2026-27 Women's Volleyball Schedule Release
Regional Champions Seeking a Repeat
June 24, 2026
Emmaus University Women's Volleyball is seeking to defend its Regional Championship and is getting even stronger after growing and developing over the offseason. First, a quick recap of some notable moments and highlights from the 2025-26 Women's Volleyball Season:
- For the First Time in Women's Volleyball History, the Emmaus Eagles won the Midwest Regional Championship.
- Finished in 6th place in the country (in NCCAA DII). (Highest ranking since 2018)
- The Eagles went 15-15 and 4-4 in conference, but they went 8-2 at Home, and a perfect 6-0 in the Region.
- Other 2025 Season Awards Include:
- Jennika Beach – 1st Team All-Region | 2nd Team All-Conference
- Selah Gregory – 1st Team All-Region
- Brooke Hodges – Regional Honorable Mention
- Kaitlin Rahn – 2nd Team All-Region | 2nd Team All-Conference
- Michelle Striley – 1st Team All-Region | 2nd Team NCCAA All-American
- Hannah Richter – Midwest Region Coach of the Year
- Emmaus Volleyball – MCCC Sportsmanship Award
- Scholar Athletes - Emma Sand, Selah Gregory, Jennika Beach, Kaitlin Rahn, and Brooke Hodges
- Jennika Beach recorded her 1,000th Career Dig
- Jennika Beach became the All-Time Leader in Digs in Emmaus Women's Volleyball History
- Kaitlin Rahn became the All-Time Leader in Kills in Emmaus Women's Volleyball History.
- Took #5 Calvary to 5 Sets (October 4th), then beat them on October 17th
- Beat #4 Faith in 4 Sets
- For the second year in a row, the Lightwell (EU vs. Faith) trophy stays with the Emmaus Eagles
- Jennika Beach was awarded the Student-Athlete of the Week on October 20th
- Took NAIA Judson to 5 Sets
- Michelle Striley reached 2,000 Career Assists
The Eagles had a historic season last year and hope to achieve even more this year.
Here are the key dates that you need to know for the 2026-27 Season: (Home games bolded and underlined)
- Season Opener - Tri-Match vs. Kuyper (5 PM) and Grace Christian (7 PM) in Grand Rapids, MI (August 28)
- Home Opener - Tri-Match vs. Spurgeon College (11 AM) and Moody Bible Institute (3 PM) (September 5)
- Homecoming Weekend - Vs. Calvary University @ Home (6 PM - October 2)
- Pink Night - Vs. Free Lutheran Bible College @ Home (6 PM - October 23)
- Senior Day - Vs. Ozark Christian College @ Home (1 PM - October 24)
- MCCC Conference Tournament - Hosted by Central Bible University in Moberly, MO (October 29-31)
- NCCAA DII Regional Tournament - Hosted by EMMAUS UNIVERSITY (November 6-7)
- NCCAA DII National Tournament (if Win Regional Tournament) - Hosted by Arlington Baptist University in Arlington, TX (November 16-21)
Conference Match Schedule: (Home games bolded and underlined)
- September 11, 7 PM - Manhattan @ Manhattan, KS
- September 12, 12 PM - Barclay @ Manhattan, KS
- September 22, 12 6:15 PM - Faith @ Home
- September 26, 3:30 PM - Central Bible University (Formerly CCCB) @ Home
- October 2, 6 PM - Calvary @ Home (Homecoming Weekend)
- October 5, 6 PM - Faith @ Ankeny, IA
- October 17, 2 PM - Central Bible University @ Moberly, MO
- October 24, 1 PM - Ozark @ Home (Senior Day)
- MCCC Conference Tournament - Hosted by Central Bible University in Moberly, MO (October 29-31)
Regional Match Schedule: (Home games bolded and underlined)
- August 28, 5 PM - Kuyper @ Grand Rapids, MI (Season Opener)
- August 28, 7 PM - Grace Christian @ Grand Rapids, MI
- August 29, 1 PM - Great Lakes Christian @ Lansing, MI
- September 5, 3 PM - Moody @ Home (Match 2 of Home Opening Tri-Match)
- September 25, 7 PM - Maranatha @ Home
- September 29, 7 PM - Maranatha @ Watertown, WI
- NCCAA DII Regional Tournament - Hosted by EMMAUS UNIVERSITY (November 6-7)
Head Coach Hannah Richter had this to say about the upcoming season:
"I'm really looking forward to this season. We have an amazing group of seniors who have helped lead our program for the last few years- my prayer is that we enjoy time together as a group and make the most of every moment! We have a new assistant coach as well, Taylor Gultig, who will bring us strengths both in the game and the mentorship of all the young women in the program.
We had a great experience at the National Tournament last fall to give us some momentum for this season! It can be a little pressure to come back to a fall with expectations and hopes to follow suit to the success of the prior year, but I think our culture is stronger than ever and the team is ready to compete.
I'm also looking forward to hosting regionals at Emmaus this year! It's a great opportunity to celebrate our season and have one last big tournament to give our group of seniors the Emmaus game day experience."
To check out the Full Schedule, go to the Women's Volleyball Schedule Page here: https://emmausathletics.com/sports/wvball/2026-27/schedule
Come out and Support the Eagles All Year Long!