Friday, September 25
Dayton, OH
6 PM
Wright State University
vs
Northern Illinois
Photo by: Addyson Olsen
Volleyball Set to Kick Off Conference Play This Weekend in McLin Gymnasium
9/24/2026 4:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
DAYTON – The Wright State volleyball program will return home to McLin Gymnasium this weekend to kick off Horizon League play against the newest Horizon League foe, Northern Illinois. The Raiders and Huskies will face off at 6 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
MATCH INFORMATION
Friday, September 18 – 6 p.m. - WATCH (ESPN+) | FOLLOW LIVE STATS
Saturday, September 19 – 2 p.m. - FOLLOW LIVE STATS
KNOW THE FOE
Northern Illinois enters conference play at 6-4 on the season and is winners of their last four in a row. Over that stretch, the Huskies have taken down Chicago State, Arkansas – Pine Bluff, SIUE, and UIC. This weekend will mark the 16th and 17th all-time meeting between Wright State and Northern Illinois, a series the Huskies lead 14-1.
DEFENDING THE HORIZON
Wright State was picked first in the Horizon League's preseason poll, tallying 117 points. The Raiders have been selected at the top of the preseason poll in six of the last seven seasons dating back to the COVID-altered Spring 2021 campaign.
ALL-LEAGUE RETURNEES
The reigning Horizon League champions return four All-League award winners from a season ago, led by a pair of first teamers in Lauren Yacobucci and Reilly Zegunis. Returning alongside Yacobucci and Zegunis are a pair of All-League Second Team selections in Mya Ayro and Katie Sowko. This marked the second-straight first-team honors for Yacobucci and Zegunis, while Sowko adds the second-team recognition to her All-Freshman nod from a season ago.
IN CASE YOU FORGOT…
Wright State finished 2025 with a 21-11 overall record en route to its fifth NCAA tournament appearance in the last seven seasons. The Raiders have five Horizon League regular season titles in that span, adding HL tournament titles to their resumes in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2025 for automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, along with their 2019 at-large selection. The five NCAA appearances in the last seven seasons are the only tourney appearances in program history.
SIZING UP THE 2026 SQUAD
Wright State welcomes four newcomers – including three freshmen – to this season's roster. The Raiders' 16-player roster includes three freshmen, five sophomores, three juniors, four seniors, and one graduate student.
UP NEXT
Following this weekend, the Raiders will be on the road to open the month of October at Oakland on October 2 and Cleveland State on October 3.
MATCH INFORMATION
Friday, September 18 – 6 p.m. - WATCH (ESPN+) | FOLLOW LIVE STATS
Saturday, September 19 – 2 p.m. - FOLLOW LIVE STATS
KNOW THE FOE
Northern Illinois enters conference play at 6-4 on the season and is winners of their last four in a row. Over that stretch, the Huskies have taken down Chicago State, Arkansas – Pine Bluff, SIUE, and UIC. This weekend will mark the 16th and 17th all-time meeting between Wright State and Northern Illinois, a series the Huskies lead 14-1.
DEFENDING THE HORIZON
Wright State was picked first in the Horizon League's preseason poll, tallying 117 points. The Raiders have been selected at the top of the preseason poll in six of the last seven seasons dating back to the COVID-altered Spring 2021 campaign.
ALL-LEAGUE RETURNEES
The reigning Horizon League champions return four All-League award winners from a season ago, led by a pair of first teamers in Lauren Yacobucci and Reilly Zegunis. Returning alongside Yacobucci and Zegunis are a pair of All-League Second Team selections in Mya Ayro and Katie Sowko. This marked the second-straight first-team honors for Yacobucci and Zegunis, while Sowko adds the second-team recognition to her All-Freshman nod from a season ago.
IN CASE YOU FORGOT…
Wright State finished 2025 with a 21-11 overall record en route to its fifth NCAA tournament appearance in the last seven seasons. The Raiders have five Horizon League regular season titles in that span, adding HL tournament titles to their resumes in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2025 for automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, along with their 2019 at-large selection. The five NCAA appearances in the last seven seasons are the only tourney appearances in program history.
SIZING UP THE 2026 SQUAD
Wright State welcomes four newcomers – including three freshmen – to this season's roster. The Raiders' 16-player roster includes three freshmen, five sophomores, three juniors, four seniors, and one graduate student.
UP NEXT
Following this weekend, the Raiders will be on the road to open the month of October at Oakland on October 2 and Cleveland State on October 3.
Players Mentioned
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's VolleyballMonday, December 01
Sunday, November 23
Saturday, November 15
Saturday, October 18
