Release updated Feb. 26, 2018

SPRINGFIELD -- A March 22 home date with Ottawa University highlights the inaugural schedule of Missouri State's beach volleyball team, and the Bears will play a total 17 matches with a 19-player roster during their first season, head coach Terri Del Conte announced Friday. 

MSU's first ever competition in the sport is a visit to Nebraska on March 2, and the Bears will spend spring break in southern California, playing a total of 11 matches against nine schools in five different cities in the Los Angeles area from March 12-17.

Missouri State hosts Ottawa (Kan.) on March 22 for its Betty & Bobby Allison Sand Volleyball Courts debut in a match-up between first-year programs. MSU will also play the Maroon and White intrasquad scrimmage at home on April 6. The Bears close the season April 13-14 in Columbia, S.C., where they will face Coastal Carolina, Charleston, Tulane, and the host Gamecocks.

The Bears will enter the 2018 season with a 19-player roster of student-athletes from a variety of backgrounds. A full roster can be found here.