Volleyball Announces 2024 Slate, Opens in Southern California

2024 MCLA Volleyball Schedule

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— The MCLA Volleyball team has released its 2024 schedule which will begin on August 30^th and 31^st in the Pacific Coast Classic hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, just an hour outside of Los Angeles. The Trailblazers will take to the court for 26 regular season matches this fall including nine home dates and seven conference battles as MCLA looks to return to the MASCAC Championship game in November.

The Trailblazers will open their 2024 campaign with three matches in the Pacific Coast Classic (Chapman University on August 30^th, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Cal Lutheran on August 31^st) before returning home to take on Mount Holyoke on September 5^th.

Following a trip to Utica on September 7^th the Trailblazers will host Castleton on September 11^th then hit the road for six matches including a pair of tri-matches at Norwich University (with Regis College on September 14^th) and SUNY Delhi (with Paul Smith's on September 21^st) along with visits to New England College (September 17^th) and Sage (September 25^th).

MCLA returns home for four out of their next five contests taking on Cobleskill on September 27^th followed by the Trailblazers MASCAC season opener with rival Westfield State on October 1^st. A trip to Anna Maria on October 4^th will break up the homestand before MCLA returns to North Adams taking on Albertus Magnus on October 8^th and Bay Path University on October 10^th. Bay Path will also be an opponent just two days later as part of a tri-match at Mass Marime on October 12^th.

Down the stretch five of the Trailblazers final eight regular season matches will feature conference opponents leading off at home against Fitchburg State in October 16^th. MCLA visits Elms College on October 18^th before what might be the Trailblazers most anticipated match of the year at Framingham State on October 22^nd in a rematch of last season's epic five-set championship.

MCLA travels to Salem State on October 26^th and hosts Bridgewater State on October 30^th before their final tri-match of the season at Mount St. Mary (with United States Merchant Marine Academy on November 2^nd). The Trailblazers will celebrate their seniors at their final regular season match on November 9^th when they host Worcester State.

The MASCAC postseason tournament, featuring the league's top six teams, begins on November 12^th with the semifinal matches taking place on November 14^th and championship on November 16^th.

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