Welcome to the 2026 Big Sky Volleyball Challenge homepage. This year's tournament, hosted by Montana Tech, features 11 of the top NAIA programs in the country on two courts over three days at the Butte Civic Center in Butte, Montana. Tickets for all matches will be available for purchase at the civic center box office.
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Meet the Teams
Arizona Christian University
Location: Glendale, Ariz.
Founded: 1960
Nickname: Firestorm
Conference: Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Enrollment: 1,230
President: Len Munsil
Director of Athletics: Dr. Peter Dryer
Head Coach: Tiger Shelton
Roster
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Carroll College
Location: Helena, Mont.
Founded: 1909
Nickname: Fighting Saints
Conference: Frontier Conference
Enrollment: 1,109
President: Dr. Jen Glowienka
Director of Athletics: Charlie Gross
Head Coach: Maureen Boyle
Roster
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Indiana University East
Location: Richmond, Ind.
Founded: 1967
Nickname: Red Wolves
Conference: River States Conference
Enrollment: 3,490
Chancellor: Dennis Rome
Head Coach: Kim McConaha
Roster
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Indiana University South Bend
Location: South Bend, Ind.
Founded: 1922
Nickname: Titans
Conference: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Enrollment: 4,326
President: Susan Elrod
Executive Director of Athletics: Scott Cooper
Head Coach: Cali Topolski
Roster
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No. 23 Lewis-Clark State College
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Founded: 1893
Nickname: Warriors
Conference: Cascade Collegiate Conference
Enrollment: 4,046
President: Cynthia Pemberton
Director of Athletics: Jim Klemann
Head Coach: Katie Palmer
Roster
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Montana State University-Northern
Location: Havre, Mont.
Founded: 1929
Nickname: Skylights
Conference: Frontier Conference
Enrollment: 800
President: Dr. Jennifer Brown
Director of Athletics: Christian Oberquell
Head Coach: Jerry Wagner
Roster
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(RV) Montana Technological University
Location: Butte, Mont.
Founded: 1900
Nickname: Orediggers
Conference: Frontier Conference
Enrollment: 2,516
Chancellor: Dr. Johnny MacLean
Director of Athletics: Matt Stepan
Head Coach: Brian Solomon
Roster
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Northwest University
Location: Kirkland, Wash.
Founded: 1934
Nickname: Eagles
Conference: Cascade Collegiate Conference
Enrollment: 1,561
President: Jeremy Johnson
Director of Athletics: Dr. Gary McIntosh
Head Coach: Steven Bain
Roster
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Ottawa University (Ariz.)
Location: Surprise, Ariz.
Founded: 2017
Nickname: Spirit
Conference: Great Southwest Athletic Conference
Enrollment: 800
Chancellor: Dr. Bill Tsutsui
President: Dennis Tyner
Director of Athletics: Kevin Steele
Head Coach: Liv Afusia
Roster
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No. 6 University of Providence
Location: Great Falls, Mont.
Founded: 1932
Nickname: Argos
Conference: Frontier Conference
Enrollment: 632
President: Caroline Goulet
Director of Athletics: Dannette Swift
Head Coach: Arunas Duda
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Williams Baptist University
Location: Walnut Ridge, Ark.
Founded: 1941
Nickname: Eagles
Conference: American Midwest Conference
Enrollment: 584
President: Stan Norman
Director of Athletics: Stephen Abanathy (interim)
Head Coach: Justin Dee
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Match Schedule
Thursday, August 20
Lewis-Clark State vs. Williams Baptist | Court 1, 10 a.m.
Montana Tech vs. IU East | Court 1, noon
MSU-Northern vs. Williams Baptist | Court 1, 4 p.m.
Lewis-Clark State vs. IU East | Court 1, 6 p.m.
Friday, August 21
IU East vs. Williams Baptist | Court 1, 9 a.m.
MSU-Northern vs. Arizona Christian | Court 2, 9 a.m.
Northwest vs. OUAZ | Court 1, 11 a.m.
Carroll vs. Lewis-Clark State | Court 2, 11 a.m.
Providence vs. IU South Bend | Court 1, 1 p.m.
MSU-Northern vs. IU East | Court 2, 1 p.m.
Northwest vs. Arizona Christian | Court 1, 4 p.m.
Williams Baptist vs. Carroll | Court 2, 4 p.m.
Providence vs. Lewis-Clark State | Court 1, 6 p.m.
OUAZ vs. IU South Bend | Court 2, 6 p.m.
Saturday, August 22
Arizona Christian vs. Montana Tech | Court 1, 9 a.m.
OUAZ vs. Providence | Court 2, 9 a.m.
Northwest vs. Carroll | Court 1, 11 a.m.
Arizona Christian vs. IU South Bend | Court 2, 1 p.m.
Montana Tech vs. OUAZ | Court 1, 3 p.m.
Northwest vs. Providence | Court 2, 3 p.m.
Carroll vs. IU South Bend | Court 1, 5 p.m.
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