JONESBORO, Ark. (6/25/25) – Arkansas State volleyball is set to take on a challenging schedule in 2025, as head coach Brian Gerwig unveiled the slate for the reigning Sun Belt regular-season champions on Wednesday.
 
Entering the fourth season under Gerwig, the Red Wolves are coming off their best season since 2015, capped by a Sun Belt regular-season crown and postseason run to the Great 8 of the NIVC.
 
The docket features seven total matches against teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last season, including three against foes advancing to the second round or better. A-State will take on 10 opponents that earned winning records a season ago.
 
In the preseason, A-State hosts its annual Scarlet and Black Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 16, before hosting North Alabama in an exhibition bout on Aug. 23.
 
The Red Wolves open the season with a trio of 2024 NCAA Tournament participants, traveling to Atlanta, Ga., for matches against Ole Miss (Aug. 29), Wofford (Aug. 30) and Georgia Tech (Aug. 31).
 
A-State opens its home slate with a pair of matches against Missouri (Sept. 4-5) – a squad that reached the NCAA Round of 16 last season. Thursday’s bout against the Tigers will be held inside First National Bank Arena, while the Friday contest will be played at Valley View High School due to a scheduling conflict.
 
A trip to Orlando, Fla., follows, with A-State taking on Florida Atlantic and host UCF (Sept. 12), as well as Brown (Sept. 13).
 
The Scarlet and Black remain in-state for the final non-conference matches of the season, traveling to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on North Dakota State (Sept. 18), Southern Illinois (Sept. 19) and Arkansas (Sept. 20). A-State’s meeting against the Razorbacks will be just the second all-time meeting in volleyball, and first since 1975.
 
A-State then opens Sun Belt Conference play at Georgia State (Sept. 26-27) before returning home to host Southern Miss (Oct. 3-4). The Red Wolves face road tests at ULM (Oct. 10-11) and Troy (Oct. 23-24) as well as rematches at home against 2024 SBC Tournament champion Texas State (Oct. 17-18).
 
The Red Wolves open November at home against Louisiana (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) and at South Alabama (Nov. 7-8) before ending the regular season by hosting Old Dominion (Nov. 14-15).

The Sun Belt Conference Championship will be held Nov. 20-23, in Foley, Ala., at the Foley Event Center.
 
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