PEORIA, Ill. -- For the first time since 2013 and just the eighth time in the last 30 years, Bradley Volleyball will open the season at home with the Braves hosting the CEFCU Invitational Friday and Saturday at Renaissance Coliseum.
Bradley welcomes Central Michigan, DePaul and Southeast Missouri State to Renaissance Coliseum for the first of two home tournaments on the 2021 schedule.
Tournament play begins Friday afternoon with DePaul facing Southeast Missouri State at 3 p.m. and the Braves taking on Central Michigan at 6:30 p.m. In addition to marking the first match against Central Michigan since 1988, Friday's outing against the Chippewas will mark the first of six "Free Food Fridays presented by Papa John's" during the 2021 campaign with Bradley students in attendance receiving a coupon for a free Papa John's Papadia.