Northern Illinois University Volleyball head coach Sondra D’Amore has announced the 2025 schedule for the Huskie volleyball program today (June 9).

The Huskies will start their schedule with an exhibition on August 22 as they host DePaul in the NIU Convocation Center before starting the season on August 29 at Stetson.

NIU will see first time opponents this season in Southern Miss, Merrimack, Gonzaga, Bellarmine, and IU-Indianapolis.

“I am very excited to get the 2025 season underway. We have a lot of new faces on the team this fall and wanted to give the group an opportunity against a variety of competition to prepare us for MAC play. The goal for non-conference is to gain experience playing high level volleyball while building confidence as a young group. We are eager to give everything we have one last time in the MAC!” said D’Amore.

New and returning fans can purchase general admission, family 4-pack, or courtside seats to watch the Huskies this fall with general admission tickets starting at just $35. The Family 4-Pack is available for $90 ($22.50 each). Courtside seats are priced at $180 for the season. To purchase tickets online, please click here.

The Huskies are set to open the 2025 season in the Sunshine State as they compete at the Stetson Hatters Invitational, August 29 and 30. The Huskies will take on Lamar and Stetson on August 29 before facing off against Southern Miss on August 30.

Hosting the NIU Invitational in the Convocation Center, the Huskies will see Merrimack, Indiana State, and SIUE visit DeKalb. NIU takes on Merrimack and Indiana State on September 5 as they close the tournament with SIUE on September 6.

Action continues in the Midwest as NIU concludes non-conference action at the IU-Indianapolis tournament, September 12 and 13. NIU takes on Gonzaga and Bellarmine on September 12 as they conclude the tournament with the hosts IU-Indianapolis.

Mid-American Conference action starts in Victor E. Court (VEC) for NIU as they place host to Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan on September 25 and 26.

The Huskies will play seven of their 10 games in the month of October on the road, beginning with Ball State (Oct. 2) and Miami (Oct. 3). NIU briefly returns to DeKalb for a midweek game against Western Michigan on October 7 before traveling to Bowling Green for a two-game series on October 9 and 10. The Huskies host Toledo on October 17 and 18 for two games before traveling to Akron on October 24 and 25. NIU makes the trip to Kalamazoo on October 28 for their second midweek game against Western Michigan.

NIU ends the month of October and starts November as they host Buffalo on October 31 and November 1. The Huskies welcome Ohio to the VEC for their final two home games on the season on November 7 and 8 before concluding regular season action at Kent State on November 14 and 15.

The 2025 Mid-American Conference volleyball tournament takes place November 20-23 in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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