North Manchester, Ind. - The Manchester University volleyball team has announced its 2026 schedule, a 19-match slate that features nine home contests inside Stauffer-Wolfe Arena and nine Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matches. 

The Spartans will open the season on Wednesday, September 2 with a road trip to Olivet before making their home debut one week later against Kalamazoo College on September 9.

Manchester will also compete at the Ohio Northern Tournament on September 11-12, facing Pittsburgh-Bradford, Marietta and host Ohio Northern in Ada, Ohio.

Following non-conference road matches at Trine and Saint Mary's, the Spartans return home to host Albion College on September 22 before welcoming Saint Mary's back to North Manchester on September 26. Manchester closes the month with a home matchup against Huntington on September 28. 

HCAC competition begins on October 3 when Transylvania visits Stauffer-Wolfe Arena. The conference schedule also includes road trips to Mount St. Joseph (Oct. 10), Bluffton (Oct. 21), Berea (Oct. 24) and Rose-Hulman (Oct. 31). 

The Spartans' conference home schedule features matches against Transylvania, Hanover, Franklin, Anderson and Earlham. Manchester will host Hanover as part of the University's Homecoming festivities on October 17. 

Manchester wraps up the regular season with three of its final four contests at home, including meetings with Franklin on October 28, Anderson on November 4 and Earlham on November 7.

Schedule dates and times are subject to change.