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The 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Beach Volleyball Championship field is set, with Lindenwood entering the tournament as the No. 2 seed.

The Lions finished the regular season with an overall record of 17-7 – setting a new program record for wins in a season – while posting a mark of 7-3 conference play, which surpassed the previous program-high of five conference wins during the regular season.

Chattanooga claimed its third-straight OVC regular-season crown and second outright. The Mocs will be the No. 1 seed with Lindenwood as the No. 2 seed due to tiebreaker criteria over No. 3 UT Martin. Morehead State is the No. 4 seed and is followed by Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech.

The three-day event will be held on the campus of UT Martin and will be streamed on ESPN+. Action gets underway on Thursday, April 23^rd with a champion being crowned on Saturday, April 25^th.

As the second seed, Lindenwood gets a first round bye and will face the winner of No. 3 UT Martin and No. 6 Tennessee Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

2026 OVC Beach Volleyball Championship Schedule
 
Thursday, April 23
Match 1 - #4 Morehead State vs. #5 Eastern Illinois – 10:00 a.m.
Match 2 - #3 UT Martin vs. #6 Tennessee Tech – 12:00 p.m.
Match 3 - #1 Chattanooga vs Match 1 winner – 2:00 p.m.
Match 4 - #2 Lindenwood vs. Match 2 winner – 3:00 p.m.
 
Friday, April 24
Match 5 – Match 2 loser vs. Match 3 loser – 10:00 a.m.
Match 6 – Match 1 loser vs. Match 4 loser – 12:00 p.m.
Match 7 – Match 3 winner vs Match 4 winner – 2:00 p.m.
Match 8  - Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner – 4:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, April 25
Match 9 – Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 winner – 9:00 a.m.
Match 10 – Match 7 winner vs. Match 9 winner – 12:00 p.m.
 
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