Runza/AVCA College Volleyball Showcase Tickets On Sale Friday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 27, 2010) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association is pleased to announce the on-sale date to purchase tickets for the 2010 Runza/AVCA College Volleyball Showcase. 
 
Tickets to the event will go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 30, at 10 a.m. CDT, exclusively through the Qwest Center and Ticketmaster. All-session ticket prices are $39 and $32.
 
The AVCA previously announced the field of teams and schedule for the event, to be played at Qwest Center on Saturday and Sunday, August 28-29.  The Conference Challenge format that was unveiled in 2008 will continue in 2010, with host school Nebraska, as well as Iowa State, representing the Big 12 Conference.  Florida and Kentucky, both from the Southeastern Conference, will be the Big 12 challengers.
 
This year's Showcase will be played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, a change from previous seasons in which the event began on Friday night.  Florida will square off with Iowa State at 2 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday afternoon to open the event, followed by Kentucky playing Nebraska at 4:30.  Sunday's matches feature Iowa State and Kentucky at 2 p.m., with Nebraska and Florida facing off at 4:30.
 
The Huskers return six starters from a team that was 26-7 and reached the NCAA Regional Finals in 2009, including returning AVCA All-Americans Sydney Anderson, Brooke Delano and Tara Mueller. NU also returns AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year Hannah Werth and welcomes 2009 AVCA National Freshman of the Year Lauren Cook to the fold this season.
 

Contact Ticketmaster by telephone at 800-745-3000, (402) 341-1500 or on the Web at www.ticketmaster.com.