HAMBURG, N.Y. – Hilbert College Women's Volleyball has announced its 2026 schedule, featuring a balanced mix of non-conference competition, three early-season tournament weekends, and a 14-match Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference slate. The Hawks will play 23 regular season matches, including seven contests inside Hafner Recreation Center. Led by Head Coach Mary Rupp, who returns to Hilbert after leading the 2008 and 2009 squads, the Hawks will look to build off a successful 2025 campaign that saw the team earn a spot in the AMCC semifinal.

Hilbert opens the season on Sept. 1 with a road match at Buffalo State before competing in the Keuka Invitational on Sept. 5. The non-conference schedule also includes road trips to Fredonia and Houghton University, and the Brockport Tournament hosted by SUNY Brockport. The Hawks will then head north for the North Country Challenge on Sept. 18-19, facing Keuka College, SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam, and Husson University.

Conference play begins on Sept. 22 when Penn State Behrend visits Hamburg for Hilbert's home opener. The Hawks' AMCC schedule features home-and-home matchups against Penn State Behrend, Pitt-Greensburg, La Roche, Penn State Altoona, Carlow, Mount Aloysius, and Pitt-Bradford, giving Hilbert a full conference slate leading into postseason play.

The home conference schedule includes matches against Penn State Behrend, La Roche, Penn State Altoona, Carlow, Pitt-Greensburg, Mount Aloysius, and Pitt-Bradford. Hilbert will close the regular season on Nov. 7 with a road contest at Penn State Altoona.

The Hawks will be battling for postseason position all season, as the conference's top six seeds after the regular season qualify for the AMCC playoffs, with the conference championing earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament.