HENNIKER, N.H. - The New England College women's volleyball team announced their 2026 schedule on Monday. 

The Pilgrims play a pair of scrimmages against NHTI and Mount Holyoke on August 24th and 26th, respectively, before hosting Plymouth State in their season opener on Tuesday, September 1st at 6:00 PM. 

The following weekend sees the 'Grims travel to Elmira, New York for matches against Gallaudet, Elmira, and Geneva (Pa.) on September 4th and 5th. They then face VTSU-Johnson on Tuesday the 8th before hosting VTSU-Lyndon on Thursday the 10th. 

On Saturday, September 12th, the team opens Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play at Albertus Magnus as part of a tri-match with the City College of New York. The team then returns to Henniker for four straight home games against MCLA, Regis, Mass Maritime, and Southern Maine. 

NEC wraps up September with a conference game at Dean on the 26th and a non-conference mid-week matchup against Husson on the 29th. As the calendar flips to October, the team faces a flurry of GNAC opponents in Simmons on the 3rd, Mitchell on the 6th, and Lasell on the 10th. 

Conference play continues deep into October with matches against Saint Joseph's (ME) on October 15th, Elms on October 17th, Rivier on October 21st, Norwich on October 27th, and Saint Joseph (CT) on October 31st. The 'Grims wrap up the season with road matchups against Emmanuel on Wednesday, November 4th and Colby-Sawyer on Saturday, November 7th. 

The opening round of the GNAC tournament is set to be played on Tuesday, November 10th, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 12th. The championship tilt will be played on Saturday, November 14th, hosted by the higher seed. 

The Pilgrim's full schedule can be found here. 

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