FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University women's volleyball program has officially released its 2026 schedule, featuring a competitive non-conference slate, 18 Atlantic 10 Conference matches, and two home tournaments at the Recreation Athletic Complex (RAC).

The Patriots open the 2026 campaign by hosting the annual DC Challenge. George Mason welcomes Big Ten foe Northwestern to Fairfax on Aug. 28 before traveling to the District for matches at Georgetown (Aug. 29) and Howard (Aug. 30).

The following weekend, George Mason co-hosts the Patriot/Terrapin Challenge with Maryland. The Patriots will host Maryland Eastern Shore (Sept. 5) and Hampton (Sept. 6) at the RAC, while Maryland Eastern Shore and Hampton square off in a neutral-site contest in Fairfax on Sept. 5. The tournament concludes with George Mason traveling to College Park to face the Terrapins on Sept. 7.

The Patriots continue non-conference action at the Battle of the Beltway, taking on UMBC (Sept. 11), Morgan State (Sept. 12), and Loyola Maryland (Sept. 13) in Baltimore before wrapping up tournament play at the JMU Invitational. George Mason will face Delaware State (Sept. 18), UNCG (Sept. 19), and the host, James Madison (Sept. 20) in Harrisonburg.

Atlantic 10 play begins at home with a two-match series against Rhode Island on Sept. 25 and 26.

The conference schedule includes road trips to Davidson (Oct. 2-3), Fordham (Oct. 10-11), Saint Louis (Oct. 23-24), and Loyola Chicago (Nov. 6-7), while the Patriots will welcome VCU (Oct. 16-17), Dayton (Oct. 30-31), and Duquesne (Nov. 13-14) to the RAC.

George Mason and George Washington will once again split a home-and-home series, with the Revolutionaries visiting Fairfax on Oct. 7 before the Patriots make the short trip to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28.

The 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship will be hosted by Loyola Chicago and held in Chicago from Nov. 20-22, with the conference champion earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Head coach Megan Shifflett Bachmann and the Patriots enter the 2026 season looking to continue the program's success against a schedule that features regional rivalries, two Power Four matchups, and another challenging Atlantic 10 slate.