The University of Minnesota Duluth volleyball team has revealed its full schedule for the 2023 season.

UMD's 2023 campaign will start with a trip out to Big Rapids, Mich. to take part in the Ferris State Invitational. The Bulldogs' tournament slate kicks off on Friday, Sept. 1 with matches against Adelphi (12:00 p.m. EST) and host Ferris State (5:00 p.m. EST) UMD will close out its stay in Michigan the next day with Wayne State (MI) at 10:00 a.m. EST and Malone at 2:00 p.m. EST. The following week, the Bulldogs will play host to the Up North Preseason Tournament. UMD's non-conference home-opener will be part of the festivities, a matchup against Michigan Tech on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The Bulldogs will also meet Central Washington on Friday, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the tournament before closing out their stay in Duluth on Saturday, Sept. 9 with matches against Northern Michigan (2:30 p.m.) and Southern New Hampshire (7:30 p.m.) Stay tuned for the full Up North Preseason Schedule.

UMD will ring in NSIC play with a stop in Bismarck, N.D. to play Mary on Friday, Sept. 15 at 6:00 p.m. The Bulldogs' first conference match in Romano will be against Northern State on Friday, Sept. 22 at 6:00 p.m. It'll be the first of four-straight home contests for UMD, a span that will push to Sept. 30. The Bulldogs start a three-match stay in Duluth with a matchup against Minnesota Crookston on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 4:00 p.m. It's a stretch that concludes with a marquee NCAA Tournament rematch against Concordia St. Paul on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 2:00 p.m. UMD's last home matches fall on Thursday, Nov. 2 against Southwest Minnesota State (6:00 p.m.) and Saturday, Nov. 4 against Sioux Falls (4:00 p.m.)

Postseason action will start on Tuesday, Nov. 14 with the opening of the NSIC Tournament. The NCAA Tournament will get underway on Thursday, Nov. 30. This year's NCAA Volleyball Finals take place in Pittsburgh, Pa., with matches starting on Thursday, Dec. 7.

UMD will be looking to build upon what was a standout 2022 campaign, one that saw the Bulldogs finish 27-5 and tied for second in the NSIC with a 17-3 conference mark. Once the squad entered the top ten of the AVCA poll in week three, it stayed there the rest of the season, peaking at No. 4. This resume earned UMD a ticket to the NCAA Tournament, where it defeated six-seeded Washburn 3-1 in the Central Region Quarterfinal before falling to CSP 3-1 in the regional semis. 

Aside from graduates Sydney Lanoue and Grace Post, the Bulldogs will return the entirety of their 2022 roster, including five members of last year's All-NSIC Teams. Samantha Paulsen, Cianna Selbitschka and Grace Daak all landed First Team honors, while Madison Gordon and Hope Schjenken made it on the Second Team. It's a Bulldog group that found itself ranked No. 7 in the final AVCA poll last year, placing it ahead of five of the final six teams of the NCAA Tournament field.