SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE COUGARS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Located in southwestern Illinois near St. Louis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fields a women's volleyball program within the Ohio Valley Conference at the NCAA Division I level. Founded in 1957, SIUE serves a student body of 12,813 and competes during the fall season as part of the OVC's regional footprint. The Cougars operate their home matches at the university's on-campus venue, providing a consistent playing environment for a program competing in one of Division I's established mid-major conferences.

SIUE women's volleyball maintains year-round competition schedules typical of Division I athletics, with fall season matches determining conference standings and postseason tournament seeding. The program recruits across the broader Illinois region and surrounding states to build its roster. Playing in the Ohio Valley Conference places the Cougars among programs from universities ranging from 5,000 to 15,000 students, creating competitive parity within the conference structure. The combination of SIUE's location advantages relative to St. Louis metro area resources and the OVC's established infrastructure supports sustained recruiting and competitive development cycles for the volleyball program.

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