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2026 Volleyball Schedule
2026 Volleyball Schedule (PDF)
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland Volleyball Head Coach Krista Rice has announced the Golden Grizzlies’ 2026 schedule, featuring 29 regular-season matches, four preseason tournaments, 12 home contests inside the OU Credit Union O’rena, and a 16-match Horizon League slate.
The season begins with a pair of exhibition matches at Grand Valley State (Aug. 15) and Wayne State (Aug. 22) before Oakland officially opens the 2026 campaign at the Rocket Invitational in Toledo, Ohio, on Aug. 28-29. The Golden Grizzlies will face Binghamton and Bradley before closing the opening weekend against host Toledo.
Oakland continues its nonconference schedule with a midweek road matchup at Central Michigan on Sept. 2 before traveling to Valparaiso for the Popcorn Classic, where the Golden Grizzlies will challenge Valparaiso and Cincinnati.
The Golden Grizzlies then return home to host the annual Golden Grizzly Invitational on Sept. 11-12. Oakland welcomes UAB, Montana, and Eastern Michigan to Rochester for three matches over two days in the OU Credit Union O’rena.
Following their final midweek road contest at Michigan State on Sept. 15, Oakland closes nonconference play by hosting the Oakland Invitational Sept. 18-20. The Golden Grizzlies will face Marist and Illinois State before opening Horizon League competition.
League play begins Sept. 25-26 with a weekend road trip to Green Bay before Oakland hosts Wright State and Northern Kentucky on Oct. 2-3 for its Horizon League home opener.
The Golden Grizzlies remain home the following weekend to host IU Indy before traveling to Robert Morris on Oct. 16-17. Oakland then splits a home-and-home series with Cleveland State, visiting the Vikings on Oct. 22 before returning to the OU Credit Union O’rena on Oct. 24.
The final home weekend of the regular season comes Oct. 30-31 against Milwaukee. Oakland closes the regular season with matches at Youngstown State on Nov. 6 before hosting the Penguins on Nov. 7. The Golden Grizzlies wrap up the conference schedule with road contests at Northern Illinois on Nov. 12 and Purdue Fort Wayne on Nov. 13.
The 2026 Horizon League Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 19-22, hosted by the league’s regular-season champion. The conference’s top teams will compete for the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Ticket information and additional promotional details will be announced at a later date.
How to Follow Oakland Volleyball: For complete information on Oakland Volleyball, follow the team on X at @OaklandWVB and head coach Krista Rice at @KKg1007. The team is also on Instagram.