Match Time, Broadcast Info Set for Volleyball Opener vs. Penn State
6/30/2025 2:00:00 PM | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Creighton Volleyball will open its 2025 regular-season on FS1 at 4 p.m. Central on Aug. 23rd against defending national champion Penn State. While the Creighton/Penn State match-up was first announced in late February, the television schedule and broadcast outlets for the AVCA First Serve event were announced on Monday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
The first three days include doubleheaders on Aug. 22–24 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, and two matches will take place Aug. 25 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
In addition to the sellout crowds at the two venues for the marquee matches, all eight contests will be broadcast on national networks. The Friday matches are on FOX and Saturday's matches are on FS1. The Sunday doubleheader is on ESPN, and Monday evening's matches will be on Big Ten Network. Television coverage on all networks will include live, in-arena analysis between the matches.
"We are excited to get the 2025 women's season started with four days of great college volleyball," says AVCA CEO Dr. Jaime Gordon. "The arenas will be packed, and we are grateful to have FOX Sports, ESPN, and the Big Ten Network bringing the matches to a global audience."
Creighton and Penn State played a five-set match in December in the Elite Eight, a match won by PSU en route to the program's eighth national title.
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Friday, Aug. 22:
6 pm— Pittsburgh vs. Nebraska (FOX)
8 pm — Florida vs. Stanford (FOX)
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Saturday, Aug. 23:
2 pm — Kansas vs. Vanderbilt (FS1)
4 pm — Creighton vs. Penn State (FS1)
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Sunday, Aug. 24:
12 pm — Florida vs. Pittsburgh (ESPN)
2:30 pm — Stanford vs. Nebraska (ESPN)
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Monday, Aug. 25:
5:30 pm — Kansas vs. Penn State (Big Ten Network)
7:30 pm — Minnesota vs. Texas A&M (Big Ten Network)
All times listed are Central
The field for this year's AVCA First Serve includes five participants that made the final eight in the 2024 NCAA Championship, including three semifinalists and last year's champion, Penn State. Nine of the teams were ranked in the top 20 of the final AVCA Division I Women's Volleyball Poll, and the 10th team, Vanderbilt, is kicking off its first season of competition as it restarts its program.
Limited tickets for all four days are still available for purchase through Ticketmaster.
