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Iowa State Volleyball Schedule 2026

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Last updated October 31, 2026 · Sources & updates

Iowa State match dates, TV channels and results. All times are as listed. View schedule.

Match dates & results

2026 schedule & results

Scores checked Oct 31, 2026 · Times as listed

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DateOpponentLocationFirst serve / resultTV / stream

Nov 12026 Sun

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vs Kansas

HomeAmes, Iowa

First serve12:00 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

Nov 52026 Thu

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at UCF

AwayOrlando, Fla.

First serve5:00 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

Nov 72026 Sat

vs

vs BYU

HomeAmes, Iowa

First serve2:00 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

Nov 162026 Mon

vs

vs Cincinnati

HomeHilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa

First serve6:30 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

Nov 202026 Fri

at

at Baylor

AwayWaco, Texas

First serve7:00 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

Nov 222026 Sun

at

at TCU

AwayFort Worth, Texas

First serve2:00 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

Nov 252026 Wed

vs

vs Houston

HomeAmes, Iowa

First serve6:30 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

Nov 272026 Fri

at

at Colorado

AwayBoulder, Colo.

First serve2:00 PM CT

TV / stream: ESPN+

2026 Season Outlook

Iowa State went 23-8 overall and 12-6 in the Big 12 in 2025, reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Christy Johnson-Lynch's 21st season. The 2026 team is built around Rachel Van Gorp, the reigning AVCA National Libero of the Year and a member of the U21 National Team, who was named to the Big 12 preseason team. Returning co-leaders in kills Alea Goolsby and Nayeli Ti'a are back alongside middle blocker Pam McCune, with returners Lilly Wachholz and Layna Waselewsky and six incoming freshmen filling out the roster. The Cyclones were picked sixth in a Big 12 preseason poll led by Arizona State, TCU and Kansas - a league that sent 10 schools to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, more than any other conference.

The schedule runs 29 regular-season matches, 11 non-conference and 18 in the Big 12, with 13 at Hilton Coliseum plus two exhibitions.

Program History & Tradition

Iowa State volleyball began in 1973. The Cyclones made their first NCAA Tournament in 1995 and have now been 18 times, including 2025. The peak years came under Christy Johnson-Lynch, with regional final appearances in 2008 and 2011 plus regional semifinals in 2007, 2009 and 2012; twelve of the program's 18 tournament appearances have come in the last twenty seasons. Rachel Van Gorp's 2025 Academic All-America honor was only the sixth in program history and the second first-team selection.

Home matches are at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

Head Coach Spotlight

Christy Johnson-Lynch is in her 22nd season, hired in 2005. She is the coach who turned Iowa State from a Big 12 afterthought into a program with 18 NCAA Tournament appearances and two regional final runs, in 2008 and 2011, with more than 400 wins in Ames and one of the longest tenures in the conference.

What to Watch in 2026

The October 4 match at Arizona State has been selected for linear ESPN, the only confirmed national television window so far; most other Big 12 matches stream on ESPN+ through Big 12 NOW. Iowa State plays an 18-match league schedule with most matches on Fridays and Sundays, drawing home-and-home series with UCF, Cincinnati, Houston and Colorado. The Iowa match on September 8 and BYU on November 7 are the home dates that sell first. Hilton Coliseum is far bigger than most volleyball venues, which means a good crowd does not just sound loud - it sounds enormous.

The Big 12 holds no volleyball tournament, so the regular-season standings decide the title.

Iowa State Volleyball 2026 Schedule Overview

Schedule and scores checked October 31, 2026 · Official source: cyclones.com

Iowa State opens the 2026 season on August 28 against Loyola and closes November 27 at Colorado: 29 regular-season matches, 11 non-conference and 18 in the Big 12, with 13 at Hilton Coliseum plus two exhibitions. This is Christy Johnson-Lynch's 22nd season, following a 23-8 campaign that went 12-6 in the league and reached the NCAA second round. Big 12 play opens September 25 at Texas Tech. The Cyclones draw home-and-home series with UCF, Cincinnati, Houston and Colorado, with most conference matches on Fridays and Sundays.

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