ARKADELPHIA – The defending Great American Conference tournament champion Ouachita volleyball team is set to open the 2025 season in less than two months.

The Tigers begin the 2025 campaign September 5-6 on the road at the UT-Tyler Invitational followed by a trip to Jackson, Tennessee on September 9 for the first of two non-conference matches against Lane College.

The annual Tiger-Reddie Invitational is set for September 11-13. The Tigers will play in four matches over three days at home, taking on Arkansas-Fort Smith, Auburn Montgomery, St. Edward's, and UT-Dallas. Other teams competing in Arkadelphia that weekend include Henderson State and Mississippi College.

That invitational will serve as the last prep for GAC play, which starts September 16 on the road against Southern Arkansas. The Tigers have one more non-conference trip to compete in the Central Missouri Invitational September 19-20 before settling into league matches. As in years past, the Tigers will play all five of the league's Arkansas schools twice and the six Oklahoma schools once.

The GAC tournament is set for November 20-22. The venue for the tournament is to be announced by the league soon.