Women's Volleyball | 6/25/2026 2:36:00 PM

2026 Schedule

La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has announced its 2026 volleyball schedule. The Eagles will host seven matches at Mitchell Hall Gymnasium with the home opener scheduled for September 23 versus UW-Eau Claire. UWL has a total of 27 matches scheduled in its 2026 season.

The Eagles finished 21-12 overall and 2-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) last season under Head Coach Deb Sazama. The 2025 season saw the Eagles finish with the most wins (21) since 2017 and win their first WIAC game since 2022. With their sixth place finish in the WIAC, UWL qualified for the WIAC Tournament where they defeated #3 seed UW-Platteville 29-27, 17-25, 26-24, 25-22 to advance to the semifinals where they fell to #2 seed UW-Eau Claire. 

"I am really excited about this season and continuing to build on the progress made last year, commented Coach Sazama. The 2026 class adds size and athleticism to the team and will immediately raise the level of play in the gym.  We are excited to travel to and face good competition in Virginia at our first tournament as we prepare for the always demanding WIAC schedule."

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 SCHEDULE

• The Eagles will open the season September 4th and 5th with four matches in Virginia Beach, Va. While in Virginia, UWL will face Suny New Paltz, Swarthmore College (Penn.), Rowan University (N.J.) and tournament host Batten University (formerly Virginia Wesleyan University). 
• After returning home, the Eagles will play five consecutive non-conference matches on the road. First they will play a triangular versus host St. Mary's University (Minn.) and Luther College (Iowa) on September 16th followed by three matches at UW-Superior on September 18 and 19 (Augsburg University (Minn.), Marian University (Wis.), and College of St. Scholastica (Minn.)). 
• The Eagles will open the home portion of their schedule with their Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener on September 23 versus UW-Eau Claire. The Eagles will look to build on the momentum of the 2025 WIAC season as they won their first WIAC match since the 2022 season. The WIAC schedule includes matches at home against UW-Stout (September 30), UW-Stevens Point (October 14) and UW-Whitewater (October 28) while they will be on the road for matches versus UW-Oshkosh (October 7), UW-River Falls (October 21) and UW-Platteville (November 6). 
• Other home non-conference matches for the Eagles will  be September 26th (Edgewood University (Wis.) and Loras College (Iowa)) and October 9th (Coe College (Iowa)).
• UWL will travel to Dubuque University (Iowa) on October 2 for a single match. UWL defeated Dubuque 3-2 for its first win over a nationally ranked opponent since 2021 as the Spartans were ranked 23rd at the time. 
• The rest of the Eagles schedule includes a triangular at Macalester College (Minn.) on October 17th (St. Olaf College and Macalester College (MInn.) and three matches at Augustana University (Ill.) on October 23 and 24 where UWL will face Augustana University (Ill.), Monmoth College (Ill.) and Central College (Iowa). 
• The top six teams in the WIAC will qualify for the Conference Tournament with the top two seeds getting a bye. Seeds 3-6 will play quarterfinal games on November 10th while the semifinals will be November 12th and the championship on November 14th. All matches will be played at the higher seed.