MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team will open its season with a pair of matches at Tulane Sat., Aug. 26, in New Orleans.

USA will open the 2017 season at 1 p.m. against the Green Wave at the Hertz Center (2800 Ben Weiner Dr., New Orleans, La.  70118), followed by a second match at 6 p.m.

South Alabama was scheduled to open the season at the Barcelona HBU Classic in Houston on Friday, followed by a pair of matches on Saturday, but the tournament was cancelled due to the expected impact of Hurricane Harvey. Tulane was scheduled to open its season against Texas-El Paso in San Antonio, Texas, but the match was also cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey. The Green Wave are now scheduled to play Louisiana-Lafayette in a pair of matches Friday afternoon before hosting USA on Saturday.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with USAJaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at Twitter.com/USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

Join the Rally Score Club, the volleyball specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All donations to the Rally Score Club go directly to support the South Alabama volleyball program. For more information on how you can join visit:  jaguarathleticfund.com/rallyscoreclub.