UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State women’s volleyball announced on Monday the match times and TV designations for the 2026 season. The Nittany Lions will be featured on national television 14 times across four channels during the regular season.
Big Ten Network is set to air nine Penn State matches this season, including the team’s home opener against UConn on Aug. 29, and the match against Stanford at The Palestra on Sept. 11. Other matches on BTN include South Florida (Sept. 18), Tennessee (Sept. 20), at Michigan State (Sept. 27), Nebraska (Oct. 1), Washington (Oct. 11), at USC (Oct. 17), and Ohio State (Oct. 29).
Penn State’s historic match against Kentucky at Wrigley Field will air on FOX, while the Nittany Lions’ match at DePaul the following day is set for ESPNU. Three of the team’s matches were selected for FS1 – Villanova (Sept. 15), at Indiana (Oct. 25), and at Wisconsin (Nov. 8).
Penn State is coming off a season in which it played in its 45th-consecutive NCAA Tournament. The Nittany Lions had two players – Kennedy Martin and Alexis Stucky – voted to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Martin was also named to the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List.
-- The 2026 Penn State women’s volleyball season is presented by Musselman’s.
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV/Stream |
| Saturday, Aug. 29 | UConn | 4 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Sunday, Aug. 30 | High Point | 10 a.m. | B1G+ |
| Sunday, Aug. 30 | Hofstra | 6 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Sunday, Sept. 6 | vs. Kentucky (at Wrigley Field) | 7/9 p.m. | FOX |
| Monday, Sept. 7 | at DePaul | 4 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Friday, Sept. 11 | vs. Stanford (at The Palestra) | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Saturday, Sept. 12 | Ohio | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Tuesday, Sept. 15 | Villanova | 7 p.m. | FS1 |
| Friday, Sept. 18 | South Florida | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Sunday, Sept. 20 | Tennessee | 2 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Friday, Sept. 25 | at Michigan | TBD | B1G+ |
| Sunday, Sept. 27 | at Michigan State | 2 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Thursday, Oct. 1 | Nebraska | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Saturday, Oct. 3 | Iowa | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Friday, Oct. 9 | Northwestern | 7:30 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Sunday, Oct. 11 | Washington | Noon | Big Ten Network |
| Friday, Oct. 16 | at UCLA | 10 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Saturday, Oct. 17 | at USC | 7/11 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Friday, Oct. 23 | Oregon | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Sunday, Oct. 25 | at Indiana | 3 p.m. | FS1 |
| Thursday, Oct. 29 | Ohio State | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Saturday, Oct. 31 | Purdue | TBD | B1G+ |
| Friday, Nov. 6 | at Minnesota | TBD | B1G+ |
| Sunday, Nov. 8 | at Wisconsin | TBD | FS1 |
| Wednesday, Nov. 11 | at Maryland | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |
| Saturday, Nov. 14 | at Illinois | TBD | B1G+ |
| Tuesday, Nov. 17 | Rutgers | 7 p.m. | B1G+ |