ROME, Ga. – The Berry College volleyball team announced the team's 2021 schedule on Friday featuring some of the top competition in the nation.

After a 2020 season where the Vikings only played a SAA schedule and finished runner-up in the conference, they are set to face four teams who finished in the final 2020 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25. Berry closed out the season ranked No. 8.

Berry will open with a home scrimmage on August 28 and will then host Maryville and Mississippi University for Women the following weekend on September 3-4.

Prior to kicking off conference play at Oglethorpe on September 15, the team will travel and play in the Washington and Lee Tournament. They will close out the season competing in the Emory Tournament and then battle for another conference championship in the SAA Tournament November 5-7.

The Vikings finished 9-1 overall and will be led by head coach Caitlyn Moriarty, who is heading into her sixth year as the Berry head coach. Seniors Laura Beier and Anna Rumore will be back in action along with six newcomers. Last season, six players earned All-Conference honors including Beier, Molly Bergin, Jazzy Innis, Emily Rapach, Zoe Wooten and Peyton Breissinger.

2021 Schedule
Date                 Opponent                     Location
August 28        Home Scrimmage        Rome, Ga.
September 3    vs. Maryville                Rome, Ga.
September 4    vs. MUW                     Rome, Ga.
Sept. 10           vs. Marietta                 Washington and Lee Tournament
Sept. 10           vs. Bridgewater           Washington and Lee Tournament
Sept. 11           vs. Washington and Lee   Washington and Lee Tournament
Sept. 11           vs. Southern Virginia   Washington and Lee Tournament
Sept. 15           @ Oglethorpe               Atlanta, Ga.
Sept. 18           vs. Millsaps                 Rome, Ga.
Sept. 19           vs. BSC                        Rome, Ga.
Sept. 24           @ Transylvania            Lexington, Ky.
Sept. 25           @ Centre                      Danville, Ky.
Sept. 26           @ Sewanee                  Sewanee, Tenn.
Oct. 2               vs. Hendrix                  Rome, Ga.
Oct. 3               vs. Rhodes                   Rome, Ga.
Oct. 6               vs. Oglethorpe             Rome, Ga.
Oct. 9               @ Millsaps                   Jackson, Miss.
Oct. 10             @ BSC                         Birmingham, Ala.
Oct. 12             vs. Emory                     Rome, Ga.
Oct. 15             @ Hendrix                    Conway, Ark.
Oct. 16             @ Rhodes                    Memphis, Tenn.
Oct. 22             vs. Sewanee                Rome, Ga.
Oct. 23             vs. Centre                    Rome, Ga.
Oct. 29             vs. Randolph-Macon   Emory Tournament
Oct. 30             vs. Washington and Lee     Emory Tournament
Oct. 30             vs. Emory                     Emory Tournament
Nov. 5-7           SAA Tournament          TBD