CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri Volleyball unveiled its 2026 schedule, featuring 29 regular-season matches, a challenging non-conference slate, and an 18-match Ohio Valley Conference schedule.
SEMO opens the season by hosting the SEMO Tournament on Aug. 28-29 at Houck Field House. The Redhawks begin the campaign against Western Kentucky on Aug. 28 before taking on Oregon on Aug. 29.
The non-conference schedule continues with a road trip to Evansville on Sept. 1 before SEMO heads to Carbondale, Illinois, for matches against Southern Illinois (Sept. 4) and Merrimack (Sept. 5).
The Redhawks then travel to Chicago for three matches in two days, facing Loyola and Bradley on Sept. 10 and Alabama A&M on Sept. 11.
SEMO returns home Sept. 15-16 to host Little Rock and Saint Louis before wrapping up non-conference play in Kansas City, Missouri. The Redhawks face Missouri State on Sept. 18 and Kansas City on Sept. 19.
Ohio Valley Conference play begins on the road at Western Illinois Sept. 25-26 in Macomb, Illinois. SEMO then opens its home conference schedule against SIUE on Oct. 2-3 at Houck Field House.
The Redhawks remain at home the following weekend, welcoming Lindenwood for a two-match series Oct. 9-10.
Road trips to Morehead State (Oct. 16-17) and UT Martin (Oct. 23-24) follow before SEMO returns to Cape Girardeau for a pair of matches against Tennessee State on Oct. 29-30.
November begins with another home series as Eastern Illinois visits Houck Field House on Nov. 7-8. SEMO then closes the regular season with a road trip to Southern Indiana on Nov. 12-13.
The 2026 OVC Volleyball Championship is scheduled for Nov. 22-24, with the location to be announced.
SEMO will play 14 regular-season matches at Houck Field House, including conference series against SIUE, Lindenwood, Tennessee State and Eastern Illinois.