CHADRON, Neb. – The Chadron State volleyball program has released their upcoming schedule for the 2026 season, featuring eight home matches in the Chicoine Center and three matchups apiece against regional rivals South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State.
To view the full 2026 volleyball schedule, click here.
The Eagles will open the season with two nonconference classics played in South Dakota. On August 28-29, the Eagles will face Jamestown (NSIC), South Dakota Mines, Lake Superior State (GLIAC) and Minnesota Crookston (NSIC), all at the King Center in Rapid City. The following weekend, on September 4-5, CSC will be in Sioux Falls to battle Augustana (NSIC), Upper Iowa (GLVC) and UMary (NSIC) in neutral-site matches before facing the host Cougars of Sioux Falls (NSIC).
Chadron State opens both RMAC play and its home schedule with a match against Colorado Christian on Friday, September 11 at 6 p.m. in the Chicoine Center. After the September 11 home opener, other home dates include September 12 (vs. CSU Pueblo), September 24 (vs. South Dakota Mines), October 2 (vs. Adams State), October 3 (vs. New Mexico Highlands), October 13 (vs. Black Hills State), October 30 (vs. Colorado Mesa) and October 31 (vs. Westminster). The Eagles' final two home matches of the season on October 30-31 will coincide with homecoming weekend.
The RMAC's pod system returns in 2026, which will see the Eagles face RMAC opponents for nonconference matches on September 22-24 and October 22-23. In the RMAC's "Regional Pod," the Eagles will match up with their most prominent geographical rivals, traveling to Black Hills State on September 22 and hosting South Dakota Mines for a nonconference tilt on September 24. During the RMAC's "Power Pod" weekend, which groups teams together based on how they finished in the previous year's standings, CSC will face Black Hills State on October 22 and Western Colorado on October 23, with both of those games hosted by Black Hills State.
Season tickets are now available. For the first time, Chadron State fans can purchase a Court Sport pass that gives fans access to every Chicoine Center sporting event (volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's wrestling) for just $178 for adults and $98 for child/senior/military. Court Sport passes can be purchased here.
For fans interested in exclusive volleyball season tickets, those are now available on chadroneagles.com/tickets. Reserved seat season tickets are $88.35 for adults and $78.35 for child/senior/military, while general admission season tickets are $63.35 for adults and $33.35 for child/senior/military.
