BUTTE, Mont.- The 2024 Big Sky Volleyball Challenge will return to the Mining City, from Thursday, August 15^th through Saturday, August 17^th.

In its ninth year, the Big Sky Volleyball Challenge will see 25 matches played between the Butte Civic Center, and the HPER Complex on the campus of Montana Tech.

Like previous years, the tournament is packed with talent from all across the country. Out of the 13 teams in attendance, five are from the Frontier Conference, Montana Tech, MSU-Northern, Rocky Mountain College, Carroll College, and the University of Providence.

Northwestern (Iowa) will be part of the Big Sky Challenge this year. The Red Raiders held the No. 1 ranking in the country for much of 2023 and played for the National Championship. They will be at or near, the top of the preseason poll when it is released. The Red Raiders have been in the Top 25 for the last 42 polls, dating back to 2017.

Another program that has spent significant time in the Top 25 is Montana Tech, with 21 straight polls, dating back to 2021. The Orediggers look to hold a spot in the preseason Top 25 poll.

The rest of the field for this year's Challenge includes Dakota Wesleyan, who made the National Tournament in 2022. The Bushnell Beacons will make their way from the Cascade Conference where they finished 16-12 a year ago. Embry Riddle will make the trip from Arizona. The Eagles are coming off a strong season in 2023 finishing 16-4 in the GSAC, and 21-10 overall. Also joining us from the GSAC is Life Pacific from San Dimas, California. We have one team from the powerful GSAC joining us, which is Doane University from Nebraska. They will look to improve on their 8-19 record a year ago.

Our Lady of the Lake and Loyola University New Orleans will each make the long trek to Butte for four matches each.

You can find the Tournament Page, with the schedule and rosters HERE.

All matches will be streamed on BallerTV.com