OCAA ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2025-26 SEASON

TORONTO – The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) announced today its 2025-26 regular season women's volleyball schedule, set to begin on Oct. 17.

OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

KEY DATES
Regular Season First Semester Start Date: Friday, Oct. 17
Regular Season First Semester End Date: Sunday, Nov. 30
Regular Season Second Semester Start Date: Friday, Jan. 9
Regular Season Second Semester End Date: Sunday, Feb. 8
Qualifying Games (Divisional Crossover): Saturday Feb. 14 - Sunday, Feb. 15
Quarter-Finals: Saturday Feb. 21 - Sunday, Feb. 22
Championship Dates: Friday, Feb. 27 - Sunday, Mar. 1

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DIVISIONS

The regular season schedule will remain a two-division format with teams playing a modified double round robin with eight teams within their division totalling 16 matches each.

The regular season begins on Oct. 17 with the George Brown Huskies visiting the Georgian Grizzlies; the Durham Lords hosting the Loyalist Lancers; the Boreal Viperes taking on the Cambrian Shield in an all-Sudbury battle; and the Fleming Phoenix traveling to the Centennial Colts.

The four-time reigning OCAA champion Humber Hawks are idle until Oct. 24 when they visit Sudbury to face Cambrian followed by a match against Boreal the next day. A rematch of last season's OCAA gold medal match is slated for Nov. 30 when the St. Clair Saints visit Humber. The Hawks return the favour on Jan. 10 at St. Clair to begin the winter semester.

The Seneca Sting, who went undefeated to claim the East Division title last season, will make their season debut Oct. 25 at Canadore before returning home to take on the George Brown Huskies on Oct. 29.

Two programs will make their OCAA return this season, with the St. Lawrence Surge joining the East Division, and the Sault Cougars playing in the West Division. The Surge hosts Fleming on Oct. 24 in their first match, while Sault hosts the Niagara Knights back-to-back days beginning Oct. 26.

A total of 176 women's volleyball matches will be played between October and February, with a mid-season break in December for exams.

The top eight teams in each division qualify for the post-season. The first round will consist of interdivisional play between teams from opposite divisions based according to seeding (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc.). The winners will then advance to the quarter-finals, hosted by the higher seeds.

The OCAA championship will consist of back-to-back days of semi-finals and medal matches at the home of the highest remaining seeds. In the event of a tie between the top seeds (eg. No. 1 East and West), the East team will host the championship.

The OCAA champion will advance to the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Championship in Manitoba from Mar. 11-14.

All OCAA schedules for the 2025-26 season, including dates, times and locations, are subject to change.

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