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Volleyball Announces 2024 Big 12 Schedule

by Jenna VanHoose

ORLANDO – Headlined by nine home and nine away matches, the Big 12 Conference announced the 2024 league’s 2024 volleyball schedule Thursday.

The Knights’ 18-match conference ledger includes seven teams that participated in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Five teams on the docket were also among the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 rankings.

With four teams entering the conference, the Knights are no longer the new kids on the block as Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah officially join the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2024. As UCF enters its second season in the Big 12, the league format consists of 18 matches over 10 weeks with four home and away matchups, followed by 10 single matches (5H/5A).

 

Despite the departure of two members, which included the ’22 and ‘23 National Champions, the four newest Big 12 members only further solidify our conference’s status as one of the most elite volleyball conferences in the nation. From an RPI standpoint, this year’s Big 12 schedule is tougher than last year’s, not to mention this one will span all four time zones for us. However, it will be a challenge where we will continue to train and prepare to compete with the best of the best in order to position ourselves to be playing in December.

Jenny Maurerhead coach

The Knights open their league slate at Kansas on Sept. 25 and head to Kansas State on Sept. 27.

The Black and Gold host West Virginia for their Big 12 home opener on Oct. 2. UCF will head back out on the road to Cincinnati for a matchup on Oct. 5.

UCF hosts Colorado for the first time since 2003 on Oct. 9. The Knights continue their homestand as Iowa State comes to Orlando Oct. 11.

A midweek trip to Morgantown, West Virginia, will mark the second matchup against West Virginia on Oct. 16.

The Knights welcome Kansas to Orlando on Oct. 19 to kick off a three-match homestand followed by Houston on Oct. 25 and Cincinnati Oct. 30.

Another trip to Lubbock, Texas, is on the slate, as the Knights take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Nov. 2.

Heading back to Texas for two matches, the Knights play at TCU Nov. 7 and then head to Waco for a Saturday matchup against Baylor on Nov. 9.

The Black and Gold wrap up their Big 12 home schedule with three consecutive matches. BYU comes to the City Beautiful on Nov. 15, while Utah and UCF face off for the first time since 1996 on Nov. 16. UCF closes out its home schedule with a midweek matchup against Kansas State on Nov. 20.

The Knights head out west to Arizona for a Thanksgiving Eve matchup against Arizona on Nov. 27 followed by a trip to Arizona State for the last match of the regular season on Nov. 29.

UCF is returning several key players for the 2024 season including Avah Armour (outside hitter), Katelyn Grimes (defensive specialist), Chloe Scheer (libero), Abby Schomers (setter) and Emily Wilson (outside hitter).

The Knights’ non-conference schedule will be announced this summer.

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