Thursday, September 11
Edwardsville, IL
4:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Seattle
Photo by: Adalyn Greene
Volleyball Heads to Illinois for Cougar Classic
9/9/2025 4:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The undefeated Air Force volleyball team returns to action this weekend (Sept. 11-13), when it travels to Edwardsville, Ill., to face Austin Peay, Seattle and SIUE at the Cougar Classic.
MATCH INFORMATION
The SIUE Cougar Classic will be held Sept 11-13 inside First Community Arena at the Vandalabene Center on the SIUE campus in Edwardsville. Participating teams include Air Force, Austin Peay, Seattle and the host Cougars. Live stats will be available for the entirety of the tournament, while Friday and Saturday's matches sill be streamed on ESPN+ (direct links to Air Force matches are listed below). Tickets are $8 a day and can be purchased online at SIUECougars.com. Spectators are asked to park in the Game Day Lots (Lot A) and enter the Vandalabene Center through the East Entrance, which is located directly across the street from the parking lot (a link to a parking map is below)
SIUE COUGAR CLASSIC
Thursday-Saturday | September 11-13
Edwardsville, Illinois | First Community Arena at the Vandalabene Center
Tickets | Parking Map | Air Force Volleyball Notebook
09.11 – Air Force vs Seattle – 5:00 pm CT – Stats Feed | No Video Feed
09.12 – Air Force at SIUE – 6:00 pm CT – Stats Feed | ESPN+ Link
09.13 – Austin Peay vs Air Force – 11:00 am CT – Stats Feed | ESPN+ Link
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Seattle is 5-1 on the year, with its only loss coming from the Falcons during the opening weekend. The Redhawks are coming off a 3-0 weekend at home, collecting wins over Cal State Fullerton (3-2), Idaho (3-2) and Manhattan (3-1). SIUE, who will play Austin Peay prior to hosting the Falcons, is currently 2-4 on the year, following a 2-1 weekend against Indiana State (3-1), Merrimack (3-2) and Northern Illinois (0-3) at the Huskies' Invitational. Austing Peay enters the weekend with a 1-5 record, picking up their first win of the year (3-1 over Murray State) in its final match of the Billiken Invitational that also included 0-3 losses to Saint Louis and Western Illinois.
HISTORY 101
Air Force has a brief 1-5 history against this weekend's three opponents. The Falcons, who will be facing Seattle for the second time in five matches this year, are 1-3 all-time against the Redhawks – with all three losses coming on a neutral floor. Air Force, making their first trip to Edwardsville in 17 years, is 0-2 lifetime against the Cougars. This is the Falcons' first-ever meeting with Austin Peay.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR
The Falcons and Redhawks faced off earlier this year in the finale of the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic – a winner-take-all match that was easily won Air Force in a 25-12, 25-17, 25-11 sweep. The Falcons dominated the match, maintaining the lead throughout all three sets and never allowing more than six tied scores.
UNDEFEATED!
With a 6-0 start to the 2025 season, Air Force has already doubled its win total from the 2024 season. Air Force is off to its second 6-0 start in four years – joining the 2022 squad that rolled through the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic and Brown Invitational. Highlighted by the only two undefeated six-match starts at the Division I level, the Falcons have started .500 or better 14 times in 29 years – with nine winning-record (4-2, 5-1, 6-0) starts.
DIGGING THEM OUT
Jordan Suan reached a statistical milestone in the waning moments of the Falcons' five-set thriller over George Mason on Sept 7, as she became the fourth Falcon in Division I history account for 1000 digs in a career. With the next-to-last tally of her 19-dig afternoon, Suan reached the 1000-dig plateau, joining Rebecca Bates (1339; 2012-15), Maiya Perich (1327; 2009-12) and Alex King (1059; 2017-20).
WHAT'S ON DECK
Air Force returns to the Academy next weekend to host Denver, Northern Colorado and Utah Tech at the Into the Blue Invitational on Sept. 18-20. The Falcons will honor former head coach Matt McShane, who passed away in November 2024, during their contest with the Bears on Friday, Sept. 19.
MATCH INFORMATION
The SIUE Cougar Classic will be held Sept 11-13 inside First Community Arena at the Vandalabene Center on the SIUE campus in Edwardsville. Participating teams include Air Force, Austin Peay, Seattle and the host Cougars. Live stats will be available for the entirety of the tournament, while Friday and Saturday's matches sill be streamed on ESPN+ (direct links to Air Force matches are listed below). Tickets are $8 a day and can be purchased online at SIUECougars.com. Spectators are asked to park in the Game Day Lots (Lot A) and enter the Vandalabene Center through the East Entrance, which is located directly across the street from the parking lot (a link to a parking map is below)
SIUE COUGAR CLASSIC
Thursday-Saturday | September 11-13
Edwardsville, Illinois | First Community Arena at the Vandalabene Center
Tickets | Parking Map | Air Force Volleyball Notebook
09.11 – Air Force vs Seattle – 5:00 pm CT – Stats Feed | No Video Feed
09.12 – Air Force at SIUE – 6:00 pm CT – Stats Feed | ESPN+ Link
09.13 – Austin Peay vs Air Force – 11:00 am CT – Stats Feed | ESPN+ Link
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Seattle is 5-1 on the year, with its only loss coming from the Falcons during the opening weekend. The Redhawks are coming off a 3-0 weekend at home, collecting wins over Cal State Fullerton (3-2), Idaho (3-2) and Manhattan (3-1). SIUE, who will play Austin Peay prior to hosting the Falcons, is currently 2-4 on the year, following a 2-1 weekend against Indiana State (3-1), Merrimack (3-2) and Northern Illinois (0-3) at the Huskies' Invitational. Austing Peay enters the weekend with a 1-5 record, picking up their first win of the year (3-1 over Murray State) in its final match of the Billiken Invitational that also included 0-3 losses to Saint Louis and Western Illinois.
HISTORY 101
Air Force has a brief 1-5 history against this weekend's three opponents. The Falcons, who will be facing Seattle for the second time in five matches this year, are 1-3 all-time against the Redhawks – with all three losses coming on a neutral floor. Air Force, making their first trip to Edwardsville in 17 years, is 0-2 lifetime against the Cougars. This is the Falcons' first-ever meeting with Austin Peay.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR
The Falcons and Redhawks faced off earlier this year in the finale of the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic – a winner-take-all match that was easily won Air Force in a 25-12, 25-17, 25-11 sweep. The Falcons dominated the match, maintaining the lead throughout all three sets and never allowing more than six tied scores.
UNDEFEATED!
With a 6-0 start to the 2025 season, Air Force has already doubled its win total from the 2024 season. Air Force is off to its second 6-0 start in four years – joining the 2022 squad that rolled through the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic and Brown Invitational. Highlighted by the only two undefeated six-match starts at the Division I level, the Falcons have started .500 or better 14 times in 29 years – with nine winning-record (4-2, 5-1, 6-0) starts.
DIGGING THEM OUT
Jordan Suan reached a statistical milestone in the waning moments of the Falcons' five-set thriller over George Mason on Sept 7, as she became the fourth Falcon in Division I history account for 1000 digs in a career. With the next-to-last tally of her 19-dig afternoon, Suan reached the 1000-dig plateau, joining Rebecca Bates (1339; 2012-15), Maiya Perich (1327; 2009-12) and Alex King (1059; 2017-20).
WHAT'S ON DECK
Air Force returns to the Academy next weekend to host Denver, Northern Colorado and Utah Tech at the Into the Blue Invitational on Sept. 18-20. The Falcons will honor former head coach Matt McShane, who passed away in November 2024, during their contest with the Bears on Friday, Sept. 19.
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