CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- UNI volleyball's 50th anniversary year will feature a 30-match schedule with tournament trips to Dayton, North Dakota and Louisville, along with the return of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Tournament to the McLeod Center for the first time in five years.
Coming off back-to-back MVC regular season and tournament championships, plus the program's 25th NCAA Tournament berth, the Panthers will seek their third straight titles for both conference crowns for the first time since 2009-11.
Season ticket renewals for the 2024 season are now on-going through July 31 with $69 tickets available arena wide. Click HERE for a McLeod Center seating chart for volleyball.
Volleyball season ticket holders who renew during the month of May will be entered into a drawing to win two (2) all-session passes for the 2024 MVC Volleyball Tournament and a commemorative UNI volleyball autographed by head coach Bobbi Petersen.
Tickets can be renewed online at unipanthers.com/tickets, or by calling the UNI Ticket Office at 319-273-4849. Those who purchase new season tickets or are wanting to change seat locations will be part of the normal seating process after the renewal period closes on July 31. Tickets must be renewed before the July 31 deadline in order to secure the same seats. After the July 31 deadline, seats not renewed will be released to the general public.
To learn more about the Panther Scholarship Club (PSC) or to make a donation, visit supportthepanthers.com/psc or contact the PSC office by phone at (319) 273-2471 or by email at PSC@uni.edu.
Northern Iowa's 2024 schedule features eight national postseason teams from a year ago, including five NCAA and three NIVC Tournament qualifiers. The 22-team field also includes three defending regular season conference championships from 2023 (Creighton, Big East / Dayton, Atlantic-10 / SMU, American).
UNI will hold its annual Purple and Gold intrasquad scrimmage inside the McLeod Center on a date still to be determined, and host a preseason exhibition match against South Dakota on August 24. The 2024 regular season will begin a week later as the Panthers travel to Ohio for the Dayton Flyer Classic against Florida International, Dayton and Ohio State.
Labor Day weekend will be headlined by a trip to Grand Forks for North Dakota's UND Classic at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center against SIU Edwardsville, North Dakota and West Virginia. UNI will also kick off a new four-year rotating tournament with Louisville, Rice and Creighton starting September 13 in Louisville. The regular season home schedule begins with the Panthers hosting Texas A&M on September 19, followed by back-to-back matches against SMU on September 21 and 22.
The Panthers will begin their defense of their MVC crown on September 27, hosting Southern Illinois, followed by a Saturday match against Missouri State. After a trip to UIC and Valparaiso to open October, Northern Iowa returns home for a three-match homestand against Belmont (October 11), Murray State (October 12) and Drake (October 14), followed by a weekend trip to Illinois State and Bradley.
After hosting Evansville (October 25) and Indiana State (October 26) and visiting Murray State (November 1) and Belmont (November 2), the Panthers will wrap their regular season home schedule on November 8 hosting UIC and the following night against Valparaiso. UNI closes the regular season slate with a three-match road trip to Missouri State (November 15), Southern Illinois (November 16) and Drake (20).
For the first time since 2019, the MVC Tournament will be played at the McLeod Center with the league's top eight teams qualifying for a chance to earn the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The 2024 MVC Tournament will be held November 23-26.
2024 UNI VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
- TBD - Purple & Gold Scrimmage
- Aug. 24 vs. South Dakota (Exhibition) - 2 p.m. CT
- Aug. 30 vs. Florida International - TBA (Dayton Flyer Classic)
- Aug. 30 at Dayton - TBA(Dayton Flyer Classic)
- Aug. 31 vs. Ohio State - TBA(Dayton Flyer Classic)
- Sept. 6 vs. SIU Edwardsville - 12 p.m. CT (UND Classic)
- Sept. 7 at North Dakota - 11 a.m. CT (UND Classic)
- Sept. 7 vs. West Virginia - 6 p.m. CT (UND Classic)
- Sept. 13 at Louisville - TBA (Cardinal Classic)
- Sept. 14 vs. Rice - TBA (Cardinal Classic)
- Sept. 15 vs. Creighton - TBA(Cardinal Classic)
- Sept. 19 vs. Texas A&M - 6 p.m. CT
- Sept. 21 vs. SMU - 1 p.m. CT
- Sept. 22 vs. SMU - 1 p.m. CT
- Sept. 27 vs. Southern Illinois* - 6 p.m. CT
- Sept. 28 vs. Missouri State* - 5 p.m. CT
- Oct. 4 at Valparaiso* - 6 p.m. CT
- Oct. 5 at UIC* - 5 p.m. CT
- Oct. 11 vs. Belmont* - 6 p.m. CT
- Oct. 12 vs. Murray State* - 5 p.m.
- Oct. 14 vs. Drake* - 6 p.m.
- Oct. 18 at Illinois State* - 6 p.m. CT
- Oct. 19 at Bradley* - 5 p.m. CT
- Oct. 25 vs. Evansville* - 6 p.m. CT
- Oct. 26 vs. Indiana State* - 6 p.m. CT
- Nov. 1 at Murray State* - 6 p.m. CT
- Nov. 2 at Belmont* - 5 p.m. CT
- Nov. 8 vs. UIC* - 6 p.m. CT
- Nov. 9 vs. Valparaiso* - 6 p.m. CT
- Nov. 15 at Missouri State* - 6 p.m. CT
- Nov. 16 at Southern Illinois* - 5 p.m. CT
- Nov. 20 at Drake* - 6 p.m. CT
- Nov. 23-26 | MVC Tournament (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
* denotes MVC match
Home matches in BOLD
