SPRINGFIELD -- Missouri State volleyball season tickets are currently on sale for what amounts to a total of 15 matches at Hammons Student Center this fall, not including the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend.

The Bears will play each of the other nine MVC schools at home as they aim for a third consecutive MVC championship, as well as host the annual Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational Aug. 31-Sept. 1, which features six matches and includes MSU, Ball State, Oral Roberts and Grambling State.

Reserved season tickets cost $70 for adults, $63 for seniors (55+), $35 for MSU faculty and staff and children aged 2-12. Those prices are reduced to $50 for adults, $45 for seniors and $25 for MSU faculty and staff and children aged 2-12 for general admission seating.

Tickets to the MVC Tournament will be sold separately, with all-session passes priced at $25 for adults and $15 for children and students. Single-match tickets to the tournament are $10 for adults and $7 for children and students.

Single-match tickets will be available in August with prices of $6 for adults and $3 for MSU faculty and staff and children aged 2-12. A price reduction is available for groups of 20 or more. Missouri State students are admitted free to all home matches with a valid BearPass ID.

Fans interested in purchasing or inquiring about season tickets to see the Bears at Hammons Student Center this fall should call Duane Miller at (417) 836-8899 or visit the ticket page at MissouriStateBears.com/tickets.

The 2018 season will be the 23rd under head coach Melissa Stokes. Stokes has guided the Bears to a 492-228 mark since taking over in 1996, and the team has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 10 of the last 15 seasons while reaching the 20-win mark 18 times in the last 19 years.