WVU Volleyball announced its non-conference matchups for the 2026 season on Friday, completing its schedule. Read more: WVU Volleyball completes 2026 schedule with non-conference slate
The Mountaineers will participate in four non-conference tournaments, two of which it will host at Hope Coliseum.
WVU’s road tournaments will be hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in Fort Myers, Florida, and North Texas in Denton, Texas.
WVU’s conference schedule was released back in April and can be found here.
Related: Season in review: WVU Volleyball
Home tournaments
WVU Volleyball kicks off the season with the brand-new Country Roads Classic, with the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and UMBC making the trip to Morgantown.
The Country Roads Classic will take place from August 28-30, with WVU and UTRGV playing first at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 28.
UTRGV and UMBC will face off Saturday, August 29, with West Virginia getting the day started.
The tournament wraps up Sunday, August 30 at 12 p.m. when West Virginia faces UMBC.
UTRGV and WVU will meet for the first time in program history, while UMBC and WVU meet for the fifth time. WVU has won all four prior meetings against UMBC, three of which were in Morgantown.
The second home tournament is the West Virginia Invitational, which is the common name for WVU’s home tournaments. This year, VCU, Lehigh, and Toledo will make the trip from September 10-11.
WVU’s first match of the tournament is against VCU Thursday, September 10, at 5 p.m. It then plays a doubleheader on Friday, September 11, facing Lehigh at 11 a.m. and Toledo at 7 p.m.
WVU faces VCU and Lehigh for the first time in program history. WVU and Toledo will meet for the eighth time, with the Mountaineers holding a 6-1 record over the Rockets.
The 2026 season will mark the first time WVU Volleyball has hosted two tournaments in one season since 2018. That season, it hosted the WVU Invitational and the Mountaineer Classic.
In recent years, WVU has consistently hosted one tournament. In 2024, all the Mountaineers’ non-conference games were on the road.
Road tournaments
WVU Volleyball will travel to compete in the Sunshine State Classic September 4-5 at Alico Arena.
West Virginia will first face Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Friday, September 4, at 1 p.m. and close the tournament against host FGCU Saturday, September 5, at 2 p.m.
The Mountaineers will face FAU for the first time in program history. WVU has only faced FGCU one time prior, winning 3-2 in 2018.
WVU will close non-conference play when it travels to compete in the 2026 UNT Invitational September 17-19 at UNT Volleyball Center.
West Virginia plays East Texas A&M Thursday, September 17, at 5 p.m., host team North Texas Friday, September 18, at 8 p.m. and Tarleton State Saturday, September 19, at 12 p.m.
All three squads will face WVU for the first time in their respective program histories.
Season preview
WVU Volleyball will be led by head coach Jen Greeny in her third season at the helm. She coached the Mountaineers this past season to its first .500 season since 2021.
Related: Jen Greeny on growth, grit, and building WVU Volleyball’s foundation
This past season, West Virginia won all 12 of their non-conference games and finished the season 15-15.
WVU’s biggest win of 2025 was an upset over conference rival, No. 19 BYU. It defeated the Cougars 3-2 at Hope Coliseum.
Nina Horning was the team leader in points (383.5) and kills (324) in 2025. She is set to return for her senior season with the Mountaineers in 2026.
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