MOSCOW, Idaho- Summer is in full swing, and the 2025-26 year has begun in the world of athletics.
With this, the time of year comes when college sports fans find out who their favorite teams will be playing in the upcoming season, and Idaho Volleyball is the latest to announce its finalized schedule for 2025. With her interim tag removed, head coach Romana Redondo Kriskova and staff have brought in a total of eight newcomers from all levels of college and prep volleyball to pair with five returners hungry to bring success to Moscow.
NON-CONFERENCE
For the third time since 2021, the Vandals will host a home tournament, inviting the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, the Portland Pilots, and the Cal State Fullerton Titans to Memorial Gym for a round-robin series of six games, where each team will face off. The first day will feature four contests, including the season opener for the Vandals against ORU at 10am on August 29th at 10AM, followed by an evening contest vs. Cal State at 6PM. The following morning will conclude the home series, with the Vandals and Pilots tipping off at 1PM.
Throughout the rest of the non-conference slate, Idaho will travel to three more non-conference tournaments similarly formatted to the season opening contests. The Vandals will head to Seattle, WA to compete on SU's home court, facing off against the Manhattan (NY) Jaspers, the host Redhawks, and Cal State Fullerton From September 4-6.
The following week will take UI to Fargo for contests against North Dakota State on Sep. 11, UTSA on the 12th, and North Dakota on the 13th. The Non-Con schedule will conclude in Nashville with a doubleheader on Sep. 19 vs. Indiana State and Tennessee State and a morning matinee with Chattanooga the following day.
CONFERENCE PLAY
The Vandals will return from Nashville to begin prep for the conference season. Four of the first five contests to begin the slate will be on the road, with the Big Sky home opener scheduled for Sep. 27 against the Montana Grizzlies.
The first home week of the season will feature Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona travelling to Moscow on Oct. 16 and 18, respectively. Following a pair of road contests the week after, the Vandals will play three matches at home in the span of eight days, hosting Eastern Washington on Nov. 1, Weber State on Nov. 6, and Idaho State on Nov. 8.
To conclude the regular season, Idaho will travel to Montana to face the Griz and the Bobcats before finishing off conference play at home vs. Portland State on Nov 19 and Sacramento State on Nov. 21. Idaho will be looking to secure its first berth to the Big Sky Championships since 2020. The postseason tournament, hosted by the previous year's regular season champion, is set for Nov. 24-26 in Greeley, Colorado.
2025 IDAHO VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
*Home Matches Marked in Bold
8/29- vs Oral Roberts - 10:00 AM // vs Cal State Fullerton - 6:00 PM
8/30- vs Portland - 1:00 PM
9/4- at Manhattan - 3:00 PM
9/5- at Seattle U - 4:00 PM
9/6- at Cal State - 10:00 AM
9/11- at North Dakota State - 7:00 PM
9/12- at UTSA - 12:00 PM
9/13- at North Dakota - 11:00 AM
9/19- at Indiana State - 10:00 AM // at Tennessee State - 6:00 PM
9/20- at Chattanooga - 11:00 AM
9/25- at Northern Arizona
9/27- Montana
10/3- at Eastern Washington
10/9- at Idaho State
10/11- at Weber State
10/16- Northern Colorado
10/18- Northern Arizona
10/23- at Sacramento State
10/25- at Portland State
11/1- Eastern Washington
11/6- Weber State
11/8- Idaho State
11/13- at Montana
11/15- at Montana State
11/19- Portland State
11/21- Sacramento State
FOLLOW THE VANDALS
To stay up to date on the schedule and all things Vandal Volleyball, follow the team on Instagram (vandalvolleyball), X (IdahoVolleyball), and visit govandals.com
