Women's Volleyball | 6/17/2025 3:43:00 PM

June 17, 2025 - Emporia State Volleyball has released their schedule for the upcoming 2025 season, which features a trip to the Golden State to begin the season and nine home matches in MIAA action.
 
The Hornets will open the campaign at the San Diego Invite hosted by Point Loma on September 4-6. Emporia State begins the trip with a match on September 4 against the host Sea Lions, who went 26-2 last season. The final two matches of the trip will be against Cal State San Bernardino on September 5 before closing against Northwest Nazarene on September 6.
 
The matchups against the Sea Lions, Coyotes and Nighthawks will be the first in program history.
 
Following the trip out west, Emporia State returns for a trip up the turnpike for the Washburn Invitational which features four matches on September 12-13. The Hornets take on Newman and Truman State on Friday, September 12. The tournament will wrap up with matches against MSU-Moorhead and William Jewell on September 13 at Whiting Fieldhouse.
 
The final non-conference action of the season will be on September 19-20 as Emporia State travels to Edmond, Okla. for the MIAA-GAC Crossover hosted by Central Oklahoma. The Hornets will take on four GAC opponents, with East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma on September 18, followed by matches against Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene on September 19.
 
Emporia State's first action at home will be on September 26, as the Hornets play host to Missouri Western, followed by a match against Northwest Missouri on September 27.
 
A trip to Newman and Pittsburg State will follow on the schedule, with the matchups scheduled for October 2nd and 3rd.  
 
Following the two road matches, the Hornets will begin a five-game home stand, starting with a midweek Turnpike Tussle against Washburn on Tuesday, October 7. The Hornets will then take on Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State on October 10 and 11, before wrapping up the stint at White Auditorium against Central Missouri on October 17 and Missouri Southern on October 18.
 
Emporia State will go back on the road for five road matches over the following three weeks. The trip begins with the second Turnpike Tussle of the season, as the Hornets take on the Ichabods on Friday, October 24. The following week, Emporia State takes on Northwest Missouri and Missouri Western on October 31 and November 1. Matches on November 7 and 8 against Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney will be the final road matches of the regular season for the Hornets.
 
Emporia State will wrap up the season with two matches at White Auditorium. The Hornets will take on last season's MIAA and Central Regional winner Central Oklahoma on November 13 before capping off the regular season on November 14 against Arkansas-Fort Smith.
 
The MIAA Tournament is scheduled for November 20-22 at Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Mo. The Hornets have made the MIAA Tournament in each of the first two seasons under head coach Ken Murczek, earning the sixth seed last season, before falling to eventual MIAA champion Central Oklahoma in the first round.