11/14/2026 8:16:00 PM | Volleyball
Youngstown, Ohio — Youngstown State's volleyball team has earned the fourth seed and a first-round bye in the 2026 Horizon League Volleyball Championship next week at Wright State.
The Penguins finished the conference slate with a 10-6 record to tie for third in the standings for the second straight season. Their first match in the tournament will be on Friday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. against the winner of the match between fifth-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne and eighth-seeded Oakland.
Wright State is the No. 1 seed after winning the regular-season title, and Northern Kentucky is the second seed. Those two teams earned a double bye into the semifinals. Green Bay is the third seed and joins No. 4 Youngstown State in receiving byes into the quarterfinals.
The opening round begins on Thursday, Nov. 19, with Purdue Fort Wayne and Oakland playing at 3 p.m. The other opening-round match between No. 6 IU Indy and No. 7 Milwaukee will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Every match of the 2026 Horizon League Volleyball Championship will be streamed live on ESPN+. For complete championship information, visit #HLVB Championship Central.
