#Two 2023 NCAA Tournament opponents and five road contests in California highlight Nevada’s 2024 non-conference schedule.
#Nevada opens the 2024 campaign at Mackay Stadium Aug. 18 against Southern Utah.
#The Wolf Pack will play two additional non-conference home matches against a pair of 2023 NCAA Tournament teams in Idaho (Sept. 12) and Grand Canyon (Sept. 15).
#Nevada’s Mountain West schedule, released in the spring, features six home matches in 2024, beginning with a home weekend Oct. 3, against Colorado College and Oct. 6, against Air Force.
#A four-match home stand closes the Pack’s 2024 home slate.
#The stand begins Thursday, Oct. 17, against Wyoming, and continues with matches against Colorado State (Oct. 20), Boise State (Oct. 24), and Utah State (Oct. 27).
#The Pack’s road portion of the non-conference schedule is highlighted by a trip to new Atlantic Coast Conference member, California (Sept. 5), where Nevada head coach Vanessa Valentine served as an assistant coach during the 2022 season before leading the Wolf Pack.
#“We are excited about this year’s schedule because it gives us a great opportunity to play elite competition that prepares us for the Mountain West Conference,” Valentine said. “Each opponent will provide a unique challenge and allow us to play in locations where our fans can support us each night. This team will be fun to watch and we invite the Reno/Tahoe community to come out and support us during these great matches.”
#Nevada goes on the road for the first time in 2024 at Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 22).
#Valentine, who was a three-time All-Big West honoree for Cal State Fullerton as a player, will make her first trip to her alma mater as a Division I head coach.
#Following a road match against UC San Diego (Aug. 25), Nevada’s California tour continues Sept. 5 at Cal. Valentine helped Cal to a 10-win season and an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 before being named the Nevada head coach.
#Nevada returns to Mackay to face back-to-back 2023 NCAA Tournament qualifiers.
#The Wolf Pack faces defending Big Sky champion Idaho Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. Grand Canyon, the defending WAC champion and winners of 14 matches in 2023, will be Nevada’s final opponent at Mackay Stadium in the non-conference.
#The Pack completes its non-conference schedule with two road contests against Big West schools. Facing Cal State Bakersfield Sept. 19, Nevada will play its non-conference finale at Cal Poly Sept. 22.