SOUTH BEND, IND. – The Notre Dame volleyball team hits the road for the first time this season as the Irish head west to the Rocky Mountains to face off at Colorado State and against East Texas A&M. Notre Dame plays Colorado State on Friday night followed by a neutral site match in Fort Collins against East Texas A&M.
The Irish will look to bounce back this weekend after coming up short to LSU on Tuesday night, part of the inaugural “Showdown at the Net”, which featured Atlantic Coast Conference teams taking on Southeastern Conference teams. The ACC came out on top with a 9-7 record.
Morgan Gaerte will look to continue her incredible start to the 2025 season. The sophomore from Angola, Indiana has 89 kills on the season and leads the ACC with 4.94 kills per set.
Grace Langer, a native of Centennial, Colorado, will return to her home state this weekend. The sophomore middle blocker is tied for first on the team with 20 blocks.
Friday night’s match at Colorado State is set for an 8 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. MT first serve and will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network. It’s the fifth all-time meeting between the two schools. Last year, the Irish got the best of the Rams, beating them in four sets as part of the ‘Volleyball on Ice’ weekend played at Compton Family Ice Arena. It’s the first time Notre Dame has been to Fort Collins since 1999.
Saturday’s 2 p.m. ET/12 p.m. MT game against East Texas A&M will be the first time Notre Dame has gone up against the Lions.
HISTORY VS. COLORADO STATE
- This is the fifth meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Colorado State. The Rams lead the series 3-1
- The two teams faced off last season for the first time in nearly 24 years
- Part of the ‘Volleyball on Ice” weekend at Compton Family Ice Arena, Notre Dame beat Colorado State in four sets, 23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15
- The Irish haven’t visited Fort Collins since 1999
HISTORY VS. EAST TEXAS A&M
- Saturday’s meeting will be the first ever matchup between Notre Dame and East Texas A&M
ALL EYES ON MORGAN GAERTE
- Morgan Gaerte is playing unlike anyone ever to wear the Blue and Gold has for the Irish to start a season
- The All-ACC Preseason Selection broke the school record for kills in a match last Friday against Illinois with 34. Kathy Cunningham’s record of 33 kills had stood for over 37 years. Those 34 kills are tied for the most in a single match so far this season in the country with
- She is the just the third player in…