DURHAM, NC – The North Carolina Central University volleyball program led by ninth-year head coach Jody Brown has announced the schedule for the 2024 season, which will include nine home games.

The upcoming fall season schedule includes a home game against Duke University, a home-and-away game against rival North Carolina A&T State University, three in-state weekend tournaments and a full 14-game schedule in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

The Eagles will make their season debut at home in a key exhibition game against Duke on Wednesday, August 21. The Blue Devils return to McDougald-McLendon Arena for the second straight year, and the preseason competition between the two Division I Bull City programs will be a key part of fundraising, awareness and opportunity for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties.

NCCU opens the regular season on Labor Day weekend with a pair of matchups against the Aggies. The Eagles first travel to Greensboro to play NC A&T on Friday, August 30. The two rivals then play a second game a day later in Durham.

The Eagles will then spend the first three weekends of September at a trio of regional events. NCCU will play three games at each of those tournaments to account for their final nine non-conference games of the season.

NC Central will face Murray State University, UNC Greensboro and host Elon University at the Elon Phoenix Classic (Sept. 6-7); Western Carolina University, American University and host Campbell University at the Campbell Invitational (Sept. 13-14); and Charlotte, East Tennessee State University and host Queens University of Charlotte at the Queen City Invitational (Sept. 20-21).

NCCU will once again play two games (home and away) against the other seven MEAC institutions, for a total of 14 conference clashes. All home league showdowns will be played on Friday nights or Sunday afternoons, with home dates against Norfolk State University (Sept. 27), Howard University (Sept. 29), South Carolina State University (Oct. 18), Morgan State University (Nov. 1), Coppin State University (Nov. 3), Delaware State University (Nov. 8), and University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Nov. 10).

The 2023 MEAC Volleyball Championship will be hosted by Delaware State in Dover from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.

For more information, including schedule updates throughout the season, fans are encouraged to visit NCCUEaglePride.com.