FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (June 18, 2025) - Northern Arizona volleyball is geared up for a competitive 2025 campaign, unveiling a full slate of non-conference challenges and Big Sky matchups. With 10 home matches at Rolle Activity Center, including the annual Lumberjack Classic, fans can look forward to a strong home-court presence this fall. Season tickets are now on sale.
"I'm very excited about this team," head coach Ken Murphy said. "We grew so much during the offseason in terms of skill, leadership and understanding what we will need to do to take a big step forward as a team. We've also added five newcomers to a team that has three players coming off redshirt years, so we will have a new look. With that in mind, we put together a non-conference schedule with more matches and a greater variety of teams to allow our team to grow its identity and really be prepared for the Big Sky schedule."
The Lumberjacks will open their season at the Lobo Invitational from Aug. 29-30 in Albuquerque, N.M., facing Houston Christian and New Mexico on opening night before going toe-to-toe with Manhattan. The Lobos visited Flagstaff last year for a five-set thriller, with Northern Arizona ultimately taking the victory 3-2.
NAU then heads to Phoenix for the GCU Invitational from Sept. 5-7, where they'll battle Washington State, East Texas A&M, and host and in-state rival, Grand Canyon.
The Lumberjacks return to Flagstaff for the Lumberjack Classic from Sept. 11-13, hosting a trio of matches including battles against familiar rivals, UC San Diego, Southern Utah, and Big 12 foe Texas Tech. The six-match event will give fans a first look at this year's team on home court in Rolle Activity Center.
Competing on the road once more before the start of conference play, the 'Jacks will pay a visit to USC Upstate on Sept. 18 and will partake in the Wofford Invitational from Sept. 19-20, facing Marshall, Garden Webb and Wofford.
NAU will face seven Big Sky teams twice: Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Portland State, Sacramento State, and Northern Colorado, while playing Eastern Washington and Weber State once.
Conference play begins on Sept. 25 when the Lumberjacks host Idaho. They then travel for three straight games at Idaho State (Sept. 27), Montana State (Oct. 2), and Montana (Oct. 4).
NAU will play two home games against Portland State on Oct. 9 and Sacramento State Oct.11 when they return to Flagstaff. After that, the team travels once more to play Eastern Washington on Oct. 16 and Idaho on Oct. 18.
The team returns home to host Northern Colorado on Oct. 24 before stepping out of conference briefly to face Utah Tech on the road on Oct. 28. Last year, NAU secured back-to-back wins over the Trailblazers, earning a 3-0 sweep on the road in St. George and edging out a 3-2 victory at home in a five-set battle.
The 'Jacks close out October and start November with a four-match stretch, beginning at home against Montana (Oct. 30) and Montana State (Nov. 1), followed by road trips to Sacramento State (Nov. 6) and Portland State (Nov. 8). They return to Flagstaff for their final homestand, hosting Weber State on Nov. 13 and celebrating Senior Night against Idaho State on Nov. 15.
Regular season wraps up with a high-stakes road matchup at Northern Colorado on Nov. 21. UNC is the defending Big Sky regular-season champion and will host the conference's postseason tournament from Nov. 24-26.
Season tickets can be purchased here, and the full schedule can be found here.
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