The 2026 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's volleyball team represents Grand Canyon University in the 2026 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Antelopes, led by head coach Kendra Potts, play their home matches in the Global Credit Union Arena located on campus in Phoenix, Arizona. Grand Canyon has been a member of the Mountain West Conference since the 2025-26 season.
Previous season
Grand Canyon finished the 2025 season with a 17–13 overall record and a 9–9 record in Mountain West Conference play, finishing fifth in the conference standings. The Antelopes advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to fourth-seeded Boise State in the quarterfinals.
Preseason Source:
The Mountain West released its preseason poll and preseason team on August 19, 2026. Grand Canyon was picked to finish third with 70 points and two first-place votes, while Bella Nunez was named to the preseason team.
Mountain West Preseason Poll 1 UTEP 84 (4) 2 80 (4) 3 70 (2) 4 Wyoming 69 5 67 6 53 7 San Jose 40 8 36 9 26 10 25
Preseason Mountain West Team Player No. Position Class Bella Nunez 21 Setter Sophomore
Roster Source: 1Nika ZupanicL/DS5'4"Fr.Osijek, Croatia2Katie SchulzOH6'1"Sr.Appleton, Wisc.3Alayna AustinL/DS5'8"Fr.Mesa, Ariz.4Taylor KubacakS5'11"Jr.Kerrville, Texas5Ali WiestOH6'0"Sr.Peoria, Ariz.7Natalie GuerreroDS5'5"Jr.Tolleson, Ariz.8Bella AndersonL5'9"Sr.Scottsdale, Ariz.9Macey HughesOPP6'1"So.San Antonio, Texas10Aubrey BellusMB6'2"So.Mesa, Ariz.11 Gentry ObladOH6'0"Fr.Henderson, Nev.12Starr WilliamsOH/OPP6'3"5thOntario, Calif.15Kaela JenkinsMB6'2"Fr.Tiffin, Ohio16Hunter WestLIB5'8"Jr.Wausa, Neb.17Audrey CookS/DS5'9"Fr.Houston, Texas18Milica ZigicOH6'2"Fr.Belgrade, Serbia19Aubrey GoodereMB6'3"Jr.Buckeye, Ariz.20Ana JaramazovicOPP6'4"So.Subotica, Serbia21Bella NunezS5'11"So.El Paso, Texas22Logan StrongL/DS5'10"So.Ontario, Canada23Mia VukicMB6'1"Fr.Belgrade, Serbia
Coaches Head CoachKendra Potts3rdAssociate Head CoachCasey Shingler3rdAssistant coach 1Evan Larson5thAssistant coach 2Ryan Vorderer3rd
Schedule Source: Aug. 12 12:00 p.m.—Utah State Exhibition—Antelope Gymnasium Phoenix, AZ—————Aug. 14 4:00 p.m.—Purple-White Scrimmage—Antelope Gymnasium Phoenix, AZ————— Aug. 28 9:00 a.m.SEC Network@ #8 Texas A&M—Reed Arena College Station, TXL, 1-315-25 17-25 25-15 13-2529750-1—Aug. 28 3:30 p.m.—vs Cal Poly—Reed Arena College Station, TXL, 0-322-25 21-25 22-25750-2—Aug. 29 2:00 p.m.—vs Arkansas State—Reed Arena College Station, TXW, 3-025-19 25-15 25-23751-2— Sep. 4 7:00 p.m.MW+Louisiana Monroe—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZW, 3-025-16 25-20 25-2172072-2—Sep. 5 6:00 p.m.MW+San Francisco—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZL, 0-320-25 22-25 18-2510082-3—Sep. 6 2:00 p.m.MW+Temple—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZW, 3-125-23 25-13 20-25 25-1512013-3— Sep. 10 3:00 p.m.—vs UC Riverside—Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZW, 3-125-13 25-17 19-25 25-13754-3—Sep. 11 6:00 p.m.ESPN+@ Northern Arizona—Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZW, 3-220-25 25-20 25-14 20-25 15-115725-3—Sep. 12 11:00 a.m.—vs Omaha—Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZL, 2-326-28 25-15 22-25 25-13 12-15895-4— Sep. 19 12:00 p.m.ESPN+vs Ole Miss—Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena Lawrence, KSW, 3-116-25 25-20 25-14 25-22—6-4—Sep. 20 12:00 p.m.ESPN+@ Kansas—Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena Lawrence, KSL, 0-321-25 21-25 15-2518106-5— Sep. 24 6:00 p.m.MW+@ Nevada—Virginia Street Gym Reno, NVL, 2-327-25 25-27 21-25 25-22 14-165146-60-1Sep. 25 6:00 p.m.MW+@ Nevada—Virginia Street Gym Reno, NVW, 3-219-25 23-25 25-20 25-17 15-107027-61-1Oct. 2 6:00 p.m.MW+Hawai'i—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Oct. 3 6:00 p.m.MW+Hawai'i—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Oct. 8 6:00 p.m.MW+@ UNLV—Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV—————Oct. 10 4:00 p.m.MW+UNLV—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Oct. 15 5:00 p.m.MW+@ Air Force—Cadet East Gym USAF Academy, CO—————Oct. 16 5:00 p.m.MW+@ Air Force—Cadet East Gym USAF Academy, CO—————Oct. 22 6:00 p.m.MW+Wyoming—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Oct. 24 1:00 p.m.MW+Wyoming—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Oct. 29 5:30 p.m.MW+@ New Mexico—The Pit Albuquerque, NM—————Oct. 31 12:00 p.m.MW+@ New Mexico—The Pit Albuquerque, NM—————Nov. 5 6:00 p.m.MW+San Jose State—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Nov. 7 11:30 a.m.MW+San Jose State—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Nov. 12 6:00 p.m.MW+UTEP—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Nov. 14 1:00 p.m.MW+UTEP—Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ—————Nov. 18 7:00 p.m.MW+@ UC Davis—University Credit Union Center Davis, CA—————Nov. 19 7:00 p.m.MW+@ UC Davis—University Credit Union Center Davis, CA————— All times listed are Phoenix time — same as Pacific Time through Oct. 31 and same as Mountain Time beginning Nov. 1.
Awards
Post-season awards
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