Black Hills State University Volleyball has released its 2021 schedule which includes two non-conference tournaments to start the season and nine home matchups.
 
The Yellow Jackets schedule includes 26 games in total with 18 conference games (nine at home, nine on the road) and eight road non-conference games. All games with be played on Fridays and Saturdays except for the Yellow Jackets' two face offs against the rival Hardrockers which will be played on Tuesday, Sept. 14 (home) and Tuesday, Sept. 28 (away).
 
The Yellow Jackets will open the season on the road in the Yellow Jacket Invitational at Montana State University Billings (Sept. 3-4) and in the 2021 Tiger Classic at  Fort Hayes State University (Sept. 10-11).
 
BHSU opens conference play with two games in the Doland E. Young Center taking on the rival Hardrockers Sept. 14 and then Colorado State University Pueblo on Sept. 18 before hitting the road for three against Chadron State (Sept. 24) and Colorado Mines (Sept. 25), South Dakota Mines (Sept. 28).
 
Three home matches will follow with BHSU taking on Regis (Oct. 1), Colorado Christian (Oct. 8), and Metro State (Oct. 9).
 
The Yellow Jackets will then hit the road for four facing off against Colorado Mesa (Oct. 15), Westminster (Oct. 16), Western Colorado (Oct. 22), and Fort Lewis (Oct. 23) before heading home for games against Adams State (Oct. 29), and New Mexico Highlands University (Oct. 30).
 
BHSU will close out their road slate with games at UCCS (Nov. 5) and Colorado State University Pueblo (Nov. 6) before ending the season at home in the Donald E. Young Center against Colorado Mines (Nov. 12) and Chadron State (Nov. 13).
 
The first round of the RMAC tournament will begin Tuesday, Nov. 16, followed by semifinals on Friday, Nov. 19 and the Championship on Saturday, Nov. 20.
 
The South Central Regional Tournament in slated to take place Dec. 2-5 with the NCAA DII National Championships set to be held Dec. 9-11.