Collins unveils 2025 volleyball slate
June 26, 2025

Collins unveils 2025 volleyball slate

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman volleyball will take on four teams that made last year’s NCAA Southeast Regional when it hits the floor in 2025, Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Cat Collins announced Thursday. 

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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman volleyball will take on four teams that made last year's NCAA Southeast Regional when it hits the floor in 2025, Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Cat Collins announced Thursday. 

The Eagles' schedule features nine home contests and six contests against NCAA regional foes.

"We wanted to start with a tournament where we could get our feat wet and get comfortable," Collins said. "That first weekend is designed to do that getting our newbies acclimated on the road. We definitely want a strong strength of schedule that way when we get to regional play that way we can be in position for an NCAA tournament berth." 

Carson-Newman opens the season in the Mountain State with a tournament at Glenville State. There, the Eagles will take on the Pioneers for the first time since 2009. C-N will also get its first-ever matchup with Chowan, the first meeting with West Virginia Wesleyan since 2004 and the first meeting with Bluefield State since 1992. 

C-N begins SAC play on Sept. 9 when it travels to UVA Wise before hopping back out of conference play for a tournament at USC Aiken.  C-N will take on the Paces, Francis Marion, Mount Olive and North Greenville between Sept. 12-13.  The Pacers are the first of four NCAA tournament foes from a year ago that C-N will face 

Non-conference play wraps up Sept. 16 at Lee. 

The doors to Holt Fieldhouse open Sept. 19 with a matchup against NCAA tournament foe Lenoir-Rhyne. 

Other significant dates include Oct. 24 against Catawba when the program will welcome back the 2015 team to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its run to the NCAA Elite Eight. 

Senior Day is set for Nov. 14 when the Eagles play host to Newberry. 

All home games and SAC games will be broadcast on the Eagle Sports Network on FloCollege at cneagles.com/FloVB.