From VCSU E-Newsletter

VCSU volleyball to host scrimmage day Aug. 20
The VCSU volleyball program will be hosting a scrimmage day on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Six different teams will be on campus to play scrimmages against each other.

Football season opener set for Aug. 25
JCvsVCSUThe VCSU football team is set to open the 2016 season at home against rival University of Jamestown next week. The Vikings host the Jimmies on Thursday at 7 p.m. Tailgating will open at 5 p.m. and will once again feature the Nodak Mutual Fan Zone with games for kids of all ages.

VCSU adds new coaches
The VCSU athletic department has added several new coaches over the last month. Ryan Montgomery has taken over as head men’s basketball coach for the Vikings. He is assisted by new hire Karl Sorby. Courtney Titus has been appointed assistant women’s basketball coach for this season.

Erik Matth is an addition to the football staff as an assistant coach, and Joshua Mower and Joseph Marini have joined the track and cross country programs as graduate assistants.

In athletic training, Heather Bates is the new assistant athletic trainer, and Jay Determan has joined the staff as a graduate assistant.

Upcoming Athletic Events
Aug. 20: Volleyball scrimmage day @ W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse
Aug. 25: Football vs. University of Jamestown, 7 p.m.
Aug. 28–29: Golf @ Bismarck State Mystic Open
Aug. 29: Volleyball vs. Bismarck State, 7 p.m. (scrimmage)
Aug. 31: Golf @ Jamestown Jimmie Early Bird
Sept. 2–3: Volleyball @ Corn Palace Classic (Mitchell, S.D.)
Sept. 7: Baseball vs. Mayville State, 6 p.m.
Sept. 7: Volleyball @ Concordia–Moorhead, 7 p.m.