 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference record and 7-25 overall record.

BSU begins play Aug. 28-29 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Fall Classic in Kearney, Neb., where the team will play four matches. The Beavers first home match is Sept. 18, opening the conference season with a contest against Minnesota State University Moorhead at 7 p.m.

Bemidji State University, located in Bemidji, Minn., is an NCAA Division II institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

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