BGSU volleyball has unveiled its non-conference schedule for the 2025 season, which includes several home matches and a handful of invitationals and tournaments.

For their first match of the year on Aug. 23, the Falcons will take on the squad from Youngstown State, a faceoff that hasn’t occurred since 2018 and one in which the Falcons are currently undefeated.

After that, the Orange and Brown will be traveling to North Dakota for the NDSU/UND tournament, where they will see Temple, North Dakota State, and St. Mary’s in that order. The tournament will take place from Aug. 29-30.

Bowling Green will continue to face off against big-name opponents on the road, taking on Kansas, Purdue, and Georgia Tech in that order in the Stacey Clark Invitational, hosted by the Boilermakers, from Sept. 3-5.

Then, another road trip for the Falcons, this time to Chicago, where BGSU will face off against Indiana, Stephen F. Austin, and Loyola in the Loyola Invitational, which will be from Sept. 11-13.

BG returns to the Stroh Center on Sept. 17 to host Oakland. The Falcons have historically defeated the Golden Grizzlies, including a sweep in their last meeting in 2021.

Lastly, before conference play begins, the Orange and Brown will participate in a three-team invitational hosted by Michigan State from Sept. 19-20. Bowling Green will face off with the Spartans and Binghamton, a team BG just beat in the first round of the NIVC last season.

The 2024 non-conference schedule was demanding on the Falcons, who went 5-6 against strong opponents, including number 22-ranked Dayton.

It may be a new year, but the strength of the schedule remains unchanged, with many of BGSU’s opponents in 2025 coming from major conferences.