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Army volleyball will open the season on Aug. 22 at Seton Hall, host Marist on Aug. 25, host the Black Knight Invitational Aug. 28-30 and take part in tournaments at Texas Arlington (Sept. 4-5) and Hofstra (Sept. 11-12).
Army — which finished third in the 2025 regular season — will host Navy on Oct. 9 and travel to Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 17. Gillis Field House is the usual home for Army home matches, but the Navy home match could get moved to Christl Arena.
Hofstra won the Coastal Athletic regular-season title but lost in the conference final to Campbell. Sam Houston State and Texas Arlington are the only two first-time opponents for the Black Knights (both at the UTA tournament).
In 2025 (versus 2026 non-conference foes), Army lost to Hofstra. In Patriot League play, Army swept Navy, Lafayette, Holy Cross and Loyola, Md.; took two of three with Lehigh (including quarterfinal) and Colgate (including semifinal); split with Bucknell; and lost all three to American (including final).
Army graduated four seniors and returns one junior (all-star Juliette Myrick), 10 sophomores and five of seven freshmen from last year's team. Lee has brought in seven new freshmen.
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(2025: Army 19-9; 11-5 Patriot, third place)
August
Sat. 22 - at Seton Hall (6-21, 0-16 Big East, eleventh), 1 p.m.; Tues. 25 - vs. Marist (10-20, 8-10 Metro Atlantic, T-seventh), 6 p.m.; Fri. 28-Sun. 30 - Black Knight Invitational at West Point; Fri. 28 - vs. Iowa (15-17, 6-14 Big Ten, fifteenth), 6 p.m.; Sat. 29 - vs. Sacred Heart (11-19, 8-10 Metro Atlantic, T-seventh), noon; Sun. 30 - vs. Albany (14-12, 6-4 America East, T-third), 2 p.m.
September
Fri. 4-Sat. 5 - at Texas-Arlington tournament; Fri. 4 - vs. Sam Houston State (11-18, 3-13 Conference USA, T-tenth), 11 a.m. ET; vs. Kent State (8-21, 3-15 Mid-American, twelfth)), 3 p.m. ET; Sat. 5 - at Texas Arlington (11-14, 3-9 former Western Athletic; T-fifth; now known as United Athletic), noon ET; Fri. 11-Sat. 12 - at Hofstra tournament; Fri. 11 - vs. Liberty (20-10, 8-8 Conference USA, T-fifth)), noon; vs. Fairfield (25-6, 17-1 Metro Atlantic, first), 7 p.m.; Sat. 12 - at Hofstra (22-4, 13-3 Coastal Athletic, first), 5 p.m.; Fri. 18 - vs. Loyola, Md.* (7-18, 5-11 Patriot, seventh), 7 p.m.; Sat. 19 - vs. American* (24-5, 15-1 Patriot, first), 4 p.m.; Fri. 25 - vs. Colgate* (18-10, 13-3 Patriot, second); Sun. 27 - at Holy Cross* (9-23, 3-13 Patriot, eighth), 2 p.m.
October
Fri. 2 - at Bucknell* (12-14, 9-7 Patriot, fourth), 6 p.m.; Sat. 3 - vs. Lafayette* (4-22, 2-14 Patriot, ninth), 6 p.m.; Fri. 9 - vs. Navy* (13-14, 8-8 Patriot, fifth), 7 p.m.; Sat. 10 - vs. Lehigh* (12-14, 6-10 Patriot, sixth), 7 p.m.; Sat. 17 - at Navy*, 4 p.m.; Fri. 23 - at American*, 6 p.m.; Sat. 24 - at Loyola, Md.*, 4 p.m.; Fri. 30 - vs. Holy Cross*, 7 p.m.
November
Sun. 1 - at Colgate*, 2 p.m.; Fri. 6 - vs. Bucknell*, 6 p.m.; Sun. 8 - at Lafayette*, 1 p.m.; Fri. 13 - at Lehigh*, 7 p.m.
