LACEY, Wash. – Head coach Dan Behnke announced the 2022 volleyball schedule for the Saints on Tuesday, headlined with a six-team Labor Day weekend tournament inside Marcus Pavilion.
 
COMPLETE 2022 SCHEDULE
 
The Saints begin the season in Billings, Montana playing four games at the Montana State Billings opening weekend tournament. Coming off a historic '21 season where the Saints set the school record for most wins in a single season, SMU is scheduled to face South Dakota Mines and Chadron State on opening day, August 26, before facing MSU Moorhead and University Mary the following day.
 
The Saints' home opener will feature local rival Pacific Lutheran on August 30 before hosting the six-team SMU tournament on September 1-3. The Saints welcome to Lacey Adelphi, Colorado Christian, Western New Mexico, Western Oregon, and Westminster for a three-day tournament. The Saints will tip-off the tournament against Western New Mexico on September 1. Saint Martin's will face Colorado Christian and Adelphi on September 2 and finally Westminster on September 3.
 
The full tournament schedule can be found on smusaints.com.
 
GNAC action begins in Anchorage, Alaska as the Saints travel to the Seawolves on September 8. Northwest Nazarene marks the first GNAC home match on September 15 and Central Washington on September 17 as part of Men's Pro Exhibition Night. Other notable GNAC matches include Western Oregon at home on September 24, at Seattle Pacific on October 1, Western Washington on October 6, and Simon Fraser on October 8 for Alumni Night.
 
The final four home matches of the season for the Saints are October 27 and 29 against Seattle Pacific and Montana State Billings, followed by both Alaska schools on November 10 and 12.
 
The NCAA West Regionals are set for November 17 - 19, and the NCAA National Championships will be in Seattle on December 1 – 3.
 
All home Saints' matches will be free on the SMU Athletics' YouTube page and tickets will be available for purchase at smusaints.com.