ATHENS, W.Va. – Concord University head volleyball coach
Kate Dillon has unveiled the program's slate for the 2026 season.
CU is scheduled for 28 matches in the fall with 16 against Mountain East Conference foes, and an additional 12 non-conference matches to get the season start. As part of the MEC schedule, the Mountain Lions plays 10 contests against the MEC South—playing each school twice: Charleston, Glenville State, Shawnee State, West Virginia State and West Virginia Wesleyan. Concord faces each of the six MEC North schools once: Davis & Elkins, Fairmont State, Frostburg State, Point Park, West Liberty and Wheeling.
The season begins at the Rollins Invite in Winter Park, Florida August 28-29 as CU plays Fort Valley State and Rollins on day one and Ursuline and St. Mary's (Texas) on the second day. The following weekend, September 4-5, sees the Maroon and Gray square off against Roosevelt, Shepherd and Young Harris, at the UC-State Crossover at Charleston and West Virginia State.
Concord hosts its home tournament September 11-12 inside the Carter Center. The Mountain Lions oppose Shaw and Elizabeth City State September 11 and Bluefield State and Elizabeth City State September 12.
Bluefield State is right back at the Carter Center as CU has its final non-conference contest September 16.
MEC play starts with consecutive road games against Frostburg State (September 18) and West Virginia State (September 22). The first conference home game is against Charleston September 25, and the season's second month closes at West Virginia Wesleyan September 29.
Three of the first four matches of October are at home: Glenville State (October 2), Point Park (October 9) and Davis & Elkins (October 10). The lone road trip in that span is October 6 at Shawnee State.
Back-to-back difficult road tests await October 16 and 17 against Wheeling and West Liberty. After the games in West Virginia's northern panhandle, three straight home games follow as West Virginia State (October 20), Fairmont State (October 23) and West Virginia Wesleyan (October 26) visit Athens.
On October 30, the Mountain Lions travel to Charleston. And the final road game is at Glenville State November 2. The regular season wraps up November 5 at home versus Shawnee State.
SCHEDULE NOTES
-Concord has five first-time opponents on this year's schedule: Fort Valley State, Roosevelt, Shawnee State, St. Mary's and Young Harris.
-Six straight matches between Concord and West Virginia Wesleyan have gone at least four sets, including three matches going the distance, to five sets.
-CU is 7-1 the last two years at the Concord Classic, only dropping seven total sets.
-This year marks the fourth straight that the Mountain Lions open MEC play against Frostburg State. Concord has the previous three matches, including a four-set win at FSU in 2024.
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