Volleyball Unveils 2026 Schedule

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida Volleyball unveiled its 2026 schedule on Thursday.

The 26-match slate will have a split of 12 matches in non-conference and 14 in ASUN Conference action in Head Coach Abby Gilleland's first season at the helm. North Florida hosts 10 home matches inside UNF Arena and 16 matches on the road, which includes six neutral sites.

For the first time in program history, North Florida battles Georgia, Duke, Fordham and William & Mary.

North Florida faces two 2025 NCAA Tournament participants and two programs from Power Four conferences.

North Florida plays at least one team from eight different conferences throughout its non-conference slate ahead of ASUN play. North Florida will travel to six different states and 14 of its matches set to be played in-state.

Fans can get their initial look at the program when North Florida hosts exhibition matches against Florida A&M on Aug. 13 and Flagler on Aug. 22.

North Florida's 12-match non-conference schedule will be played across four in-season tournaments to open the regular season.

North Florida opens its regular season at Georgia's Classic City Clash from Aug. 28-29. North Florida will have a doubleheader against host Georgia and Furman on Aug. 28 before it battles George Washington on Aug. 29.

In its home opener at the UNF Invitational presented by Holiday Inn Express, North Florida will host FIU on Sept. 3, Duke on Sept. 4 and
Tulane on Sept. 5.

North Florida continues its non-conference action at Appalachian State's Mountaineer Classic from Sept. 11-13. North Florida will play a neutral site match against Western Carolina before its match at host Appalachian State on Sept. 12. The Ospreys conclude their outing at the Mountaineer Classic against William & Mary on Sept. 13.

In its fourth in-season tournament in as many weekends, North Florida will compete in Georgia Southern's Eagle Classic from Sept. 18-20. The Ospreys will play neutral site matches against Fordham on Sept. 18 and Kennesaw State on Sept. 19. North Florida will take the court for its non-conference finale at host Georgia Southern on Sept. 20.

North Florida opens ASUN Conference play with five-straight road matches then four-straight home matches inside UNF Arena.

North Florida heads across town for the River City Rumble at Jacksonville on Sept. 26 before two road matches in as many days at Lipscomb on Oct. 2 and Bellarmine on Oct. 3.

The Ospreys conclude their five-match conference road stint at Queens on Oct. 9 and West Florida on Oct. 11.

After the match at Queens, the final 10 matches of the schedule will keep North Florida in-state. In its ASUN Conference home opener, North Florida hosts Stetson on Oct. 16 before it welcomes FGCU on Oct. 17.

North Florida remains at UNF Arena the following weekend and host West Florida on Oct. 23 and Queens on Oct. 24. North Florida travels to FGCU on Oct. 30 and Stetson on Nov. 1. To conclude its regular season, North Florida will play three-straight home matches inside UNF Arena.

North Florida will play against Bellarmine on Nov. 6, Lipscomb on Nov. 7 and conclude its regular season with a River City Rumble match against Jacksonville on Nov. 13.

The 2026 ASUN Volleyball Championship will take place at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Fla., from Nov. 19-22.

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