BALTIMORE -- The defending America East champion UMBC Volleyball team released its 2026 schedule on Tuesday morning. The 20-match slate features nine home contests at The Peake, where the Dawgs won nine of their final 10 matches en route to their fifth America East title and NCAA Tournament appearance in six seasons.

The Retrievers open the season at West Virginia with contests against Texas Rio Grande Valley (8/29) and the host Mountaineers (8/30) , followed by a trip north for the Buffalo/Canisius Invitational where they will face Buffalo (9/4) and Canisius (9/5). UMBC the opens the home slate with three games in three days (9/11-9/13). They host George Mason at 6 p.m. on Friday, George Washington at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and then close the weekend against Georgetown at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Dawgs then travel to Philadelphia for matches at Villanova (9/19) and Temple (9/20).

Conference play opens with an America East Championship rematch at UAlbany (9/25) followed by another road contest at Bryant (9/27). The home portion of the Conference schedule begins on against NJIT (10/4), before heading back out on the road to take on Binghamton (10/9). UMBC next returns to The Peake for a season-high four-match homestand. First, the Dawgs close non-conference play against visiting Howard (10/13), then host New Hampshire (10/18), Bryant (10/24) and UAlbany (11/1).

After road contests at New Hampshire (11/6) and NJIT (11/13), the Retrievers then wrap the regular season at home against Binghamton (11/15).

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