THIS WEEKEND: Miami opens the 2022 campaign with a trip to the Bradley CEFCU Invitational in Peoria, Ill., Aug. 26-27. The RedHawks face No. 21 Western Kentucky in the season opener at 11 a.m. (ET) Friday, Aug. 26 before facing Kansas City later that day at 4 p.m. (ET). MU clashes with host Bradley on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. (ET). Saturday's match will be aired on ESPN+. MU is a combined 8-5 against this weekend's field.

ABOUT WESTERN KENTUCKY & SERIES WITH THE HILLTOPPERS: Western Kentucky, ranked No. 21 in the AVCA preseason poll, is coming off a season where the Hilltoppers went 28-2 on the season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. WKU returns four starters from a year ago after going 12-0 in Conference USA and winning the C-USA tournament. The all-time series is tied 4-4 with Western Kentucky having won the last three meetings, including a 3-1 win on its home court on Sept. 8 2018. Miami's last win in the series was on Sept. 12, 2008 in Bowling Green, Ky., 3-1.

ABOUT KANSAS CITY & THE SERIES WITH THE ROOS: Kansas City is coming off a season where it posted a 20-10 mark and went 12-6 in Summit League action. Miami and Kansas City have met just one other time, also in a tournament hosted by Bradley, with the Roos posting a 3-1 win on Sept. 13, 2014.

ABOUT BRADLEY & THE SERIES WITH THE BRAVES: Bradley returns 13 letterwinners, including four starters, from a team that posted a 17-15 overall record and 12-6 Missouri Valley Conference mark, and advanced to the second round of the 2021 NIVC. The RedHawks are 4-0 all-time against the Braves with Miami notching a 3-1 win on Sept. 12, 2014 in Peoria, Ill., also in a Bradley Tournament. 

TELEVISION: MU's 11 a.m. (ET) Saturday match against Bradley will be aired on ESPN+.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks return home to host the Miami/Best Western Invitational Sept. 2-3. Miami hosts Marshall in the home opener for the Red and White at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2. The RedHawks face Bellarmine at 1 p.m. Saturday before closing out the tournament later that night against Middle Tennessee at 7 p.m. All Miami matches will be streamed on ESPN3/+. Non-Miami matches will be streamed on MiamiRedHawks.com, and there is a subscription cost to view.

GREAT RETURNS: Of its 17-player roster, Miami returns 12 RedHawks from the 2021 roster. Seniors Allyson Severance and Jacquelyn Krumnauer anchor a solid veteran group. Severance has played in 61 career matches to lead the RedHawk returners. They are joined by juniors Maggie McCrary, Abby Stratford and Taylor Nomanson. The trio played in a combined 74 matches in 2021 with McCrary seeing action in all but one match last season. The sophomore class is comprised of Brooke Cirigliano, Lydia Harper, Margo Lawson, Caroline Cermack, Gracie Norris and Sylvia Koenig. Also returning is redshirt-freshman Brooke Jackson. 

FRESH FACES: Miami boasts five newcomers on its 2022 roster, who will look to make their impact this season. The talented group of newcomers are Amyah Cooper, Ellie Hanson, Hayden Hicks, Emily Morgan and Gentry Warrick.

ECLIPSING 750 CAREER WINS: With a 3-0 win versus Buffalo on Jan. 22, 2021, Miami head coach Carolyn Condit posted her 750th career win. Condit owns a 769-587 career record in her 43rd season as a head coach. Condit's 769 total victories are tied for eighth among active NCAA Division I coaches, and tied for 23rd all-time. Owning more victories than any coach in any sport in the history of Miami's storied athletic department, known as the Cradle of Coaches, Condit holds a 670-509 record and is in her 39th season in charge of the Red and White. Condit is the only volleyball coach in the history of the Mid-American Conference to win more than 300 league matches, holding a conference mark of 373-231.