ELON, N.C. – The Elon University volleyball team announced its 27-match 2025 fall schedule on Wednesday, July 9. The Phoenix will play 11 of those matches on its home court at Schar Center with other notable contests on Elon's 2025 slate include three matches against 2024 NCAA Tournament teams — College of Charleston, Delaware State and Wofford — and three teams that finished in the top 75 of the NCAA RPI rankings — Appalachian State, Towson and Wofford.
 
Elon opens the season with a pair of matches on its home floor, facing Coppin State on Friday, Aug. 29, before hosting Bethune-Cookman the following day, Saturday, Aug. 30. After those contests, the Phoenix will embark on a seven-match road swing, beginning at Appalachian State on Sept. 2. The team will then head to the Wildcat Classic on Sept. 5-6 to face host Davidson and take on Coastal Carolina and Delaware State.
 
The Phoenix closes out its road trip in South Carolina, facing ACC foe Clemson on Sept. 11. Elon then travels to Spartanburg, S.C., for contests at Wofford (Sept. 12) and USC Upstate (Sept. 13).
 
The CAA volleyball season begins at home for the maroon and gold with matches against Hampton at Schar Center on Sept. 19-20. Elon will host NC Central for a single match on Sept. 24 before concluding the month on the road at Radford on Sept. 27.
 
The Phoenix heads to Hofstra for its first league road games on Oct. 4-5. Elon returns to Schar Center to host Northeastern on Oct. 11-12, then travels to Towson on Oct. 17-18. The maroon and gold will host Piedmont Triad rival North Carolina A&T on Oct. 24-25 before visiting in-state foe Campbell on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
 
Elon wraps up the home portion of its schedule against UNCW on Nov. 8-9, then closes out the regular season on the road at defending league champion College of Charleston on Nov. 15-16.
 
The 2025 CAA Volleyball Championships is scheduled to take place on Nov. 20-22, hosted at Towson.
 
The 2025 campaign marks the debut of Phoenix head coach Matt Troy, who spent the past six seasons at Johns Hopkins, compiling a 151-17 record. Troy led Johns Hopkins to the 2019 NCAA Division III national championship and reached at least the NCAA quarterfinals in each of the past three seasons, including a Final Four appearance in 2024.