2026-27 Gryphons Men’s & Women’s Volleyball Schedule Announced

GUELPH, Ont. – On Thursday, June 25, 2026, Ontario University Athletics (OUA) released the 2026-27 schedules for men’s and women’s volleyball. The Guelph Gryphons men’s and women’s volleyball teams will officially get their new seasons underway on Friday, October 30, 2026 when they host the York Lions in a season-opening weekend doubleheader. The Gryphons women’s and men’s volleyball teams will once again play a 20-game regular season schedule, with the 2026-27 OUA volleyball playoffs set to begin in late February (quarterfinal round of the OUA playoffs beginning on Friday, February 26, 2027).  The 2026-27 OUA playoffs will culminate on Friday, March 12, 2027, with the playing of the Quigley Cup (women’s OUA championship game) and Forsyth Cup (men’s OUA championship game).
 
The U of G women’s volleyball program, led by second-year head coach, and reigning OUA Coach of the Year, Natasha Spaling, will look to return to the OUA playoffs after an impressive 2025-26 campaign in which the team finished the regular season with a 14-6 record, earning the No. 5-seed in the OUA playoffs before falling to Queen’s in the OUA quarterfinals. The Gryphon men impressed a season ago, posting a 14-6 regular season record to earn the No. 4-seed in the OUA playoffs before coming up just short versus the Western Mustangs in the OUA quarterfinals. Head coach, Cal Wigston, returns for his 21st season in charge of the U of G men’s volleyball program, including an unforgettable 2023-24 campaign in which the Gryphons won a program-record 15 games during the regular season en route to earning OUA bronze and a trip to nationals (first appearance at nationals in 36 years). Should the Gryphons earn a trip to nationals in March of 2027, the Gryphon men would be Calgary-bound, with Mount Royal University set to host the men’s volleyball national championships. Should the Gryphon women make a run to nationals, the team would make the short trip to the University of Toronto, with the Varsity Blues set to host the women’s volleyball national championships.  For more information on the rest of the OUA men’s and women’s volleyball schedule visit oua.ca.