SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara volleyball has unveiled their full 2026 schedule, featuring a total of 30 contests and 13 set to be played inside the Leavey Center.
The Broncos, entering their eighth season under the direction of head coach
Erin Lindsey, will open up the year Aug. 28-29 in Dayton, Ohio, at the Flyer Invitational, and will remain in the Buckeye State for a true road game against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Sept. 1. The east coast road trip will continue into the weekend as SCU takes part in the Yale Tournament, Sept. 4-5, with matches against Manhattan University, Hofstra and Yale over two days of action.
Santa Clara will return home and host the annual Santa Clara Mission Classic, Sept. 11-13, inside the Leavey Center. The Broncos will welcome San Diego State, Cal and Cal State Bakersfield for the three-day tournament, and will play the Aztecs in their home opener on Friday, Sept. 11. SCU will play Bakersfield on Sept. 12 and will close out the tournament against the Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. PT on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Santa Clara will close out nonconference play Sept. 17-18 in San Luis Obispo at the SLO Classic where they will take on Cal Poly and Stanford.
Conference play begins Sept. 24 and 26 with consecutive home games against Pepperdine and LMU, respectively. Other home matches are set for Oct. 15 (Pacific), Oct. 17 (Saint Mary's), Nov. 5 (Seattle), Nov. 7 (Portland), Nov. 14 (San Francisco), Nov. 23 (San Diego) and finally on Nov. 25 against Denver to close out the regular season.
The full schedule is listed below. Season tickets are
available now.
| Date |
Day |
Opponent |
Location |
Time (PT) |
| Aug. 28 |
Friday |
Eastern Illinois |
Dayton, Ohio |
8:00 a.m. |
| Aug. 28 |
Friday |
Wright State |
Dayton, Ohio |
3:00 p.m. |
| Aug. 29 |
Saturday |
Dayton |
Dayton, Ohio |
9:00 a.m. |
| Sept. 1 |
Tuesday |
Cincinnati |
Cincinatti, Ohio |
4:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 4 |
Friday |
Manhattan University |
New Haven, Conn. |
Noon |
| Sept. 5 |
Saturday |
Hofstra |
New Haven, Conn. |
7:30 a.m. |
| Sept. 5 |
Saturday |
Yale |
New Haven, Conn. |
4:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 11 |
Friday |
San Diego State |
Leavey Center |
7:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 12 |
Saturday |
Cal State Bakersfield |
Leavey Center |
1:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 13 |
Sunday |
Cal |
Leavey Center |
7:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 17 |
Thursday |
Cal Poly |
San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
7:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 18 |
Friday |
Stanford |
San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
3:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 24 |
Thursday |
Pepperdine |
Leavey Center |
7:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 26 |
Saturday |
LMU |
Leavey Center |
1:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 1 |
Thursday |
Portland |
Portland, Ore. |
6:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 3 |
Saturday |
Seattle |
Seattle, Wash. |
1:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 10 |
Saturday |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
Noon |
| Oct. 15 |
Thursday |
Pacific |
Leavey Center |
7:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 17 |
Saturday |
Saint Mary's |
Leavey Center |
1:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 22 |
Thursday |
LMU |
Los Angeles |
6:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 24 |
Saturday |
Pepperdine |
Malibu, Calif. |
Noon |
| Oct. 29 |
Thursday |
Denver |
Denver, Colo. |
5:00 p.m. |
| Oct. 31 |
Saturday |
San Diego |
San Diego, Calif. |
Noon |
| Nov. 5 |
Thursday |
Seattle |
Leavey Center |
7:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 7 |
Saturday |
Portland |
Leavey Center |
1:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 14 |
Saturday |
San Francisco |
Leavey Center |
1:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 19 |
Thursday |
Saint Mary's |
Moraga, Calif. |
6:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 21 |
Saturday |
Pacific |
Stockton, Calif. |
2:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 23 |
Monday |
San Diego |
Leavey Center |
7:00 p.m. |
| Nov. 25 |
Wednesday |
Denver |
Leavey Center |
2:00 p.m. |