Home matches at West Point's Gillis Field House; asterisk marks Patriot League match; overall and league records in parenthesis; home and league matches webstreamed on ESPN Plus (subscription)
(W-L; first meeting) - vs. Seton Hall 5-10 (1979); vs. Marist 36-5 (1982); vs. Iowa 1-1 (1985); vs. Sacred Heart 12-3 (1988); vs. Albany 5-3 (1988); vs. Sam Houston State first meeting; vs. Kent State 2-0 (1992); vs. Texas Arlington first meeting; vs. Liberty 1-2 (1990); vs. Fairfield 12-7 (1986); vs. Hofstra 4-14 (1979); vs. Loyola 19-8 (1990); vs. American 13-49 (1994); vs. Colgate 47-43 (1978); vs. Holy Cross 71-7 (1982); vs. Bucknell 49-17 (1988); vs. Lafayette 65-5 (1979); vs. Navy 55-20 (1981); vs. Lehigh 51-20 (1985)
Rising senior - No. 3 Juliette Myrick, setter (second-team Patriot all-star in 2025)
Rising juniors - No. 1 Ryan Leclair, libero; No. 6 Kealakai Bandy, outside hitter; No. 7 Michelle Parker, middle blocker; No. 10 Naomi Chinchar, setter; No. 11 Nicole Stroud, libero; No. 12 Alexandra Prange, libero; No. 13 Victoria Filippova, right side; No. 15 Tatum Grimes, right side; No. 16 Victoria Kasanganay, middle blocker; No. 22 Breelyn Bender, middle blocker
Rising sophomores - No. 9 Kennedy Jones, right side; No. 14 Hannah Hankerson, outside/libero; No. 23 Annette Lee, libero; No. 24 Janie Deapen, outside hitter; No. 28 Corrine Blackburn, middle blocker
Incoming freshmen - No. 2 Gracie Eybel, middle blocker; No. 5 Lillian Dempkey, setter; No. 8 Allyson Orth, setter; No. 17 Reyna Jones, middle blocker; No. 19 Audrey St. clair, libero/defensive specialist; No. 21 Marlee Lightsey, outside hitter; No. 27 Liliana Fox, outside hitter
Coaches - Alma Kovaci Lee, head coach; Stafford Barzey, associate; Julia Anderson, assistant
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Check out Army volleyball's schedule and key matchups for 2026 season
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Army — which finished third in the 2025 regular season — will host Navy on Oct. 9 and travel to Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 17. Gillis Field House is the usual home for Army home matches, but the Navy home match could get moved to Christl Arena.
Hofstra won the Coastal Athletic regular-season title but lost in the conference final to Campbell. Sam Houston State and Texas Arlington are the only two first-time opponents for the Black Knights (both at the UTA tournament).
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In 2025 (versus 2026 non-conference foes), Army lost to Hofstra. In Patriot League play, Army swept Navy, Lafayette, Holy Cross and Loyola, Md.; took two of three with Lehigh (including quarterfinal) and Colgate (including semifinal); split with Bucknell; and lost all three to American (including final).
Army graduated four seniors and returns one junior (all-star Juliette Myrick), 10 sophomores and five of seven freshmen from last year's team. Lee has brought in seven new freshmen.
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Army volleyball 2026 schedule
(2025: Army 19-9; 11-5 Patriot, third place)
August
Sat. 22 - at Seton Hall (6-21, 0-16 Big East, eleventh), 1 p.m.; Tues. 25 - vs. Marist (10-20, 8-10 Metro Atlantic, T-seventh), 6 p.m.; Fri. 28-Sun. 30 - Black Knight Invitational at West Point; Fri. 28 - vs. Iowa (15-17, 6-14 Big Ten, fifteenth), 6 p.m.; Sat. 29 - vs. Sacred Heart (11-19, 8-10 Metro Atlantic, T-seventh), noon; Sun. 30 - vs. Albany (14-12, 6-4 America East, T-third), 2 p.m.
