DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Volleyball has announced its 2025 schedule featuring 10 home matches at Richard V. Moore Gymnasium, in addition to key Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) matches and four tournament appearances.
 
The Wildcats will open the season with their annual Maroon & Gold Match on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m., before embarking on a challenging non-conference slate that includes three tournaments across each of Florida, North Carolina and Texas, respectively.
 
"I'm excited for this year's preseason slate, as we know it will challenge us and prepare us as we go into conference play," said Brittany Williams, set to embark upon her 10th year at the helm in Daytona Beach.
 
Bethune-Cookman will participate in the Aggie/Phoenix Invitational (Aug. 29-30) in Greensboro, N.C., and the Molly Howard-Gerwig Memorial Tournament (Sept. 5-6) in Houston, Texas, before returning home for the signature "Bash at the Beach" tournament (Sept. 12-13). The Owls Paradise Classic (Sept. 19-20) taking place at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton will have a full schedule in the coming weeks.
 
Key SWAC Home Dates at Moore Gym:

• Friday, Sept. 26 – Mississippi Valley State, 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 28 – Jackson State, Noon
• Wednesday, Oct. 8 – Florida A&M, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 17 – Texas Southern, 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 19 – Prairie View A&M, Noon
• Friday, Oct. 31 – Alabama A&M, 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 2 – Alabama State, Noon

 
Except for single matches away to Alcorn State and Southern (La.) – as well as hosting the Texas institutions, respectfully, the Wildcats will face each SWAC opponent twice during the conference slate, which begins September 26 at home to Mississippi Valley State. B-CU will play seven conference opponents at home, with road trips to the pair of Alabama schools, Louisiana institutions, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and the tandem of "Magnolia State" programs in Mississippi throughout October and November.
 
"As we enter into our fifth year in the SWAC, we look forward to getting an opportunity to travel to some of the conference schools we have never been before," commented Williams. "This is something that really will continue to help increase our overall student-athlete experience."
 
The regular season concludes with road matches at Jackson State (Nov. 14) and Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 16) before the SWAC Tournament hosted by Florida A&M in Tallahassee (Nov. 21-23).
 
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