SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set for the upcoming 2024 season as their schedule features a 29 match slate in the regular season this fall.
The Irish are led by head coach Salima Rockwell, who is in her third season at the helm of the program. Notre Dame is set to play 13 home matches and 16 matches on the road this season. The schedule features 9 non-conference matches and 20 conference matches, with the additions of Cal, SMU, and Stanford to the schedule after joining the ACC this year.
The Irish will open up their season on the road in Santa Clara to compete in the Catholic Challenge. They will face Villanova at 1 PM (PT) and Santa Clara at 7 PM (PT) on Saturday, August 31.
Notre Dame will head to Starkville, MS to play Michigan and Mississippi State and then to Evanston, IL to play Northwestern before they finally open up in South Bend. The Irish host Colorado State on Friday, Sept. 13 and Northwestern on Sept. 14th. The Irish will have a home and home with Indiana University the weekend of Sept. 20-22 before beginning conference play.
In Stanford’s first ever ACC matchup, the Irish host the Stanford Cardinal in their conference opener on Friday, Sept. 27 inside of Purcell Pavilion. On Sunday, Sept. 29, Notre Dame will host ACC opponent Cal for the first time.
The Irish will close out the homestand with matchups against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Clemson Tigers before taking off to face Miami and Florida State (Co-ACC Champions) in their first ACC matches on the road.
After a pair of ACC home matches, the Irish hit the road over fall break to take on SMU for the first time since they joined the ACC and then to Pittsburgh to face the Panthers, who reached the NCAA Semifinals last season and were Co-ACC Champions.
The Irish follow with a home and home against the Louisville Cardinals, who fell to Pitt in the NCAA Quarterfinals last year.
Notre Dame’s last set of home weekend matches will fall on the weekend of Nov. 15-17 as the Irish host the North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday and the Duke Blue Devils on Sunday.
The final regular season match inside of Purcell Pavilion is set for Wednesday, Nov. 27 as the Irish host the Virginia Tech Hokies. It’s followed by one last regular season road match at Cal on Saturday, Nov. 30.
For the full 2024 volleyball schedule, click here. The full television schedule will be released at a later date by the ACC and ESPN.
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