The Lindenwood women's volleyball team has finalized its schedule for the upcoming 2026 season. The lineup features four tournaments in nonconference play with the home opener set for October 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

Following an exhibition at Evansville on August 23rd, the Lions start the regular season with 14 consecutive matches away from home, beginning at the SLU Tournament, where they will face UIC on August 28th, Buffalo on the 29th, and Saint Louis on the 30th.

Lindenwood travels to Dekalb, Illinois the following weekend to take part in the NIU Tournament, squaring off with Portland State on Saturday, September 4th before facing Murray State and Northern Illinois on the 5th.

The Lions will remain in the Prairie State for a midweek battle at Big Ten foe Illinois on September 9th before heading to Normal for the ISU Tournament on the 11th and 12th, where they will face Purdue Fort Wayne and the Illinois State.

Lindenwood heads to Peoria to close out nonconference play at the Bradley Tournament against New Mexico State and UTRGV on September 18th and the Braves on the 19th before opening conference play on the road at Morehead State on September 24th and 25th.

The Lions will host Eastern Illinois for their long-awaited home openers on October 2nd and 3rd before traveling to Cape Girardeau to battle SEMO on the 9th and 10th. They will return home for back-to-back OVC weekends at Hyland Arena with contests against Southern Indiana on the 16th and 17th and SIUE on the 21st and 23rd.

Lindenwood gets Halloween weekend off before heading south for a pair against UT Martin on November 5th and 6th. The Lions will then host Tennessee State on the 11th and 12th for their regular season home finale.

Lindenwood concludes the regular season at Western Illinois on November 17th and 18th with the OVC Tournament beginning on the 22nd on the campus of the regular season conference champion.

The Lions qualified for the OVC Tournament for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, falling to top seed and eventual conference champ EIU in five sets to end the season.