Florida will open its 2025 season at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The AVCA announced today the ten teams slated to compete in the 2025 First Serve played at Pinnacle Bank in Lincoln, Nebraska and at the Sandford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on August 22-25.
Teams joining the Gators in the Midwest are the 2024 NCAA Champions Penn State (Big Ten), host Nebraska (Big Ten), Creighton (Big East), Kansas (Big 12), Minnesota (Big Ten), Pittsburgh (ACC), Stanford (ACC),Texas A&M (SEC) and Vanderbilt (SEC).
“The AVCA is very excited to bring such a fantastic group of teams to the Midwest for four days of outstanding volleyball,” says AVCA CEO Dr. Jaime Gordon. “There are so many great storylines, and AVCA First Serve will kick off what will be another great season of women’s college volleyball in style.”
Florida will open its 2025 season on Friday, Aug. 22 and Sunday Aug. 24 at Pinnacle Bank. Stanford, who closed out the Gators previous season, will be their first opponent this year before facing Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Ticket presales open this Thursday, Feb. 27, for the matches in Lincoln and on March 6 for the matches in Sioux Falls. The general public sale for both sites will begin on March 14. Match times will be announced soon on the AVCA First Serve website: https://www.avca.org/event/2025-avca-first-serve/
The showcase will be the first matches for Florida’s head coach Ryan Theis. Additionally, it will be Vanderbilt’s first match as the school relaunches its volleyball program, and the Lincoln matches represent the first time college volleyball will be played at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
2025 AVCA First Serve Schedule
MATCHES IN LINCOLN (Pinnacle Bank Arena)
Friday, 22 Aug. – times TBD evening:
* Match 1: Nebraska vs. Pittsburgh
* Match 2: Stanford vs Florida
Saturday, 23 Aug. – time and order TBD
* Penn State vs Creighton
* Kansas vs Vanderbilt
Sunday, 24 Aug. – time and order TBD
* Nebraska vs Stanford
* Florida vs Pittsburgh
MATCHES IN SIOUX FALLS (Sanford Pentagon)
Monday, 25 Aug. – times and order TBD
* Texas A&M vs Minnesota
* Kansas vs Penn State
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