The Lindenwood beach volleyball team has announced their schedule for the upcoming 2026 season. The slate features three tournaments in non-conference play, home-and-home duals against Eastern Illinois and McKendree, and a pair of OVC Weekends.

The season gets underway on the weekend of February 20th at the Missouri State Tournament in Ozark, Missouri. Lindenwood will square off with EIU and host Missouri State on day one before facing Central Arkansas and McKendree on Saturday, February 21st.

The Lions head back to southwest Missouri to compete in the Beach Bear Bash on February 27th and 28th, where they will battle Eastern Kentucky, Central Arkansas, Southwest Baptist, and Missouri State.

Lindenwood will then play a pair of home matches the first weekend of march, hosting OVC foe EIU on Saturday, March 7th at 3:00 p.m. and McKendree on Sunday, March 8th at 11:00 a.m.

Following a week off, the Lions will head to St. Petersburg, Florida for the Battle on the Bay, where they will face Tusculum and Florida Southern on Friday, March 20th and Eckerd and Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday, March 21st.

The season's first OVC Weekend is set to be hosted in Chattanooga on March 27th and 28th. The Lions will dual against the Mocs and Tennessee Tech on Friday before facing Morehead State and UT Martin on Saturday.

Lindenwood makes return trips to EIU on April 3rd and McKendree on April 11th before traveling to Morehead, Kentucky for OVC Weekend 2 on April 17-18. The Lions will face Tennessee Tech and Chattanooga on day one, and Morehead State and UT Martin on day two.

The OVC Championships are scheduled to take place in Martin, Tennessee on April 24-26.

2026 will be the fourth season of Lindenwood beach volleyball. The Lions posted a record of 15-14 last season before advancing to the semifinals of the OVC Championships.