Dukes Announce 2025 Volleyball Schedule

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison volleyball program has rolled out its schedule for the 2025 season, Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher announced on Friday morning.

The Dukes will play a total of 28 matches - 12 coming against non-conference opponents and 16 against Sun Belt Conference foes. Two schedule also features two matches against teams who finished ranked in the AVCA Coaches Poll and five who competed the Division I Women's Volleyball Championship.

"We're consistently looking to challenge ourselves and raise the standard of our program, which is why we've built a non-conference schedule with some high-level opponents," Steinbrecher said. "Our two home tournaments will showcase some incredibly competitive teams, and we're excited for our fans to pack the Convocation Center and support us. We're also thrilled about the opportunity to compete at Marquette and Florida Gulf Coast — both consistent NCAA Tournament programs that will test us early. The Sun Belt has established itself as one of the top volleyball conferences in the country, and we're eager to battle through that high level of competition each week as we push toward another NCAA Tournament appearance."

JMU's season gets underway Aug. 29-31 in Fort Myers, Fla., where the Dukes will play a match against Missouri (Aug. 29) and two vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Aug. 30-31) – both participants in the 2024 Division I Women's Volleyball Championship.

The following weekend, JMU will host the LD&B Insurance Invitational (Sept. 5-7), welcoming Bellarmine, Lehigh, and Princeton to Harrisonburg. The Dukes will then travel to Milwaukee to play three matches against Milwaukee (Sept. 12), Marquette (Sept. 13) and Ball State (Sept. 14).

Non-conference play concludes with the Erie Insurance Invitational (Sept. 19-21), where UT Rio Grande Valley, Delaware State, and William & Mary will travel to The Friendly City.

Sun Belt action opens with a trip to Boone, N.C., to take on App State (Sep. 26-27). The Dukes will also make trips to Coastal Carolina (Oct. 17-18), South Alabama (Oct. 30-31), and Old Dominion (Nov. 7-8).

JMU will host Georgia State (Oct. 3-4), Marshall (Oct 9-10), and Georgia Southern (Oct. 24-25) as part of the home slate, along with 2024 Sun Belt Champions Texas State (Nov. 13-14) to close the regular season, which will also be Alumni Weekend.

The full schedule can be found here.

The 2025 Sun Belt Championship will be held Nov. 19-23 in Foley, Ala., at the Foley Sports Tourism Center.