SUPERIOR, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Superior volleyball program revealed its schedule for the 2023 season in an announcement Friday, featuring 11 home and 17 away matches. Head coach Lynne Deadrick enters her 21st year at the helm looking to compete for an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championship.
 
The Yellowjackets will begin their season at the Ripon College Classic Sept. 1-2. On Friday, they will play Mount Mary at 5 p.m. and Dubuque at 7 p.m. On Saturday, they will face off against Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) at 10 a.m. and wrap up against the tournament host Ripon at 2 p.m. All matches will take place at Doc Weiske '50 Memorial Gymnasium.
 
UW-Superior will once again host the Subway Stinger Classic in Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium, welcoming Northland, Concordia (Minn.), St. Mary's (Minn.), Bethany Lutheran, and St. Scholastica Sept. 8-9. On Friday, the 'Jackets face Northland at 3 p.m. and St. Mary's at 7 p.m. Saturday's slate begins with Concordia (Minn.) at 10 a.m. and finishes with St. Scholastica at 2 p.m. Sept. 8-9 also serves as Family Weekend for the Yellowjackets.
 
UWS will travel to Eau Claire to compete in the Sandy Schumacher Memorial Tournament Sept. 15-16. On the 15th, the Yellowjackets face off against Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) foe UW-River Falls 5 p.m., followed by Beloit at 7 p.m. On the 16th, the 'Jackets play Buena Vista at 10 a.m. and St. Catherine at 2 p.m. All matches will be played at the McPhee Physical Education Center.
 
Conference play starts in Ashland against Northland Sept. 19 at 7 p.m., followed by a match at Crown Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. On Sept. 23, the Yellowjackets face off against Minnesota Morris set for a 1 p.m. at James Gremmels Court.
 
UWS will return home for two matches against Northwestern Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. and North Central Sept. 30 at 1 p.m. The following weekend, the 'Jackets hit the road for matches against Bethany Lutheran Oct. 6 at 7 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. match against Martin Luther Oct. 7.
 
UW-Superior will travel across the bridge to face Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) rival St. Scholastica. First serve is set for 7 p.m. at Reif Gymnasium.
 
The Yellowjackets host Northland Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. before traveling to the Twin Cities for matches against the Rams from North Central Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., Northwestern Oct. 21 at 1 p.m, and the Pipers from Hamline Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

To close the regular season, the 'Jackets host a four-match homestand against the Cougars from Minnesota Morris Oct. 27 at 7 p.m., Crown Oct. 28 at 1 p.m., Martin Luther Nov. 3 at 7 p.m., and Bethany Lutheran Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. Senior day for UWS will be Nov. 3 against the Knights.
 
The Yellowjackets finished the 2022 campaign with an overall record of 16-13, securing a second-place finish in the regular season. As the No. 2 seed in the post-season, UW-Superior fell to No. 5 Northwestern in the championship match.