THOMAS J. FRERICKS ATHLETICS AND CONVOCATION CENTER

The Thomas J. Frericks Athletic and Convocation Center is home to the Flyer volleyball team. The Frericks Center is the third-largest volleyball-only facility in college volleyball. Its 5,000 seat capacity is behind only Arkansas' Barnhill Arena (9,000) and Murray State's Cutchin Fieldhouse (5,500). Morehead State's Weatherby Gym and Nebraska's Coliseum are also 5,000-seat facilities.

The Frericks Center is home to UD's Volleyball offices as well as the offices of UD's other sports and administration. In 2003, the Frericks Center's volleyball locker room was completely refurbished to provide UD student-athletes with a championship atmosphere worthy of the two-time defending Atlantic 10 Champions, including personalized graphics above each locker.

For 2004, the Flyers added a brand new volleyball specific scoreboard, which includes game-by-game scores through out the duration of the match.

Also in 2004, the Frericks Center began a facility upgrade to include new lighting over the volleyball court, new and refurnished seating, and a graphics package with new championship banners -- including the 2003 Atlantic 10 Champions banner and 2003 NCAA Second Round banner.

For the seventh consecutive year, UD will be playing and practicing on a Sport Court volleyball floor. UD's red and blue floor that is marked just for volleyball competition is the same surface that the U.S. National team plays on. Many of the nation's top 20 college volleyball programs play on Sport Court floors, and it is the official court of the men's and women's NCAA championships, and the USA Volleyball Nationals.