DES MOINES, IOWA -- Season tickets for the upcoming 2009 Drake volleyball season are now on sale at the Drake Athletic Ticket Office.

Season tickets are $30 for the 15-game home schedule which is a $45 savings on individual game tickets that sell for $5 for adults.

Drake faculty and staff as well as young alumni season tickets are $15, while a youth season ticket is $25. Young alumni season tickets are offered to Drake graduates who have received an undergraduate degree in 2004 or later. Youth season tickets are for ages 3 to 18.

The Bulldogs first home match is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 4 against South Dakota at the Hampton Inn Drake Invitational. Drake will also face Valparaiso, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Centenary at the invitational.

Other home non-conference matches include UMKC and South Dakota State, as well as a full slate on Missouri Valley conference matches

Season tickets can be ordered online by visiting the Drake athletics website at www.godrakebulldogs.com or by calling the Drake Athletic Ticket Office at 515-271-DOGS.