Aztec Volleyball Reveals 2025 Schedule

SAN DIEGO – San Diego State volleyball head coach Brent Hilliard announced the team’s highly anticipated schedule for the upcoming 2025 campaign, with the Aztecs slated to play 29 regular-season matches this fall, highlighted by 18 Mountain West encounters and 11 non-conference clashes.

In all, SDSU’s attractive yet challenging schedule features 15 teams that finished with a winning record last year, combining for a 258-159 ledger (.619), as three of those squads qualified for postseason play.

The Aztecs commence their regular-season slate in earnest when they travel to the Bay Area for the California Tournament, Aug. 29-30, in Berkeley, where they will battle the host Golden Bears and San Francisco, respectively.

SDSU maintains a 6-2 advantage in the all-time series vs. Cal but dropped a narrow three-set decision in its last meeting against the Bears at Aztec Court at Peterson Gym to open the 2022 campaign. Likewise, the Scarlet and Black is 6-2 in program history vs. the Dons but suffered a similar result the last time the two schools met in the 2015 season opener at USF.

The Aztecs will add to their frequent flyer miles the following weekend for the Flo Hyman Classic, Sept. 4-6, in Houston, Texas. SDSU opens the tournament against the host Cougars before squaring off against LSU and Omaha, respectively.

The Aztecs captured three of five matches vs. Houston between 1979 and 1985 but the two teams have not met since. Similarly, the Scarlet and Black has not faced the Tigers since the 1991 season, with SDSU maintaining a 3-1 edge in the all-time series. In addition, the Aztecs’ tournament finale in the Lone Star will feature their first-ever encounter with the Mavericks, who advanced to the second round of the NIVC.

SDSU continues its non-conference slate the following week when it makes the short drive up the freeway for the LBSU Tournament, Sept. 11-13 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. The Aztecs will open the event against Oregon, which advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Championships last year and finished with a final No. 10 national ranking, before locking horns with UC Riverside and host Long Beach State.

SDSU owns a slim 6-5 advantage against the Ducks all-time but will be looking to avenge a four-set defeat in the 2023 home opener on Aztec Court.  In addition, the Aztecs are 16-3 all-time vs. the Highlanders, including a four-set triumph at the CBU Invite last year. Meanwhile, SDSU sports a 26-19 ledger against the Beach in program history. However, the two teams have not met since the 2021 campaign, when the Scarlet and Black was dealt a three-set defeat in Long Beach.

The road weary Aztecs will finally open their home schedule, Sept. 18-20, with a pair of matches with local adversaries UC San Diego and San Diego, respectively, followed by a clash with Yale.

SDSU has defeated the Tritons in all 15 previous meetings, including a three-sweep at the UCSD Invitational in 2023. The Tritons are led by former Aztec player and assistant coach Melanie Greene, who is entering her second season as a head coach on the La Jolla campus.

In addition, San Diego State will be renewing acquaintances with the Toreros for the first time since 2022, when USD claimed a four-set decision to grab a 33-27 advantage in the all-time series.

Meanwhile, the Aztecs will be engaging the Bulldogs for the first time in program history to wrap up their non-conference slate.

San Diego State will resume its role as road warriors for its first four conference battles, opening its Mountain West slate at Fresno State (Sept. 25) and San José State (Sept. 27), followed by a swing through Air Force (Oct. 2) and Nevada (Oct. 4).

With 18 league matches in an unbalanced schedule, the Aztecs will face each MW school both at home and on the road, except for the aforementioned battles against the Falcons and Wolf Pack, as well as home clashes with Colorado State (Nov. 13) and Wyoming (Nov. 15). The Rams captured both the Mountain West regular-season and tournament championships last year, while the Cowgirls advanced to the Great Eight round of the NIVC.

Following its excursion to Reno, SDSU opens a three-match homestand against New Mexico (Oct. 9), UNLV (Oct. 11) and Mountain West newcomer Grand Canyon (Oct. 16). The Aztecs avenged a tough five-set road loss to the Lobos last year with a home sweep in the penultimate regular-season match after posting an earlier triumph over the Rebels at home in the lone meeting between the two squads.

Meanwhile, the Scarlet and Black has faced the Lopes on one prior occasion, dropping a straight-set decision at the GCU Invitational in 2019. In their final year as Western Athletic Conference members, the Lopes posted a 20-11 overall record in 2024, including a second-place mark of 11-5 in league play.

Following a return engagement with UNLV in Las Vegas (Oct. 18), SDSU will face Utah State and Boise State in four consecutive matches at alternating venues, battling the Aggies (Oct. 23) and Broncos (Oct. 25) on the road, before squaring off against the same respective squads the next week on Aztec Court (Oct. 30 and Nov. 1).

SDSU fell short in a pair of close matches to USU last season and dropped a five-set thriller at Boise State in its lone match between the two squads.

Following road tests at Grand Canyon (Nov. 6) and New Mexico (Nov. 8), the Aztecs return to the friendly confines of Peterson Gym for a four-match homestand to close out the regular season. SDSU will lock horns with Colorado State (Nov. 13) and Wyoming (Nov. 15) before hosting rematches with San José State (Nov. 20) and Fresno State (Nov. 22).

In October of 2024, the Aztecs defeated the Rams and Cowgirls in consecutive matches for the first time since 2012. The Scarlet and Black also toppled Wyoming in Laramie for the third straight year to complete its first season sweep of the Cowgirls since 2011.

In addition, SDSU captured both meetings against the Spartans last season and took two of the three matches vs. the Bulldogs, including a four-set triumph in the first round of the conference tournament.

For the fourth time in five years, the Mountain West Championship will be held at UNLV's Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Nov. 26-29, with the league's top six teams vying for the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Coming off a successful 20-10 campaign in 2024, Coach Hilliard and the Aztecs will benefit from the return of 10 letterwinners, including Taylor Underwood, a two-time all-Mountain West honoree who ranked 10th in the conference with a team-high 3.18 kills per set.

In addition, SDSU has added seven newcomers to its 2025 roster, including outside hitter Ella Schabort, a Division I transfer from Binghamton,  along with former prep standouts Kendall Mairs and Zara Stewart.

Season tickets are now on sale for San Diego State's 2025 home schedule and may be purchased online at the link above or by calling 619-283-SDSU.