NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale volleyball team has unveiled its 2025 schedule, which features 14 Ivy League matchups and a stretch of early-season competition on the West Coast.
 
The Bulldogs will open the season on the road at Villanova, taking on the host Wildcats and High Point as part of their first weekend tournament. The following week, Yale travels to Fairfield before hosting back-to-back home matches against UConn and Northeastern. Non-conference play wraps with a West Coast swing that includes matchups against San Diego, UC San Diego, and San Diego State.
 
Ivy League action begins at home against Brown on Sept. 27, followed by a four-match road stretch at Penn, Princeton, Columbia, and Cornell. The Bulldogs then return to John J. Lee Amphitheater to host Dartmouth and Harvard before making a return trip to Brown.
 
The final stretch of conference play includes a home weekend against Princeton and Penn, a road trip to Harvard and Dartmouth, and a regular-season finale at home versus Cornell and Columbia.
 
The top four teams in the conference will qualify for the Ivy League Tournament, hosted by the No. 1 seed. Semifinal matches will take place on Friday, Nov. 21, with the Ivy Championship match scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22.
 
Here's a look at Yale's 2025 opponents:
 
Non-Conference Matches:

• Sept. 5 – at Villanova (Big East)
• Sept. 6 – High Point @ Villanova (Big South)
• Sept. 10 – at Fairfield (MAAC)
• Sept. 12 – vs. UConn (Big East)
• Sept. 13 – vs. Northeastern (CAA)
• Sept. 18 – at San Diego (WCC)
• Sept. 19 – vs. UC San Diego @SDSU (Big West)
• Sept. 20 – at San Diego State (Mountain West)

Ivy League Matches (7 home, 7 away):

• Sept. 27 – vs. Brown
• Oct. 3 – at Penn
• Oct. 4 – at Princeton
• Oct. 10 – at Columbia
• Oct. 11 – at Cornell
• Oct. 17 – vs. Dartmouth
• Oct. 18 – vs. Harvard
• Oct. 25 – at Brown
• Oct. 31 – vs. Princeton
• Nov. 1 – vs. Penn
• Nov. 7 – at Harvard
• Nov. 8 – at Dartmouth
• Nov. 14 – vs. Cornell
• Nov. 15 – vs. Columbia

Postseason:

• Nov. 21 – Ivy League Playoffs (Semifinals)
• Nov. 22 – Ivy League Championship (Final)

Yale will compete in six states during the regular season: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California.
 
Live stats and video of all home games—and road games where applicable—will be available on yalebulldogs.com. Ivy League home matches will stream live on ESPN+.