2026 Alverno Volleyball Schedule
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Alverno College volleyball team has unveiled its 2026 fall schedule, featuring eight home dates, several regional matches, and a season-opening trip south to Texas. The team begins its year in the Lone Star State for the second straight season, traveling to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) for its first four games at the UMHB tournament. Led by third-year head coach Neilee' Newton, the team will play their first season as a member of the Coast-to-Coast Conference (C2C), joining Salisbury, Christopher Newport, Regent, UC-Santa Cruz, Mary Washington, Johnson & Wales-Charlotte, and Warren Wilson.
The 2026 campaign begins in Belton, Texas, for Alverno, at UMHB, taking on the host team on Thursday, Sept. 3. They play twice the following day, taking on Texas Lutheran and Millsaps on Friday, Sept. 4, and then wrap up their play in Texas against LeTourneau on Saturday, Sept. 5.
The team opens its home schedule and a three-game homestand on Tuesday, Sept. 8, taking on former conference opponent Dominican in Reiman Gymnasium. On Friday, Sept. 11, they host Judson University, and then host Maranatha Baptist on Tuesday, September 15.
The Inferno head out on the road for the Forester Invitational on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, playing Eureka on Friday, as well as Lake Forest and Illinois Tech the following day. The team continues with road action on Wednesday, Sept. 23, heading to Ripon, before wrapping up their five consecutive road games on Friday, Sept. 25, at Loras College. Alverno then wraps up September by hosting Lake Forest on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
October begins with the Inferno at the Octoberfest Triangular hosted by Wartburg College, where the team will take on the hosts and UW-Lacrosse on Saturday, Oct. 3. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Alverno hosts Rockford in Reiman Gymnasium, and then hosts Eureka and UW-River Falls on Saturday, Oct. 10, in a split doubleheader.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Inferno head to Maranatha Baptist for a road match, and return home on Saturday, Oct. 17, to host Kuyper. Alverno then plays five straight road games, taking on Rockford on Oct. 20, followed by a trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to face Kuyper on Oct. 23 and Aquinas on Oct. 24. They wrap up the set of road games with a trip to Mount Mary, where they will face the hosts as well as Maranatha on Thursday, Oct. 29.
The home schedule concludes for the Inferno on Halloween, as they host Calumet Saint Joseph on Saturday, Oct. 31. The regular season then concludes on Saturday, Nov. 7, as Alverno heads to Beloit to take on the host Buccaneers, as well as Knox College in the Beloit College Tri.
The C2C women's volleyball championship begins on Friday, Nov. 13, with both quarterfinal and semifinal matches. The championships, third-place, and fifth-place games occur on Saturday, Nov. 13. The top six teams by NPI qualify for the championships, with the 2026 tournament being hosted by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
(Schedule is subject to change)
