Elmira College vs. University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Game Details	Tuesday, Sep. 2 - Elmira, NY - 7:00 p.m.
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Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College women's volleyball team, fresh off a week of training in Puerto Rico, opens their 2014 season Tuesday night against the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. EC has been strong in season-opening games over the last 13 years, going 11-2, including a convincing 8-1 record at matches played at Speidel Gymnasium. The only team to beat the Soaring Eagles in a home season-opener in that span is the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, during the 2010 season.

Purple vs. the Panthers
In the last 13 years, Elmira and Pitt-Bradford have squared off a total of seven times. El­mira owns a 5-2 edge in the series with their only two loss­es coming in the 2010 and 2007 seasons. Additionally, the Purple and Gold are riding a four-match win streak against the Panthers entering tonight's contest.

Big Shoes to Fill
Scrolling through Elmira's roster, one very noticeable name that is missing is former All-Ameri­can Taryn Rumsey '14. Rumsey, who graduated last June, accounted for nearly 40 percent of Elmira's kills in the 2013 season. Her absence however has opened the door for several returning players to step-up, including local tal­ent Kierstin Derr '16, who logged a career-high 253 kills last season.

Last Time Out 
The Panthers of Pitt-Bradford enter to­night's non-conference match with a 2-2 overall record after competing in the University of Scranton Tournament last weekend. Pitt-Bradford opened the tournament with a per­fect 2-0 record with a pair of wins against Bard College and Wentworth Institute of Technology before dropping their next two contests to Keystone College and the University of Scranton.

Returning Veterans 
Pitt-Bradford returns several key play­ers from a season ago, including last season's kills leader in Taylor McMillen '15 as well as the Panther's top two set­ters in Peyton Kauffman '15 and Brittni Cumberland '15. McMillen will be both setters' main target as the 2013 All- AMCC First Team selection posted a season-high 21 kills against the Soaring Eagles last season. On the other hand, Cumberland just might be as big of a threat with her tran­sitioning into more of an attacking role this season as she has already posted a pair of double-digit kill performances.