Colorado Volleyball Unveils 2025 Nonconference Schedule
May 20, 2025 | Volleyball
The Buffs open the season with Cleveland State at the Rumble in the Rockies tournament in Laramie, Wyo. on Aug. 29
BOULDER – The Colorado volleyball team announced its nonconference schedule consisting of 11 matches on Tuesday, May 20. The Buffs will play 10 before their second season back in the Big 12 and one during conference play in October.
As with conference games, CU opens nonconference play on the road against Cleveland State at the Rumble in the Rockies tournament in Laramie, Wyo., on Aug. 29. The Buffs are 27-12 (.692) in season openers and 661-552 (.545) in matches all-time.
Before the season begins, the Buffs will host the annual Black & Gold Scrimmage on Aug. 23. Along with Cleveland State, Colorado will face Tulsa and host school Wyoming in the Rumble in the Rockies on Aug. 30 and 31, respectively. The following week, the Buffs will venture to Irvine, Calif., for the UCI/adidas Invitational to take on Fresno State (Sept. 4), Pennsylvania (Sept. 5) and host school UC Irvine (Sept. 6).
CU will return to Boulder to host a home tournament in Buffs Invitational the following week. The Buffs will compete against Arkansas (Sept. 12), Toledo (Sept. 13), and Denver (Sept. 14) to round out the preseason tournaments. CU will also host neutral matches in this tournament -- Denver vs. Toledo (Sept. 12), Denver vs. Arkansas (Sept. 13) and Toledo vs. Arkansas (Sept. 14).
Matches before conference will wrap up with back-to-back games against Colorado's nonconference in-state rival, Colorado State (Sept. 18 & 19). The first match will take place in Fort Collins, Colo., and both teams will return to the CU Events Center the following day for the Battle for the Golden Spike. The Buffs have one final nonconference match at the end of October at Northern Colorado (Oct. 28). CU will follow up later that week with a Big 12 match at home on Halloween against Baylor.
Fans can view the full nonconference schedule here and below. All times are in Mountain and matches in bold will take place at CU Events Center.
August
8/23 Black and Gold 3 p.m.
Rumble in the Rockies
8/29 vs. Cleveland State 1 p.m.
8/30 vs. Tulsa 1 p.m.
8/31 at Wyoming 1 p.m.
September
UCI/adidas Invitational
9/4 vs. Fresno State 4:30 p.m.
9/5 vs. UPenn 5 p.m.
9/6 at UC Irvine 6 p.m.
Buffs Invitational
9/12 Arkansas 6 p.m.
9/13 Toledo 6 p.m.
9/14 Denver 2 p.m.
9/18 at CSU 6 p.m.
9/19 CSU 7 p.m.
October
10/28 at UNCo 6 p.m.
Under ninth-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, Colorado finished the 2024 season 13-17 and went 6-12 against Big 12 opponents. After the conclusion of the regular season, sophomore OH Ana Burilovic was selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team, and sophomores DS/L Avery Bolles and OH Sydney Jordan were both named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. The Buffs registered five dominant sweeps in the 2024 season, including victories over Cincinnati (Nov. 9) and Kansas State on senior night (Nov. 27). CU also played in nine five-set matches in 2024, seeing victories over six teams and three five-set victories in a row in October – against Texas Tech on Oct. 5, at UCF on Oct. 13 and at Arizona on Oct. 16.
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
As with conference games, CU opens nonconference play on the road against Cleveland State at the Rumble in the Rockies tournament in Laramie, Wyo., on Aug. 29. The Buffs are 27-12 (.692) in season openers and 661-552 (.545) in matches all-time.
Before the season begins, the Buffs will host the annual Black & Gold Scrimmage on Aug. 23. Along with Cleveland State, Colorado will face Tulsa and host school Wyoming in the Rumble in the Rockies on Aug. 30 and 31, respectively. The following week, the Buffs will venture to Irvine, Calif., for the UCI/adidas Invitational to take on Fresno State (Sept. 4), Pennsylvania (Sept. 5) and host school UC Irvine (Sept. 6).
CU will return to Boulder to host a home tournament in Buffs Invitational the following week. The Buffs will compete against Arkansas (Sept. 12), Toledo (Sept. 13), and Denver (Sept. 14) to round out the preseason tournaments. CU will also host neutral matches in this tournament -- Denver vs. Toledo (Sept. 12), Denver vs. Arkansas (Sept. 13) and Toledo vs. Arkansas (Sept. 14).
Matches before conference will wrap up with back-to-back games against Colorado's nonconference in-state rival, Colorado State (Sept. 18 & 19). The first match will take place in Fort Collins, Colo., and both teams will return to the CU Events Center the following day for the Battle for the Golden Spike. The Buffs have one final nonconference match at the end of October at Northern Colorado (Oct. 28). CU will follow up later that week with a Big 12 match at home on Halloween against Baylor.
Fans can view the full nonconference schedule here and below. All times are in Mountain and matches in bold will take place at CU Events Center.
August
8/23 Black and Gold 3 p.m.
Rumble in the Rockies
8/29 vs. Cleveland State 1 p.m.
8/30 vs. Tulsa 1 p.m.
8/31 at Wyoming 1 p.m.
September
UCI/adidas Invitational
9/4 vs. Fresno State 4:30 p.m.
9/5 vs. UPenn 5 p.m.
9/6 at UC Irvine 6 p.m.
Buffs Invitational
9/12 Arkansas 6 p.m.
9/13 Toledo 6 p.m.
9/14 Denver 2 p.m.
9/18 at CSU 6 p.m.
9/19 CSU 7 p.m.
October
10/28 at UNCo 6 p.m.
Under ninth-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, Colorado finished the 2024 season 13-17 and went 6-12 against Big 12 opponents. After the conclusion of the regular season, sophomore OH Ana Burilovic was selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team, and sophomores DS/L Avery Bolles and OH Sydney Jordan were both named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. The Buffs registered five dominant sweeps in the 2024 season, including victories over Cincinnati (Nov. 9) and Kansas State on senior night (Nov. 27). CU also played in nine five-set matches in 2024, seeing victories over six teams and three five-set victories in a row in October – against Texas Tech on Oct. 5, at UCF on Oct. 13 and at Arizona on Oct. 16.
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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