It is officially tournament time in the Scenic City, as for the first time ever the Chattanooga beach volleyball team is set to host the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Championships presented by Sunbelt Bakery.
Set to run April 24-26 at the UTC Sports Complex, the tournament features all six OVC programs in a double elimination bracket format up until the eventual tournament championship match. The winner of this weekend’s tournament will receive the OVC’s automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Tournament, set to take place May 2-4 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The Mocs are one year removed from having won last year’s 2024 OVC Tournament, and will have their sights set on going back-to-back in 2025.
The Sandy Mocs enter the weekend as the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed for the very-first time in program history after finishing the 2025 regular season a perfect 10-0 in conference action. UTC will play the winner of No. 4 Lindenwood and No. 5 Tennessee Tech, who play earlier in the day on Thursday. Chattanooga’s first match of the weekend is set for 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 24.
A win for the Mocs would propel Chattanooga into the winner’s bracket OVC Semifinal. Another win in that match would guarantee the Mocs’ spot in Saturday’s OVC title match.
All of this weekend’s festivities at the UTC Sports Complex will be free and open to the general public, including parking in the UTC Sports Complex lot. Fans not able to attend can still follow along with the Mocs, as every single match this weekend will be available to stream via ESPN+. Live stats will also be available for each match this weekend too.
Links, once they are made available by the OVC, can be found either on the Chattanooga beach volleyball schedule page on GoMocs.com OR on the OVC Championship Central located on OVCSports.com.
OVC Championships – April 24-26
UTC Sports Complex
Chattanooga, Tenn. (Hosted by Chattanooga)
Thursday, April 24
Match 1 – 10 AM ET – #4 Lindenwood vs. #5 Tennessee Tech
Match 2 – 12 PM ET – #3 Morehead State vs. #6 Eastern Illinois
Match 3 – 2 PM ET – #1 Chattanooga vs. Match 1 winner
Match 4 – 4 PM ET – #2 UT Martin vs. Match 2 winner
Friday, April 25
Match 5 – 10 AM ET – Match 2 loser vs. Match 3 loser
Match 6 – 12 PM ET – Match 1 loser vs. Match 4 loser
Match 7 – 2 PM ET – Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner
Match 8 – 4 PM ET – Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner
Saturday, April 26
Match 9 – 9 AM ET – Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 winner
Match 10 – 12 PM ET – Match 7 winner vs. Match 9 winner
*Saturday’s Match 10, the OVC title match, is a one-time, winner takes all match.
**There is potential for match start times to shift this weekend due to inclement weather in the Chattanooga area. Follow along with Chattanooga beach volleyball socials, as well as OVC socials to confirm what time a specific match will be played at.