Harrogate, TN -- The Lincoln Memorial women's volleyball team announced its upcoming schedule for the 2026 season on Monday, featuring a robust lineup of conference and non-conference matchups. The Railsplitters will kick off their campaign in August with a pair of exhibition matches on the road, traveling to Banner Elk, North Carolina to face Lees-McRae College on Wednesday, August 19, followed by a trip to Franklin Springs, Georgia to play Emmanuel University on Friday, August 21. Following these preseason tune-ups, the team will head to Nashville, Tennessee for the Trevecca Nazarene Volleyball Tournament. During this tournament, Lincoln Memorial will play against the host school, Trevecca Nazarene University, on Friday, August 28, before competing in back-to-back neutral site matches on Saturday, August 29 against Christian Brothers University in the morning and the University of Alabama-Huntsville in the afternoon.
September brings the start of South Atlantic Conference play, beginning with a pair of home games at the newly-renovated Mary Mars Gymnasium. The Railsplitters will host Tusculum University on Saturday, September 5, and Mars Hill University on Tuesday, September 8. The team then hits the road for two away conference matches, taking on Newberry College on Friday, September 11, and Anderson University in South Carolina on Saturday, September 12. A brief break from conference action sees Lincoln Memorial travel to Cleveland, Tennessee for a matchup against Lee University on Tuesday, September 15. The team returns home to Harrogate for a three-game homestand, hosting UVA Wise on Friday, September 18, Emory and Henry University on Saturday, September 19, and Carson-Newman University on Tuesday, September 22. The month concludes with two away matches in North and South Carolina, where the Railsplitters will face Wingate University on Friday, September 25, and Coker University on Saturday, September 26.
October opens with Lincoln Memorial back on its home court for a pair of conference games against Newberry College on Friday, October 2, and Anderson University on Saturday, October 3. A demanding five-game road stretch follows, taking the team away to Emory and Henry University on Tuesday, October 6, Mars Hill University on Friday, October 9, Tusculum University on Saturday, October 10, UVA Wise on Friday, October 16, and Carson-Newman University on Tuesday, October 20. The Railsplitters will wrap up their October home schedule with four consecutive matches at Mary Mars Gymnasium, welcoming Lenoir-Rhyne University on Friday, October 23, Catawba College on Saturday, October 24, Wingate University on Friday, October 30, and Coker University on Saturday, October 31.
The regular season concludes in November with two final away matches in North Carolina. Lincoln Memorial University will travel to Hickory to face Lenoir-Rhyne University on Friday, November 6, before playing their final regular-season match against Catawba College in Salisbury on Saturday, November 7.
