ALISO VIEJO, Calif. – The field is set for the 2026 GSAC Women's Volleyball Championship, with four teams advancing to the postseason tournament beginning Wednesday, November 11. Regular-season champion and 19th-ranked The Master's headlines the field as the No. 1 seed, followed by No. 2 OUAZ, No. 3 Hope International and No. 4 La Sierra.
The single-elimination tournament features two semifinal matches on Wednesday, with the winners advancing to the championship match on Saturday, November 14. The higher-seeded team will host each match throughout the tournament, with the champion earning the conference's automatic berth to the 2026 NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship. All three tournament matches will be streamed live on Overnght.
The Master's (19-7, 15-1 GSAC) captured the regular-season championship after closing conference play with 15 consecutive victories. The Mustangs went undefeated at home in conference play (8-0) and enter the postseason seeking their third consecutive GSAC Tournament title.
OUAZ (21-6, 14-2 GSAC) secured the No. 2 seed after finishing one match behind The Master's in the conference standings. The Spirit posted the most overall victories among the four qualifiers and went a perfect 8-0 at home during conference play.
Hope International (12-13, 10-6 GSAC) earned the No. 3 seed, while La Sierra (13-12, 9-7 GSAC) claimed the final tournament berth. Both programs finished the regular season strong, winning seven of their final 10 matches.
Semifinal Match 1: (1) The Master's vs. (4) La Sierra
Wednesday, November 11 | 6 p.m. PT | The MacArthur Center | Santa Clarita, Calif.
The Master's enters the postseason looking to extend its recent tournament dominance. The Mustangs have won each of the last two GSAC Tournament championships, defeating Benedictine Mesa in the 2024 final before sweeping OUAZ, 3-0, in the 2025 championship match.
This year's appearance marks the program's eighth GSAC Tournament berth and fourth consecutive appearance. The Master's owns three tournament championships overall, having also captured the title in 2018, and holds a 7-4 all-time record in tournament competition.
The Mustangs controlled both regular-season meetings against La Sierra, earning a 3-1 victory at home on September 24 before completing the season sweep with a 3-0 road win on November 7.
La Sierra will make its first appearance in the GSAC Women's Volleyball Championship under the tournament's current format. The Golden Eagles finished conference play at 9-7 and enter the postseason with a 13-12 overall record.
The winner will advance to Saturday's championship match against the winner of the OUAZ-Hope International semifinal.
Semifinal Match 2: (2) OUAZ vs. (3) Hope International
Wednesday, November 11 | 6 p.m. MST (5 p.m. PT) | Faith Arena | Surprise, Ariz.
OUAZ returns to the GSAC Tournament for the fifth consecutive season, having qualified every year since 2022. The Spirit reached the championship match for the first time in program history last season before falling to The Master's in straight sets.
OUAZ enters the tournament with a 21-6 overall record, the best winning percentage (.778) among the four semifinalists. The Spirit have been particularly difficult to beat at home, posting a 12-1 overall record in Surprise, including an undefeated 8-0 mark against GSAC opponents.
Hope International returns to the conference tournament for the first time since 2019, making its fourth appearance in program history. The Royals finished third in the GSAC standings with a 10-6 conference record and enter the postseason having won seven of their last 10 matches.
The Spirit swept the regular-season series against Hope International, winning 3-0 in Fullerton on October 23 before earning a 3-1 victory in Surprise on November 6.
OUAZ will look to return to the championship match for the second consecutive season, while Hope International seeks its first appearance in the tournament final.
Championship History
The Master's enters the 2026 tournament as the two-time defending champion and one of two programs to have won multiple GSAC Women's Volleyball Tournament titles since the event began in 2017.
Westmont claimed the inaugural championship in 2017 and added a second title in 2019, while The Master's captured its first crown in 2018. William Jessup won the 2022 championship, followed by Vanguard in 2023, before The Master's claimed back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025.
The Master's is the only previous tournament champion in this year's field. OUAZ is seeking its first title after reaching the final in 2025, while Hope International and La Sierra will look to break through for their first tournament championships.
All matches of the 2026 GSAC Women's Volleyball Championship, including Wednesday's semifinals and Saturday's championship match, will be streamed live on Overnght.
The tournament champion will earn the GSAC's automatic berth to the 2026 NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship. The national tournament begins with the Opening Round on November 21 at campus sites before moving to the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, for final-site competition December 2–8.