NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. – Niagara volleyball head coach Ren Cefra has unveiled the programs 28-game slate for the 2024 season, including 12 games inside the Gallagher Center.   
 
The Purple Eagles will play a total of eight non-conference matches, five in tournament action and the other three as stand-alone contests.
 
Niagara opens the season at the Red Storm Invitational in Queens, N.Y., where it will take on the host St. John's (Aug. 30) and Northeastern (Aug. 31. The Purple and White will then travel to Pittsburgh to take on Duquesne, Robert Morris, and Coppin State in a tournament co-hosted by the two Steel City schools, Sep. 6-7.
 
For the second-consecutive season, Niagara and Canisius will co-host a non-league tournament. The Purple Eagles will host Youngstown State (Sep. 13) and Bucknell (Sep. 14) on Monteagle Ridge while also hosting the two programs for a neutral-site contest on the 14th.
 
The last three non-conference matches for the Purple and White will feature road contests with Buffalo (Sep. 18) and Le Moyne (Sep. 21), and a home contest against Mercyhurst (Sep. 19).
 
MAAC play will begin with three-straight matches inside the Gallagher Center against Marist (Sep. 28), Siena (Sep. 29), and Canisius (Oct. 2). Niagara will also host Fairfield (Oct. 12), Sacred Heart (Oct. 13), Merrimack (Oct. 26), Quinnipiac (Oct. 27), Iona (Nov. 2), and Manhattan (Nov. 3) during league action.
 
The conference road slate will see the Purple and White travel to Saint Peter's (Oct. 5), Rider (Oct. 6), Manhattan (Oct. 19), Iona (Oct. 20), Canisius (Oct. 30), Sacred Heart (Nov. 9), Fairfield (Nov. 10), Siena (Nov. 16), and Marist (Nov. 17), ending the season on a four-match road swing.
 
Niagara will look to make the MAAC Volleyball Championship tournament for the second season in a row. The Purple Eagles are coming off a 2023 season where it finished fourth in the MAAC with a 13-14 overall record and 12-6 league mark. This season's championship is set for Nov. 22-24 at the UHY Center on the campus of Siena College.
 
Niagara will return 11 student-athletes from 2023, including All-MAAC selections Laryssa Imbuzeiro and Janiah Robinson, while welcoming in five newcomers to its roster.
 
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