Coming off of its third consecutive postseason appearance and fourth in the last six seasons, the Valpo volleyball program revealed its schedule for the upcoming 2024 campaign on Thursday.

The season kicks off with a trip to the IU Indianapolis Hampton Invitational Aug. 30-Sept. 1, where the Beacons will face SIUE and Eastern Michigan in addition to the host Jaguars. That is followed by a trip to St. Paul, Minn. Sept. 5-7 for the St. Thomas, which features Northern Illinois and Tarleton State as well as the hosts.

Valpo takes to the court at the ARC for the first time Sept. 13-14 with the Popcorn Classic. The Beacons will welcome Miami (Ohio), Cornell and Purdue Fort Wayne to Union Street for the two-day, six-match event. During head coach Carin Avery’s tenure, Valpo has won eight of its 12 home in-season tournaments — including each of the last three years — and owns a 35-5 overall record in those events.

The nonconference slate wraps up with a journey to Spartanburg, S.C. for the Terrier Invite Sept. 20-21. Host Wofford is coming off a SoCon tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament last season, while Valpo will also take on Presbyterian and South Carolina State in its final preparations for conference play.

The always-challenging Missouri Valley Conference slate opens Sept. 27 at Evansville. The 18-match Valley schedule sees Valpo take on Belmont, Bradley, Illinois State and Murray State once apiece and the other seven teams twice each.

The regular season finishes up Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the ARC against UIC. The 2024 MVC Tournament will be hosted by UNI Nov. 23-26, with the top eight teams in the regular season standings vying for the title and the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Valpo returns 10 players from its 2023 squad which won 18 matches and advanced to the NIVC — the program’s third consecutive postseason berth and fourth in the last six seasons. The Beacons add eight newcomers to the mix this year as well.