Women's Volleyball | 7/18/2026 3:00:00 PM

(St. George, Utah - July 18, 2026) - The Utah Tech volleyball team released its 2026 schedule on Saturday.

Playing a total of 28 contests, the Trailblazers will host 11 matches in Burns Arena, play 12 road matches and round out action with five neutral site contests.

Utah Tech gets the season started with a pair of exhibitions hosting UNLV on Aug. 15 and traveling to BYU on Aug. 22.

The regular season gets started at the Utah Valley Tournament on Aug. 28-29 taking on former WAC rival and host Utah Valley along with Pac-12 foe Oregon State and Big 12 opponent Utah.

Both the Wolverines and Utes are coming off NCAA Tournament berths and join Northern Colorado as the three teams who made last season's NCAA Tournament that the Trailblazers will face in 2026.

The month of September opens up with a trip to Hawai'i to take on the Rainbow Wahine on Sept. 3 along with matches against Big West opponent UC San Diego on Sept. 4 and WCC foe Loyola Marymount on Sept. 6.

The next week keeps the Trailblazers on the road heading to California to take on San Jose State & UC Irvine in Irvine on Sept. 11 & Sept. 12.

The final non-conference weekend sees the Trailblazers host a pair of matches for the Utah Tech Tournament welcoming UC Riverside for their home opener on Sept. 18 and following up the next day with a morning contest against former WAC foe Chicago State. The Highlanders and Cougars will play a neutral site contest on Sept. 17.

The Trailblazers begin their 18-match Big Sky slate on the road heading to Portland State on Sept. 24 before making their way to 2025 Big Sky regular season champion Northern Arizona on Sept. 26.

Utah Tech hosts Southern Utah for its Big Sky home opener on Sept. 29 and takes on Northern Colorado, the 2025 Big Sky tournament champion, to begin October on Oct. 1.

The following weekend keeps the Trailblazers in St. George hosting Weber State (Oct. 8) and Idaho State (Oct. 10) before heading out on the road the following weekend to face Montana State (Oct. 15) and Montana (Oct. 17).

The next week sees the Trailblazers split action between home and road hosting Idaho on Oct. 22 before a road contest at Eastern Washington on Oct. 24 as the Trailblazers will only play the Vandals & Eagles once apiece in the regular season.

The final weekend of October brings Montana to Burns Arena on Oct. 29 followed by a Friday night contest against Montana State on Oct. 30.

The month of November gets started for Utah Tech heading out on the road for their final four road Big Sky matches traveling to Idaho State (Nov. 5), Weber State (Nov. 7), Southern Utah (Nov. 10) and Northern Colorado (Nov. 13).

The regular season wraps up hosting Northern Arizona on Nov. 18 and Portland State on Nov. 20.

The 2026 Big Sky Tournament will be hosted by Northern Arizona in Flagstaff on Nov. 23-25 at the Rolle Activity Center.

The Trailblazers bring back nine returners from last season's co-WAC regular season championship team and bring in six newcomers this season.
 

Date	Opponent	Location
Aug. 15	UNLV (Exhibition)	Burns Arena
Aug. 22	at BYU (Exhibition)	Provo, Utah
Aug. 28	at Utah Valley	Orem, Utah
Aug. 28	vs. Oregon State	Orem, Utah
Aug. 29	vs. Utah	Orem, Utah
Sept. 3	at Hawai'i	Honolulu, Hawai'i
Sept. 4	vs. UC San Diego	Honolulu, Hawai'i
Sept. 6	vs. LMU	Honolulu, Hawai'i
Sept. 11	vs. San Jose State	Irvine, Calif.
Sept. 12	at UC Irvine	Irvine, Calif.
Sept. 17	UC Riverside vs. Chicago State	Burns Arena
Sept. 18	UC Riverside	Burns Arena
Sept. 19	Chicago State	Burns Arena
Sept. 24	at Portland State*	Portland, Ore.
Sept. 26	at Northern Arizona*	Flagstaff, Ariz.
Sept. 29	Southern Utah*	Burns Arena
Oct. 1	Northern Colorado*	Burns Arena
Oct. 8	Weber State*	Burns Arena
Oct. 10	Idaho State*	Burns Arena
Oct. 15	at Montana State*	Bozeman, MT
Oct. 17	at Montana*	Missoula, MT
Oct. 22	Idaho*	Burns Arena
Oct. 24	at Eastern Washington*	Cheney, WA
Oct. 29	Montana*	Burns Arena
Oct. 30	Montana State*	Burns Arena
Nov. 5	at Idaho State*	Pocatello, ID
Nov. 7	at Weber State*	Ogden, UT
Nov. 10	at Southern Utah*	Cedar City, UT
Nov. 13	at Northern Colorado*	Greeley, CO
Nov. 18	Northern Arizona*	Burns Arena
Nov. 20	Portland State*	Burns Arena
Nov. 23-25	Big Sky Tournament	Flagstaff, AZ

A look at the Trailblazers' 2026 opponents
Utah Valley (Big West member in 2026)

• 2025 Record: 16-11
• WAC Record/Finish: 10-2/T-1st
• Postseason Finish: Won WAC Tournament, fell to Stanford in four sets in opening round of NCAA Tournament

Oregon State (Pac-12 member in 2026)

• 2025 Record: 19-9
• WCC Record/Finish: 13-5/3rd

Utah

• 2025 Record: 15-15
• Big 12 Record/Finish: 7-11/T-11th
• Postseason Finish: Fell to Northern Iowa in five sets in opening round of NCAA Tournament

Hawai'i (Mountain West member in 2026)

• 2025 Record: 12-17
• Big West Record: 8-10/T-6th

UC San Diego

• 2025 Record: 6-24
• Big West Record: 4-14/9th

LMU

• 2025 Record: 7-20
• WCC Record: 5-13/9th

UC Irvine

• 2025 Record: 13-18
• Big West Record: 8-10/T-6th

San Jose State

• 2025 Record: 13-16
• Mountain West Record: 8-10/7th

UC Riverside

• 2025 Record: 9-19
• Big West Record: 5-13/8th

Chicago State

• 2025 Record: 1-25
• NEC Record: 1-15/9th

Portland State

• 2025 Record: 11-17
• Big Sky Record: 7-9/T-7th

Northern Arizona

• 2025 Record: 23-7
• Big Sky Record: 13-5/1st

Southern Utah (Big Sky member in 2026)

• 2025 Record: 3-21
• WAC Record: 2-10/7th

Northern Colorado

• 2025 Record: 17-16
• Big Sky Record: 11-5/3rd
• Postseason Finish: Won Big Sky Tournament, fell to Creighton in five sets in opening round of NCAA Tournament

Weber State

• 2025 Record: 18-12
• Big Sky Record: 9-7/T-4th

Idaho State

• 2025 Record: 13-18
• Big Sky Record: 7-9/T-7th

Montana State

• 2025 Record: 13-15
• Big Sky Record: 8-8/6th

Montana

• 2025 Record: 17-11
• Big Sky Record: 9-7/T-4th

Idaho

• 2025 Record: 6-22
• Big Sky Record: 3-13/9th

Eastern Washington

• 2025 Record: 3-25
• Big Sky Record: 1-15/10th