St. Johns River State’s No. 4-seeded women’s volleyball team will open the 2026 Volleyball Championship Tournament against No. 5 Pensacola State on Friday, Nov. 6, in Panama City. The SJR State Vikings are scheduled to play at 10 a.m. Central, or 11 a.m. Eastern, at Billy Harrison Fieldhouse, hosted by Gulf Coast State College.
Game times are listed in Central time and are subject to change. The tournament is scheduled for Nov. 6-7, with the championship match set for Saturday, Nov. 7. SJR State will need to defeat Pensacola State to advance to a later Friday match against No. 1 Lake-Sumter State.
SJR State’s tournament path
The winner of the opening match will face Lake-Sumter State at 4 p.m. Central Friday. On the other side of the schedule, No. 3 Hillsborough will play No. 6 St. Petersburg at 1 p.m. Central, with the winner advancing to meet No. 2 Gulf Coast State at 7 p.m.
The championship match is scheduled for 1 p.m. Central Saturday between the winners of Friday’s two later matches. The tournament will be held at Billy Harrison Fieldhouse, with Gulf Coast State College serving as host.
2026 Volleyball Championship Tournament schedule
- Friday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m. Central: No. 4 St. Johns River State vs. No. 5 Pensacola State.
- Friday, Nov. 6, 1 p.m. Central: No. 3 Hillsborough vs. No. 6 St. Petersburg.
- Friday, Nov. 6, 4 p.m. Central: Match 1 winner vs. No. 1 Lake-Sumter State.
- Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m. Central: Match 2 winner vs. No. 2 Gulf Coast State.
- Saturday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m. Central: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner in the championship match.
FSB Take
The No. 4 seed gives SJR State a clear first assignment against No. 5 Pensacola State before a potential meeting with the tournament’s top seed. A win would put the Vikings back on the court Friday at 4 p.m. Central, while the tournament’s five-match schedule leaves the championship decision for Saturday.
Source: Original report