GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Just as it did last weekend to begin the 2010 season, the Green Bay volleyball team travels to Iowa this weekend for four matches. The Phoenix will play three games in Des Moines at the Drake Invite Friday and Saturday before playing a neutral site contest in Ames on Sunday.

Green Bay (0-3) opens the weekend Friday night against Drake, playing the host Bulldogs at 7 p.m. The Phoenix will then play North Dakota and Southern Utah on Saturday at 2 and 5:30 p.m. respectively. The neutral site contest Sunday in Ames will be against South Dakota State at 1 p.m.

The contest against South Dakota State is ironically exactly one year to the day after the Phoenix defeated the Jackrabbits 3-1 in Green Bay.

Last weekend at Iowa, the Phoenix received strong play from a trio of freshmen making their collegiate debuts. Monica Anderson (Cottage Grove, Ill.) tallied 10 kills in her first match and a team-high 25 for the weekend. Defensive specialists Kara Lindstedt (Shoreview, Minn.) and Sabrina Marunowski (Milwaukee, Wis.) combined for 52 digs.

Follow them live: Green Bay's Friday contest with Drake will be available to watch free through GoDrakeBulldogs.com. All four matches of the weekend will also have live stats, accessible through the schedule page on GreenBayPhoenix.com.

Match Point with Debbie Kirch: The second episode of Match Point with Debbie Kirch debuted this week. Kirch discussed the upcoming weekend as well as the play of the freshmen in the squad's first three games. To watch the show, click here.

Away from Home: The Phoenix will play its first 12 contests of the season away from its home court at the Kress Events Center. Next weekend, the Phoenix will return to Des Moines for four more games at the Drake Invite. Green Bay opens the portion of its home schedule on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. against Milwaukee.