SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Head women's volleyball coach Mary Whitehead announced a 27-game schedule for her twenty-seventh year leading the Valor in the 2026 season.

The 2026 schedule includes 10 home games and at least five matchups against NAIA schools that were top-25 or receiving votes to end the previous season.

Evangel kicks off its schedule by traveling to Oklahoma City to take part in the OCU Stars Invitational, taking on LSU-Shreveport and host, Oklahoma City, on Aug. 21st, before concluding the tournament on the 22nd against Wayland Baptist. The Valor will open their home slate against Central Methodist on Aug. 25, before traveling to Texas to take on Texas Wesleyan (Aug. 28) and Nelson (Aug. 29) to conclude the month.

The Valor open the month of September in Nebraska, taking part in the CSM Labor Day Classic, taking on Dordt and St. Francis on Sept. 4th, before concluding the event against Midland and Crowley's Ridge on Sept. 5th. Evangel returns home to host their annual Evangel Classic, a tri-match this season against Southwestern and Stephens on Sept. 12th. The Valor dive into conference play, traveling to Oklahoma Wesleyan (Sept. 16) before hosting Avila (Sept. 23) and Kansas Wesleyan (Sept. 26). Evangel concludes the month at the Hannibal-LaGrange tri-match against Columbia and Hannibal-LaGrange on Sept. 29th.

The month of October features several KCAC matchups, traveling to Bethany (Oct. 3) and Ottawa (Oct. 7) before hosting York (Oct. 10) and longtime rival, College of the Ozarks (Oct. 13). EU returns to the road on Oct. 17th and Oct. 21st, taking on Sterling and Friends, respectively, before hosting Bethel on Homecoming (Oct. 24) and Saint Mary (Oct. 28). The Valor conclude October with a road Halloween matchup against Tabor.

Evangel wraps up the 2026 regular season at home against McPherson in their only November regular season matchup (Nov. 7).

All home games will be played in AGFinancial Arena on the campus of Evangel University. All home games can be streamed on the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Network. Links to keep up with the team on gamedays will be provided on Facebook and Twitter. To view the entire 2026 schedule, click here.

For the latest information on Evangel Athletics, visit Facebook at Facebook.com/EvangelValor, Twitter (@EvangelValor), or EvangelAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on their favorite EU teams by downloading the Evangel Athletics Gameday App through the App Store or Google Play.  

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