CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University head volleyball coach Taylor Mott has announced the Governors 2024 28-match slate, Thursday.

The Governors kick off the season with five straight weekends on the road, beginning at the Memphis Invitational, Aug. 30-31. While in Memphis, the Govs face Tennessee Tech, Mississippi Valley State, and host Memphis. 

The following weekend, the Govs head to the Middle Tennessee Invitational, Sept. 6-7, to face Southeast Missouri, Lehigh, and host Middle Tennessee. 

The Governors then travel to St. Charles, Missouri for the Lindenwood Invitational, Sept. 14, where they take on Southern Illinois and Lindenwood in the one-day event. 

The next weekend, the Govs conclude preconference play at Western Kentucky's Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sept. 20-21, and face Eastern Illinois, Arkansas State, and host WKU. 

The Govs' 16-match Atlantic Sun Conference slate also kicks off with a Bluegrass State road trip where they take on Bellarmine, Sept. 27, and Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 29. 

The Governors long-awaited home opening weekend opens October against Lipscomb, Oct. 4, and ASUN newcomer West Georgia, Oct. 5, at the Winfield Dunn Center. They remain home the following weekend to host North Alabama, Oct. 11, and Central Arkansas, Oct. 12. 

After the four-match homestand, the Govs take off to the Sunshine State for matches against Jacksonville, Oct. 18, and North Florida, Oct. 19, both held in Jacksonville, Florida

After returning from Florida, Austin Peay opens its final five match homestand of the season against Stetson, Oct. 25, and a Homecoming match against reigning ASUN Champions Florida Gulf Coast, Oct. 26, before hosting Chattanooga for a midweek match, Oct. 29. The home schedule concludes with matches against Eastern Kentucky, Nov. 1, and Bellarmine, Nov. 2. 

The Govs complete the regular season on the road starting with a quick trip to Lipscomb, Nov. 5, in Nashville before heading to Florence, Alabama to play North Alabama, Nov. 8. APSU faces Central Arkansas, Nov.10, in Conway, Arkansas before the final regular season match against Queens, Nov. 16, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The ASUN Conference Volleyball Championship will be held Nov. 21-23 in Ft. Myers, Florida. The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship starts two weeks later, beginning at campus sites.