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BEMIDJI — Bemidji State volleyball head coach Erika Bute announced the dates and opponents for the program's 57th season on Wednesday. The Beavers open the 2025 season on Sept. 4 in St. Petersburg, Florida, where they'll compete in the Eckerd Classic hosted by Eckerd College.

BSU will play a 28-match schedule, including a newly added 20-match NSIC schedule. Ten matches will be played on the Beavers’ home court at the BSU Gymnasium, while 18 will be on the road or at a neutral site.

The season kicks off with the Eckerd Classic on Sept. 4-6. The Beavers will face Eckerd, Ohio Dominican, Maryville and Puerto Rico-Mayaguez during the tournament.

BSU will then travel to Parkside, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2025 Hampton Inn Invitational hosted by Wisconsin-Parkside on Sept. 11-13. The Beavers will face Roosevelt, Missouri University of Science and Technology, McKendree and Parkside to conclude the nonconference season.

Bemidji State opens NSIC play at home on Sept. 19-20, hosting Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls.

BSU then plays three consecutive matches on the road at Minnesota Duluth, Augustana and Wayne State on Sept. 23, 26 and 27, respectively.

The Beavers begin October by hosting Minot State (Oct. 3) and U-Mary (Oct. 4) before another three-match road stretch at Jamestown (Oct. 10), Northern State (Oct. 11) and Minnesota State Moorhead (Oct. 16).

Bemidji State ends the month with four-straight home matches, hosting Minnesota Crookston (Oct. 18), Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 21), Wayne State (Oct. 24) and Augustana (Oct. 25).

The next four matches will be spent on the road as the Beavers travel to Sioux Falls (Oct. 31), SMSU (Nov. 1), Minnesota State (Nov. 7) and St. Cloud State (Nov. 8).

Bemidji State will conclude the 2025 regular season at home by hosting Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State on Nov. 14-15.

The 2025 NSIC Women’s Volleyball Tournament will begin on Nov. 18 and run through Nov. 23, hosted by the highest seed.