September
Fri. 4-Sat. 5 - at Texas-Arlington tournament; Fri. 4 - vs. Sam Houston State (11-18, 3-13 Conference USA, T-tenth), 11 a.m. ET; vs. Kent State (8-21, 3-15 Mid-American, twelfth)), 3 p.m. ET; Sat. 5 - at Texas Arlington (11-14, 3-9 former Western Athletic; T-fifth; now known as United Athletic), noon ET; Fri. 11-Sat. 12 - at Hofstra tournament; Fri. 11 - vs. Liberty (20-10, 8-8 Conference USA, T-fifth)), noon; vs. Fairfield (25-6, 17-1 Metro Atlantic, first), 7 p.m.; Sat. 12 - at Hofstra (22-4, 13-3 Coastal Athletic, first), 5 p.m.; Fri. 18 - vs. Loyola, Md.* (7-18, 5-11 Patriot, seventh), 7 p.m.; Sat. 19 - vs. American* (24-5, 15-1 Patriot, first), 4 p.m.; Fri. 25 - vs. Colgate* (18-10, 13-3 Patriot, second); Sun. 27 - at Holy Cross* (9-23, 3-13 Patriot, eighth), 2 p.m.
October
Fri. 2 - at Bucknell* (12-14, 9-7 Patriot, fourth), 6 p.m.; Sat. 3 - vs. Lafayette* (4-22, 2-14 Patriot, ninth), 6 p.m.; Fri. 9 - vs. Navy* (13-14, 8-8 Patriot, fifth), 7 p.m.; Sat. 10 - vs. Lehigh* (12-14, 6-10 Patriot, sixth), 7 p.m.; Sat. 17 - at Navy*, 4 p.m.; Fri. 23 - at American*, 6 p.m.; Sat. 24 - at Loyola, Md.*, 4 p.m.; Fri. 30 - vs. Holy Cross*, 7 p.m.
November
Sun. 1 - at Colgate*, 2 p.m.; Fri. 6 - vs. Bucknell*, 6 p.m.; Sun. 8 - at Lafayette*, 1 p.m.; Fri. 13 - at Lehigh*, 7 p.m.
Home matches at West Point's Gillis Field House; asterisk marks Patriot League match; overall and league records in parenthesis; home and league matches webstreamed on ESPN Plus (subscription)
Army series records
(W-L; first meeting) - vs. Seton Hall 5-10 (1979); vs. Marist 36-5 (1982); vs. Iowa 1-1 (1985); vs. Sacred Heart 12-3 (1988); vs. Albany 5-3 (1988); vs. Sam Houston State first meeting; vs. Kent State 2-0 (1992); vs. Texas Arlington first meeting; vs. Liberty 1-2 (1990); vs. Fairfield 12-7 (1986); vs. Hofstra 4-14 (1979); vs. Loyola 19-8 (1990); vs. American 13-49 (1994); vs. Colgate 47-43 (1978); vs. Holy Cross 71-7 (1982); vs. Bucknell 49-17 (1988); vs. Lafayette 65-5 (1979); vs. Navy 55-20 (1981); vs. Lehigh 51-20 (1985)
Army 2026 roster
Rising senior - No. 3 Juliette Myrick, setter (second-team Patriot all-star in 2025)
Rising juniors - No. 1 Ryan Leclair, libero; No. 6 Kealakai Bandy, outside hitter; No. 7 Michelle Parker, middle blocker; No. 10 Naomi Chinchar, setter; No. 11 Nicole Stroud, libero; No. 12 Alexandra Prange, libero; No. 13 Victoria Filippova, right side; No. 15 Tatum Grimes, right side; No. 16 Victoria Kasanganay, middle blocker; No. 22 Breelyn Bender, middle blocker
Rising sophomores - No. 9 Kennedy Jones, right side; No. 14 Hannah Hankerson, outside/libero; No. 23 Annette Lee, libero; No. 24 Janie Deapen, outside hitter; No. 28 Corrine Blackburn, middle blocker
Incoming freshmen - No. 2 Gracie Eybel, middle blocker; No. 5 Lillian Dempkey, setter; No. 8 Allyson Orth, setter; No. 17 Reyna Jones, middle blocker; No. 19 Audrey St. clair, libero/defensive specialist; No. 21 Marlee Lightsey, outside hitter; No. 27 Liliana Fox, outside hitter
Coaches - Alma Kovaci Lee, head coach; Stafford Barzey, associate; Julia Anderson, assistant
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Check out Army volleyball's schedule and key matchups for 2026 season
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