Shocker volleyball releases 2025 schedule

Owen Prothro, Reporter • June 23, 2025

Brooklyn Leggett and her teammates celebrate after scoring a point in the third set on Oct. 6. Wichita State took the third set against Rice 25-22.

Wichita State’s volleyball team released its schedule for the 2025 season Monday morning. The Shockers will open their season at home for the first time in 18 years against Kennesaw State, whom they bested twice in 2024.

Wichita State hosts its home tournament, the Shocker Volleyball Classic, from Aug. 29-31 at Charles Koch Arena to kick off the 2025 campaign. The team plays in three other tournaments before starting their conference schedule on Sept. 28 against UAB on the road.

The Shockers will play 28 regular-season games leading up to the American Athletic Conference Championship from Nov. 21-23. Seven of the team’s non-conference opponents ended last year in the top 100 of the NCAA RPI rankings, including Kansas (14), BYU (24) and Arkansas (73). Wichita State finished last season at No. 68 in the RPI rankings.

Below is Wichita State’s full schedule for the 2025 season:

Wichita State volleyball’s 2025 schedule (home games in bold)

— Aug. 29: vs. Kennesaw State, 7 p.m. (Shocker Volleyball Classic)

— Aug. 31: vs. Arkansas, 1 p.m. (Shocker Volleyball Classic)

— Sept. 5: vs. Incarnate Word, 11 a.m. (BYU Nike Invitational)

— Sept. 5: @ BYU, 7 p.m. (BYU Nike Invitational)

— Sept. 6: vs. Northern Colorado, 2 p.m. (BYU Nike Invitational)

— Sept. 11: vs. Radford, 11 a.m. (Tennessee Tech Tournament)

— Sept. 11: @ Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. (Tennessee Tech Tournament)

— Sept. 12: vs. Samford, noon (Tennessee Tech Tournament)

— Sept. 16: vs. Kansas, 6 p.m.

— Sept. 18: vs. Drake, 4 p.m. (South Dakota Classic)

— Sept. 19: @ South Dakota, 7 p.m (South Dakota Classic)

— Sept. 20: vs. Villanova, 11 a.m. (South Dakota Classic)

— Sept. 26: @ UAB, 7 p.m. (AAC)

— Sept. 28: @ Memphis, 1 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 3: vs. Tulsa, 7 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 5: @ Tulsa, 1 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 10: vs. Memphis, 7 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 12: vs. UAB, noon (AAC)

— Oct. 17: @ UTSA, 6 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 19: @ Rice, 1 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 24: vs. Tulane, 7 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 26: vs. North Texas, 1 p.m. (AAC)

— Oct. 31: @ FAU, 5 p.m. (AAC)

— Nov. 2: @ USF, noon (AAC)

— Nov. 7: vs. East Carolina, 7 p.m. (AAC)

— Nov. 9: vs. Charlotte, 1 p.m. (AAC)

— Nov. 14: vs. Rice, 7 p.m. (AAC)

— Nov. 16: @ Temple, 11 a.m. (AAC)

— Nov. 21-23: AAC Championship

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Owen Prothro, Reporter

Owen Prothro was the 2024-2025 assistant sports editor for The Sunflower. Prothro is pursuing a degree in journalism and media production and hopes to pursue a career in sports writing. Prothro uses he/him pronouns.

Kristy Mace, Photographer

Kristy Mace is a photographer for The Sunflower. Mace served as the photo editor during the 2023-2024 year. She’s majoring in psychology. Mace hopes to go on to get her Ph.D. and become a neuropsychologist. She does professional photography aside from The Sunflower.