WILKES-BARRE, PA (November 18, 2025) -- With the season opener of the 2026 schedule just two months away, Head Coach Bernie Kachinko announced the 2026 King's College men's volleyball schedule. The slate features 15 home match ups in McGrane Gymnasium with eight Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) contests on the docket.

The Monarchs open their 2026 season with a home tri-match vs Kean and Cairn on Saturday, Jan. 17 before traveling to Elizabethtown on Jan. 20. The next six contests will be three tri-matches, seeing King's head to Ramapo for to face the hosts and Saint Elizabeth on Jan. 24, then at Wilson College and to face the hosts and Mount Aloysius on Jan. 31, and a home day against Hunter College and Saint Joseph's Brooklyn on Feb. 7 to wrap up the stretch.

King's breaks up their tri-match gauntlet with Elms at home on Friday, Feb. 13 beginning at 6pm in McGrane Gymnasium before heading back on the road fortheir next tri-match at Dean College, where they take on the hosts and Curry College on Feb. 14, and then they bring in Manhattanville and Hunter College at home on Feb. 21. The Monarchs then open MAC play with at home against Misericordia on Feb. 26 and then head to John Jay for another tri-match. 

Their first match up in March sees PSU Schuylkill come to town on Mar. 4, followed by two MAC road trips to Arcadia on Mar. 6 and Messiah on Mar. 18. King's then has three home matches, with the first against Neumann on Friday, Mar. 20 followed by a tri-match against Hood and St. John Fisher on Saturday, Mar. 21. The Monarchs will then hit the road for two of their remaining four MAC matchups, taking on Widener on Mar. 25 and Eastern on Mar. 28. Then, to end MAC play, King's host Stevens on Apr. 4 and conclude the 2026 regular season with a tri-match on Apr. 4 against Stevenson and Wilkes. 

The 2026 MAC Championships will begin in early April with dates and times to be announced in the future. The 2026 MAC Champions will be crowned in early to mid April and secure the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championships.

Schedule is subject to change. Be sure to follow along with the Monarchs all season at kingscollegeathletics.com and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter with the handle @KingsMonarchs.