VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota volleyball announced its 2026 full schedule Wednesday morning. The Coyotes will play 10 regular season matches and one exhibition inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
 
The Coyotes and the reigning Big East champions Creighton will meet in an exhibition at DJ Sokol in Omaha, Nebraska on August 16. South Dakota welcomes Augustana to the SCSC on August 22 for their final exhibition before starting the nonconference slate in Des Moines, Iowa on August 28-30 for the Drake Tournament. The Yotes square off with Drake to open the weekend in Des Moines on August 28. USD then faces head coach Leanne Williamson's alma mater Milwaukee on Saturday the 29th and will close out the opening weekend vs DePaul on Sunday. 

USD welcomes Utah Valley, Northern Iowa and Air Force to the Sanford Coyote Sports Center on September 3-5 for the South Dakota Classic. The Yotes kick off their home weekend against Utah Valley Thursday night. USD and UNI matchup on Friday night in the SCSC and South Dakota closes out the weekend against Air Force on Saturday. 
 
The following weekend the Coyotes travel to a tournament co-hosted by Colorado State and Wyoming. The Coyotes start the tournament in Fort Collins, Colorado against Colorado State Thursday before traveling to Laramie, Wyoming Friday for a meeting with the Wyoming Cowgirls. USD is back in Fort Collins Saturday for a neutral site match against UC Santa Barbara. 
 
South Dakota closes out the nonconference slate at the South Dakota Lottery Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota against a pair of Big 10 opponents. The Coyotes face Minnesota on Friday, September 18 and Washington on Saturday, September 19.
 
Below is the 2026 South Dakota volleyball schedule. Home matches are bolded. Match times are TBD. 

Date	Opponent	Location
Aug. 16	At Creighton (Exhibition)	Omaha, Neb.
Aug. 22	Augustana (Exhibition)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Aug. 28	at Drake	Des Moines, Iowa
Aug. 29	Milwaukee	Des Moines, Iowa
Aug. 30	DePaul	Des Moines, Iowa
Sept. 3	Utah Valley	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Sept. 4	Northern Iowa	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Sept. 5	Air Force	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Sept. 10	at Colorado State	Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 11	at Wyoming	Laramie, Wyo.
Sept. 12	UC Santa Barbara	Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 18	Minnesota	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sept. 19	Washington	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sept. 25	South Dakota State	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Oct. 1	at St. Thomas	St. Paul, Minn.
Oct. 3	at Omaha	Omaha, Neb.
Oct. 8	Oral Roberts	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Oct. 10	Kansas City	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Oct. 15	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, N.D.
Oct. 17	at North Dakota State	Fargo, N.D.
Oct. 23	at South Dakota State	Brookings, S.D.
Oct. 29	Omaha	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Oct. 31	St. Thomas	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Nov. 5	at Kansas City	Kansas City, Mo.
Nov. 7	at Oral Roberts	Tulsa, Okla.
Nov. 12	North Dakota State	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Nov. 14	North Dakota	Sanford Coyote Sports Center
TBA	Summit League Tournament	Brookings, S.D.