Indiana volleyball has released its 30-game schedule for 2024, which features 15 home matches.
This is the first year with four new teams in the Big Ten — UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington — and Indiana will play each of them once throughout the season. Indiana faces two of the teams on the road and the other two at Wilkinson Hall.
With more teams being added to the Big Ten, the Hoosiers only compete against three Big Ten teams twice, whereas last year they faced seven conference opponents twice.
On Aug. 30 and 31, the Hoosiers will only compete in two non-conference matches. The contests are back-to-back at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. They’ll take on the Owls first, followed by Wichita State University the next day.
In September, the Hoosiers’ home opener is against the UC Davis Mustangs on Sept. 2. Three days later, Indiana travels to Austin, Texas, for a two-game non-conference slate. The Hoosiers will first face the University of Texas Longhorns, the defending national champions. The following day, they’ll face off against the University of Miami, Florida.
The Hoosiers head back home to host the Indiana Invitational, which takes place Sept. 13 and 14. Indiana starts the invitational by facing Chicago State University and the University of Southern Indiana. The next day, it will take on the Ball State University Cardinals for an in-state matchup.
A week after the invitational, the Hoosiers end non-conference play with two games against the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They’ll start in South Bend, Indiana, for the first game, then two days later travel down to Bloomington to host the Irish.
Indiana ends the month of September starting its Big Ten slate out west, with its first two games against Washington and Oregon for first-time conference matchups.
The Hoosiers start October hosting Big Ten matches against Michigan State and Ohio State. They travel north for one game against Minnesota, then head back to Bloomington to host Penn State.
Indiana travels for a two-game road slate against Big Ten rivals Illinois and Purdue for the first time, then it ends the month of October hosting Wisconsin and Northwestern.
Indiana starts its final month of play in November on the road with back-to-back games against Maryland and Rutgers. It then heads back home the following week to take on its in-state rival Purdue for the final time, and then new Big Ten opponent USC the night after.
The Hoosiers depart once again in November on another two-game trip. Iowa will be the Hoosiers first stop before facing the Nebraska Cornhuskers, last year’s Big Ten champion. They return home to face the final new Big Ten foe, UCLA, then head out for their final road game in Columbus, Ohio, to take on the Buckeyes once again.
The final two games of the Hoosiers’ season take place during Thanksgiving break, when they’ll face Michigan and then Illinois once more. Illinois will be senior night for the Hoosiers.
Last year, the Hoosiers ended the regular season with a 21-12 record and an 11-9 record in conference play that earned them sixth place in the Big Ten. They missed making the NCAA tournament, but the Hoosiers are hoping to continue the success from last year and solidify their spot in the field of 64 teams.
