St. Bonifacius, MN – Polars Volleyball has released its 2023 schedule for this upcoming fall. In 2023 they are returning to the court with a new head coach, Celia Blattner.

With the new coach and prospective roster for fall 2023, Polars Volleyball hopes to improve their 2-26 record from the Fall 2022 season. In the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, they went 0-14, and at home they were 2-11.
Fourteen of the twenty-nine scheduled games are UMAC games, seven of which Crown will host. Additionally, volleyball will compete in three out-of-state tournaments which will be held in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Games to watch are against Oak Hills Christian College and Trinity Bible College, who the team defeated in 2022. These games will take place on September 8-9^th in an NCCAA  tournament hosted in our own Athletic Center.
Polars Volleyball will begin their season on September 1^st, playing in Pella, Iowa against Buena Vista, Central College, Monmouth College, and Grinnell College. The Polars home opener will begin on September 8^th at 3pm.

Below is the Polars Volleyball Complete 2023 schedule:

• vs. Buena Vista University – Sept. 1
• vs. Central College – Sept. 1
• vs. Monmouth College – Sept. 2
• vs. Grinnell College – Sept. 2
• @ Hamline University – Sept. 6
• vs. Oak Hills Christian College – Sept. 8
• vs. Calvary College – Sept. 8
• vs. Faith Baptist College – Sept. 9
• vs. Trinity Bible College – Sept. 9
• vs. Carleton College – Sept. 13
• @ University of Minnesota Morris – Sept. 19
• vs. University of Wisconsin-Superior – Sept. 22
• vs. Northland College – Sept. 23
• @ Martin Luther College – Sept. 29
• @ Bethany Lutheran College – Sept. 30
• vs. University of Wisconsin-Stout – Oct. 3
• @ University of Northwestern– Oct. 6
• @ North Central University – Oct. 7
• @ North Central College – Oct. 13
• vs. Saint Mary's (MN) - Oct. 14
• vs. Augustana College (IL) - Oct. 14
• vs. Martin Luther College – Oct. 17
• vs. University of Minnesota Morris – Oct. 18
• vs. Bethany Lutheran College – Oct. 20 (Senior Night)
• @ Concordia Moorhead – Oct. 24
• @ Northland College – Oct. 27
• @ University of Wisconsin-Superior – Oct. 28
• vs. North Central University – Nov. 3
• vs. University of Northwestern – Nov. 4

More information on these games can be found at https://athletics.crown.edu/sports/womens-volleyball/schedule/2023.