OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha Volleyball team released its 2023 Fall schedule today, featuring 10 non-conference opponents, including four Power 5 teams, and 16 Summit League matches. 

After an exhibition at Tulsa on August 19, the non-conference slate officially begins with the first of two home tournaments this season. Kansas, Pepperdine, and Texas A&M all come to town for two matches each from August 25-26, with the Mavericks playing Texas A&M on the 25th and Kansas on the 26th.

Then, on August 30, it is Volleyball Day in Nebraska as the Mavericks take on the Huskers in Memorial Stadium in what looks to be the most attended volleyball match in history with over 90,000 fans potentially. Two days later, Omaha will head south to face Kansas State to open September in what will be their fourth consecutive Power 5 opponent.

Omaha closes out the non-conference portion of the schedule with back-to-back tournaments. The first will be at Baxter from September 7-10 and will see the Mavericks face Long Beach State (Sept. 7), Creighton (Sept. 8) and Iowa State (Sept. 9). Afterwards, it is off to Colorado for a tournament hosted by Northern Colorado spanning September 14-16. Omaha will play UNC (Sept. 14), Wichita State (Sept. 15), and finally Bradley (Sept. 16).

On to the Summit League portion of the schedule, the Mavericks kick off the first weekend at home with Kansas City (Sept. 21) and reigning conference champion South Dakota (Sept. 23) coming to town. After two matches at North Dakota (Sept. 28) and North Dakota State (Sept. 30), the Mavericks open October vs. Oral Roberts on the fifth. Omaha is then back on the road for a single match at South Dakota State on October 7 before returning to host Denver on October 12 and North Dakota two days later. This is followed by another road trip that sees the team heading south to play ORU on the 17th and then back up north to play South Dakota on the 19th.

Omaha will be back home again to finish off the month of October, facing St. Thomas on the 21st and NDSU a whole week later on the 28th. November starts with three-straight road matches at Kansas City (Nov. 2), St. Thomas (Nov. 4), and Denver (Nov. 9). Finally, the regular season wraps up a week later at home as the Mavericks close things out vs. SDSU on November 11.

The Summit League Tournament is set to take place from November 19-21 in Vermillion, South Dakota.

The Mavericks are coming off arguably their most successful season yet as a Division I program, reaching the Summit League Championship match for the second year in a row after posting their second consecutive 20-win season (20-11, 14-4). They also participated in their first ever Division I postseason tournament after playing in the NIVC.

On an individual level, six Mavericks earned All-Summit honors last season, headlined by Kali Jurgensmeier being named Freshman of the Year. Shayla McCormick and McKenna Ruch both earned First-Team All-Summit accolades too, as well as AVCA All-Region honors. Ruch later became just the second Maverick ever to earn AVCA All-American honors in the D1 era with an Honorable Mention.