GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) volleyball team and Head Coach Trent Dunahoo have announced the 2026 season schedule. 
 
The 2026 season marks the first season for UNCG volleyball with Dunahoo at the helm of the program. He spent his first two seasons as an assistant and was promoted to head coach in March of 2026.
 
UNCG recorded a 17-12 overall record and a 9-7 mark in The Southern Conference (SoCon) last season. The fifth-seeded Spartans defeated No. 4 Chattanooga in a SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal match, advancing to the semifinals for the first time since 2017. The season was concluded with a 3-1 battle against No. 1 ETSU in the SoCon Semifinals. Among the returners for the Spartans are last year's All-SoCon selections Allie Sweet and Connore' Siler-Nixon.

The schedule is highlighted by four tournaments in the non-conference slate including at Clemson, South Carolina and James Madison, while UNCG will co-host the Central Carolina Clash from Sept. 10-12. SoCon play will begin in Bodford Arena with the Spartans hosting Western Carolina on Friday, Sept. 25 at 6:00 p.m. This will be the first year that the SoCon will integrate teams playing the same opponent back-to-back days.

"This schedule features a great mix of talented opponents, especially across the Carolinas," said Dunahoo. "Competing at a high level is very important to us as a team and I am excited to go head-to-head with these teams this coming season."

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QUICK FACTS

• 29 regular season matches: 11 home & 18 away
• The Spartans will compete in one exhibition match prior to the start of the season as they welcome UNC Wilmington on Aug. 21 at 6:00 p.m.
• Non-Conference breakdown: CAA (2), Sun Belt (2), A10 (2), MEAC (2), SEC (1), ACC (1) and American (1)
• One home tournament: Central Carolina Clash (Sept. 11-12)
• Three road tournaments: South Carolina Tournament (Aug. 28-29), Clemson Tournament (Sept. 4-6) & James Madison Tournament (Sept. 18-20)
• UNCG will begin the 2026 season at the South Carolina Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina, from Aug. 28-29 as it takes on South Carolina and Northeastern
• The Spartans return to South Carolina to take on the Clemson Tournament from Sept. 4-6, facing Clemson, App State and East Carolina
• UNCG co-hosts the Central Carolina Clash from Sept. 10-12 where they will take on the Aggies across town on Sept. 11 before opening its home slate with Davidson and NC Central on Sept. 12 in Bodford Arena
• The non-conference slate will be concluded at the James Madison Tournament from Sept. 18-20 with the Blue & Gold taking on James Madison, George Mason and Delaware State in Harrisonburg, Virginia
• UNCG will play six conference matches, including nine at home and nine on the road
• UNCG will open the SoCon schedule at home with Western Carolina on Friday, Sept. 25 at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3:00 p.m. in Bodford Arena
• This will mark the inaugural SoCon season for Tennessee Tech as a new league member, with the Spartans traveling to Cookeville, Tennessee, on Oct. 16-17 for back-to-back matches against the Golden Eagles
• The regular season will be concluded at Mercer on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2:00 p.m.
• The 2026 SoCon Tournament will be held in Asheville, North Carolina, from Nov. 19-22 at the Harrah's Cherokee Center