COLUMBIA Mo. - Mizzou volleyball will host its annual Black & Gold Scrimmage with the exhibition starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Hearnes Center.

Admission to Saturday’s scrimmage is free for all fans; no ticket is required. Doors will open 60 minutes before the event.

Fans in attendance will receive schedule magnets and posters, while supplies last. They can grab post-match autographs from the team following the scrimmage.

Mizzou will host a free youth clinic (kindergarten-sixth) before the intrasquad Saturday (Aug. 8) at 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Check-in will be held on the West Side of Hearnes beginning at 10 a.m. Following the clinic will be a youth game day helper 101 from 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – if your child is interested in being a game day helper this fall, they must be in 3rd- 6th grade.

2026 PREVIEW

Mizzou volleyball begins the season with its fourth year under head coach Dawn Sullivan. After missing out on the NCAA tournament in 2025, the Tigers hope to rebound after reaching the dance the previous two years.

The Tigers take a youthful approach to the season, as the majority of their returning starters will be sophomores and juniors. MU will list three seniors for the 2026 season, as RS/OH Kimani Johnson, libero Kaylen Rush and transfer libero Ainoah Cruz will don the black and gold for their senior campaigns.

Mizzou will also have a new look to the squad, as it added a more international flavor to the depth charts. The Tigers will now host four players from different countries, as they welcomed two new players onto the roster this summer: Cruz (Arecibo, Puerto Rico) and Ceylin Kuyan (Istanbul, Turkey). These two will join junior Nina Mandovic (Subotica, Serbia) and sophomore Maca Lobaglio (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

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