BROOKINGS — The South Dakota State volleyball team has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2024 season. The Jackrabbits’ slate features four non-conference tournaments before getting into Summit League action.

SDSU opens the season with an exhibition match against the University of Sioux Falls on Aug. 23. That contest will take place at Brookings High School as First Bank & Trust Arena renovations are completed.

The Jackrabbits officially begin their 2024 campaign at the Georgia State Invitational in Atlanta on Aug. 30-31. SDSU takes on Florida A&M and Georgia State on Aug. 30 and Indian State on Aug. 31.

SDSU then heads east for the Western Illinois Invitational in Macomb, Illinois, on Sept. 6-7, facing off with Western Illinois and UIC on Sept. 6 and Fort Wayne on Sept. 7.

The team will return to Illinois for the Bradley Invitational the following weekend in Peoria. Bradley will host the Jackrabbits on Sept. 13, then SDSU takes on Eastern Illinois on Sept. 14.

SDSU will wrap the non-conference slate by hosting the Jackrabbit Invite at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The Jackrabbits take on Idaho State on Sept. 19, Toledo on Sept. 20 and Belmont on Sept. 21.

The Jackrabbits move into Summit League action beginning Sept. 26 at Oral Roberts. The nine-week volleyball schedule will be a double round-robin format featuring all nine league members. The first serve of the regular season will go up Sept. 26 with matches throughout the season being played Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The regular season comes to an end on Nov. 19 with the championship taking place Nov. 24-26 in Kansas City, Mo.

Tickets for home matches for the 2024 season will go on sale later this summer.