RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the 2025 Southland Conference (SLC) schedule for the Vaqueros volleyball team on Thursday. 
 
The Vaqueros open the conference slate with a home match against Lamar on Sept. 24 at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. UTRGV plays its first road conference match Sept. 27 at Stephen F. Austin. 
 
UTRGV will alternate weekends playing two home matches and two away matches through the next four weeks on the schedule. The Vaqueros will host Northwestern State and East Texas A&M on Oct. 2 and 4, respectively, before heading to Incarnate Word on Oct. 9 and Houston Christian on Oct. 11. 
 
The Vaqueros host reigning regular season SLC champion Southeastern on Oct. 16 and will play New Orleans on Oct. 18 at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. UTRGV plays at McNeese and Nicholls on Oct. 23 and 25, respectively. 
 
UTRGV will face rival Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the 2024 SLC Tournament champions, twice in the same week. The first South Texas Showdown, presented by Rally Credit Union, match will be Oct. 30 in Edinburg. The Vaqueros and Islanders will rematch in Corpus on Nov. 1. 
 
The Vaqueros will host Incarnate Word on Nov. 6 and Houston Christian on Nov. 8 in the final home matches of the regular season. They'll wrap up the conference slate with matches at Northwestern State on Nov. 13 and at East Texas A&M on Nov. 15. 
 
The SLC Championship is scheduled for November 21-23 in Commerce. 
 
"We are excited to enter our second season in the Southland Conference," head coach Todd Lowery said. "We will have a lot of new faces to work into the lineup as we move through a very competitive schedule. We feel that we will be in a great spot as we enter conference play to compete at the top again."  
 
UTRGV's full volleyball schedule and ticket information will be released at a later date. 

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