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Mastodon Women's Volleyball Announces 2026 Slate
6/5/2026 1:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The 2026 Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball schedule is here.
The 2026 schedule features two home exhibitions, three neutral site tournaments, a non-league standalone road match, the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational, and a 16-match Horizon League docket.
The Mastodons will host Western Michigan (Aug. 14) and Eastern Michigan (Aug. 20) in exhibition contests on the Arnie Ball Court. Their first regular season tournament will be at Bellarmine on August 28-29, when they will play the Knights, Rutgers and Evansville.
A road trip to Toledo (Sept. 1) prefaces a tournament at Miami (OH) on September 4-5, where the 'Dons will face off against Kansas City, Evansville and the host Redhawks. Illinois State's tournament on September 11-12 will pit the 'Dons against Lindenwood, former Summit League rival Western Illinois and Illinois State.
To kick off the home regular season, the Mastodons' Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational will bring together Indiana State, Stonehill and Columbia for six round-robin matches over two days on September 18-19.
Horizon League action kicks off with two-match weekends against Cleveland State (home, Sept. 25-26), Robert Morris (road, Oct. 2-3), Youngstown State (home, Oct. 9-10) and Northern Kentucky (road, Oct. 16-17). The 'Dons will play at Green Bay (Oct. 23) and Milwaukee (Oct. 24) before welcoming defending Horizon League champion Wright State (Oct. 27) and IU Indy (Oct. 31) to the Gates Sports Center. A Tuesday visit to IU Indy (Nov. 3) comes before the final home matches of the regular season: league newcomer Northern Illinois (Nov. 7) and Oakland (Nov. 13). The 'Dons will wrap up the regular season at Wright State on November 14.
The Horizon League Championship will take place November 19-22, with the top eight teams earning a berth in the new league championship format.
The 2026 schedule features two home exhibitions, three neutral site tournaments, a non-league standalone road match, the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational, and a 16-match Horizon League docket.
The Mastodons will host Western Michigan (Aug. 14) and Eastern Michigan (Aug. 20) in exhibition contests on the Arnie Ball Court. Their first regular season tournament will be at Bellarmine on August 28-29, when they will play the Knights, Rutgers and Evansville.
A road trip to Toledo (Sept. 1) prefaces a tournament at Miami (OH) on September 4-5, where the 'Dons will face off against Kansas City, Evansville and the host Redhawks. Illinois State's tournament on September 11-12 will pit the 'Dons against Lindenwood, former Summit League rival Western Illinois and Illinois State.
To kick off the home regular season, the Mastodons' Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational will bring together Indiana State, Stonehill and Columbia for six round-robin matches over two days on September 18-19.
Horizon League action kicks off with two-match weekends against Cleveland State (home, Sept. 25-26), Robert Morris (road, Oct. 2-3), Youngstown State (home, Oct. 9-10) and Northern Kentucky (road, Oct. 16-17). The 'Dons will play at Green Bay (Oct. 23) and Milwaukee (Oct. 24) before welcoming defending Horizon League champion Wright State (Oct. 27) and IU Indy (Oct. 31) to the Gates Sports Center. A Tuesday visit to IU Indy (Nov. 3) comes before the final home matches of the regular season: league newcomer Northern Illinois (Nov. 7) and Oakland (Nov. 13). The 'Dons will wrap up the regular season at Wright State on November 14.
The Horizon League Championship will take place November 19-22, with the top eight teams earning a berth in the new league championship format.
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