Chippewa Valley Times

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire volleyball team has released its 2025 regular season schedule. The Blugolds will compete in 26 matches across five states, facing 13 opponents who participated in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. This season also marks the introduction of a second home tournament, the Blugold Alumni Weekend Invitational.

The team's campaign kicks off on Labor Day weekend with the Pikes Peak Challenge in Colorado Springs. They will play against East Texas Baptist, Edgewood College, Milwaukee School of Engineering, and host Colorado College over two days.

Following this, they travel to Chicago for the Rosalie Resch Invitational to face Lawrence University, Illinois Tech, and the University of Chicago. A midweek trip to Minnesota is scheduled for a match against Bethel University.

The Blugolds will then host the 12th annual Sandy Schumacher Memorial Tournament from September 12-13. This event includes matches against St. Catherine and Lakeland, culminating in a Saturday night game against Carleton College.

After playing at the College of Saint Benedict on a Wednesday, their WIAC season begins with a home match against UW–Whitewater on September 19. This event is also designated as Chippewa Valley Night to engage local supporters. The homestand continues with UW-La Crosse visiting next Wednesday.

As October starts, the team faces challenging conference road games at UW-Stout and UW-River Falls before participating in the Pointers Invitational on October 4. Here they will meet Carthage and Washington University in St. Louis.

One highlight of October is Alumni Weekend from October 17-18 when past players return for a mini-invitational featuring Illinois Wesleyan, Cornell College, and Augsburg.

In closing out their schedule, key WIAC home matches are set against UW–Stevens Point and UW–Platteville before traveling for their final week of regular-season play. They conclude with non-conference action at St. Olaf followed by their WIAC finale at UW–Oshkosh on November 7.