BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball team has announced the non-conference schedule for the 2024 season, completing the team's full schedule for the campaign. BGSU and the MAC released the conference schedule on March 27. In total, the Falcons will play 11 non-conference matches and 18 MAC matches for a total of 29 on the regular season schedule. During the 2024 non-conference season, the Falcons are scheduled to take on three teams that went to the 2023 NCAA Tournament, two teams that competed in the 2023 NIVC and another that went to their conference championship a season ago.

"As always, our non-conference schedule was designed with the end in mind," said head coach Danijela Tomic. "Our team will face diverse and very competitive opponents chosen to test us, help us grow, and prepare us for the challenging conference play and, hopefully, the postseason. This schedule reflects our dedication to excellence and our goal to compete for the MAC Championship annually. 

"We can't wait to see our Falcon fans at the Stroh Center, creating an electric atmosphere and the best home-court advantage in the MAC. We hope they will help us lead the MAC in attendance again this year while having a blast watching our team compete."

Ticket Information
Season Tickets for the 2024 Volleyball Season are now on sale! Fans who had season tickets last year are eligible to renew their tickets, and those interested in becoming a Season Ticket Holder are able to purchase as well. Pricing for the 2024 season is $85 for Courtside seats, and all other seats in the Stroh Center are General Admission at $65 for the season. A Family Pack of four General Admission tickets is available as well, at a discounted price of $180. The deadline to renew season tickets is June 28. Single-game tickets will go on sale on July 1.

BGSU Faculty and Staff can receive one complimentary General Admission ticket, and 50 percent off any additional General Admission Seating. Additionally, BGSU Faculty/Staff have the option to utilize Payroll Deduction for the cost of their tickets. Faculty/Staff can fill out this form to request their tickets.

Season Tickets are able to be renewed or purchased online, by calling the Ticket Office at 419-372-0000, or stopping by the Stroh Center. The Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM.

BGSU Volleyball Schedule Information: Non-Conference Schedule
The Falcons will begin the season with a scrimmage against Oakland set for 12 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Stroh Center. 

Bowling Green will remain at home for the start of the regular season, hosting the Hampton Inn Invitational from Aug. 30-Sept. 1. This year's invitational will feature Chicago State, who made an NIVC appearance in 2023, Illinois, who went 11-9 in Big Ten play last year, and Cincinnati, who is entering their second season as a member of the Big 12 conference. BGSU will take on Chicago State on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m., Illinois on Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. and Cincinnati on Sept. 1 at 2 p.m.

The first batch of road contests for Bowling Green will be at the Tru by Hilton Dayton Beavercreek Invitational hosted by Wright State in Dayton, Ohio with all three BGSU matches set for 3 p.m. first serves. The Falcons' first match will be against 2023 NCAA Tournament participant UMBC on Sept. 6. The weekend will continue on Sept. 7 against Dayton who advanced to the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. BGSU's play at Wright State will conclude against the host Raiders on Sept. 8, a program that also went to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. 

The final in-season tournament for the Falcons will be the DePaul Tournament from Sept. 12-14 in Chicago. Bowling Green's first match will be on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. EST against UIC, who won 21 matches in 2023, on their home court. The schedule will move to Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. EST for the Orange and Brown, facing off with Brown who was the 2023 runner-up in the Ivy League tournament. BGSU will wrap up the weekend on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. EST against host DePaul, coming off a 2023 NIVC appearance. 

The non-conference schedule for Bowling Green will conclude with a home-and-home series against Ohio State. The Falcons will first host the Buckeyes on Friday, Sept. 20 for a 6 p.m. first serve at the Stroh Center. The series will shift south to Columbus on Sunday, Sept. 22 to conclude non-conference play for BGSU. 

BGSU Volleyball Schedule Information: MAC Play
Conference competition for the Falcons will open on Friday, Sept. 27 with the first of two consecutive matches against the Ball State Cardinals with the second slated for Saturday, Sept. 28. BGSU will proceed to a Tuesday night match on Oct. 1 against the rival Rockets of Toledo, the first of the home-and-home series for the season.

The first home MAC match for Bowling Green is scheduled for Oct. 4 and will mark the first of four straight matches at the Stroh Center for the Falcons. BGSU will host Western Michigan on Friday, Oct. 4 and Saturday, Oct. 5. From there, a split series will take place with Eastern Michigan coming to town on Thursday, Oct. 10 followed by Central Michigan on Friday, Oct. 11. 

Beginning in mid-October, the Falcons will alternate home and away series, first starting with a trip east. Bowling Green will head to Buffalo on Thursday, Oct. 17 before drifting closer to home on Friday, Oct. 18 against Akron. Upon returning to the Stroh Center, the Orange and Brown will host Kent State on Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26 to conclude the October slate of matches.

The month of November will begin on the road for BGSU with a pair of matches in Oxford, Ohio. The Falcons will take on the Miami (OH) RedHawks on Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2 to begin a stretch of four out of five on the road. The interruption to the road trip will be the Battle of I-75 in Bowling Green on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The road trip will then resume against Northern Illinois on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 as the final regular season road contests for the Falcons.

The regular season will conclude at the Stroh Center for Bowling Green. The final week of the regular season will put the Falcons against the Ohio Bobcats on home, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16. 

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