Melbourne, Fla. - Florida Tech Volleyball and Head Coach Jordan Willis have released the team's 2025 schedule ahead of his third year at the helm. After reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history in 2024, the Panthers are turning the page with a competitive slate for the upcoming campaign. The 2025 schedule features trips to North Carolina and Hawaii for non-conference matches before Sunshine State Conference play begins.
Tech will open the season on the road in Hickory, North Carolina, competing in the Lenoir-Rhyne Season Opening Invitational on September 5. The Panthers will face Mount Olive and Catawba to start, staying in N.C. for two more games on September 6 (Lenoir-Rhyne and Lees-McRae) as they wrap up the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational.
Two days after returning from North Carolina, the Panthers will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii to compete in the Aloha State Showdown. In what will be a homecoming for Assistant Coach PuaLehua Keola, Tech will play four matches in three days starting on September 11th. After opening the showdown with the hosts, Hawaii Pacific, the Panthers will face Central Washington (9/12), Chaminade (9/13) and Hawaii at Hilo (9/13).
After back-to-back away trips, Florida Tech will host Eckerd on September 26 at 7:00 PM for the team's home and SSC opener. The Panthers will wrap up the first month of the season with another home match against Rollins (9/27) and the first road conference match against Embry-Riddle (9/30).
The month of October will see the team play an All-SSC schedule with six road matches and three home matches. The three-game home slate includes matches against Saint Leo (10/4), Florida Southern (10/24) and Tampa (10/25). Tech will end the month of October with a Halloween game on the road against Saint Leo (10/31)
To begin the month of November, Tech will host five straight home matches starting with Embry-Riddle on November 4 and finishing with Nova Southeastern on November 15. The match against Nova Southeastern will double not only as the final home match of the year, but also Senior Day for the seven Panther Volleyball Seniors. The regular season will conclude on November 22 on the road against Florida Southern.
The NCAA South Region Tournament is scheduled to begin on December 4, with the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championships set for December 11.
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