LOS ANGELES – The six-time defending West Coast Conference Champions and 2025 NCAA Tournament finalists look to continue to rewrite history this spring. The LMU beach volleyball team, ranked second in the nation to close out last season, has announced the completed schedule for the 2026 season.
 
The Lions will once again open play at the Hawaii's OUTRIGGER Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classic in a loaded field that features games against Cal, USC, UCLA, Texas, Stanford, and Hawaii over three days in February. Last season, LMU went 5-1 in the opening event at Queen's Beach.
 
LMU will make their home debuts on Feb. 27 and 28, hosting Concordia, Long Beach State, Boise State, and CSUN on the LMU Beach Volleyball Courts on campus.
 
The next two weekends will feature Friday and Saturday matches in Long Beach and Manhattan Beach to begin March.
 
The Lions return home for a single battle against Concordia on March 20 before heading to Malibu for Saturday matches against Pepperdine and Tulane.
 
The next three weekends feature travel to Santa Cruz, Tallahassee, then San Luis Obispo.
 
The final regular season competion returns to campus for home matches against USC, CSUN, and Grand Canyon on April 17-18.

The West Coast Conference Championship returns to Ocean Park Beach in Santa Monica from April 23-24, 2026.
 
The NCAA Championships will once again be played in Gulf Shores, Ala., from May 1-3, 2026, to determine the National Champion.
 
All home matches are free to attend this season on LMU's campus.
 
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