Hurricanes Weekend Preview – January 31-February 1, 2026

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By Reegan MacAulay

It’s a full slate of Holland Hurricanes home-court volleyball action this weekend!

The women’s and men’s volleyball teams will each host doubleheaders to close out January and begin February, with four total Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) regular-season games between Saturday, Jan. 31, and Sunday, Feb. 1, at the McMillan Centre for Community Engagement in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Here’s what you need to know for each team and their situation heading into this weekend’s matches, along with important fan-related information.

Women’s Volleyball

The women’s volleyball Hurricanes enter this weekend looking to bounce back from two straight-set losses against the second-ranked STU Tommies on the road last weekend.

While the Hurricanes came up empty-handed against STU, they consistently kept the Tommies under immense pressure and made their presence known. They’ll aim to raise their game by a notch this weekend and continue to prove that they can compete against the best and should be in the championship conversation. The next test comes on Saturday against the league-leading Mount Allison Mounties.

The Mounties lead the conference with a 12-4 record and 24 points, having played a few more games than everybody else (16 versus some 15s, 14s, 13s, etc.). Holland has two in hand while currently tied for fourth with Dalhousie and MSVU, each with 16 points.

Notably, like Holland, Mount Allison recently had a winning streak snapped after a 3-2 loss to UNBSJ last Sunday. The Hurricanes and Mounties may carry significantly different records, but both squads will be equally hungry to return to the win column.

The regular-season series is tied 1-1 following a 3-0 Hurricanes win on Nov. 9, 2025, in Charlottetown, P.E.I., and a 3-0 Mounties victory on Nov. 18, 2025, in Sackville, N.B.

Then, on Sunday, the Hurricanes will host the seventh-place Crandall University Chargers, whose situation is a lot more dire. The Chargers (5-8, 13 games played) have lost their last three matches and are 10 points behind the cutline. Desperation could be a huge factor when Crandall comes to town, and the two teams meet for the second and final time during the regular season. Holland lost the previous battle 3-1 on Nov. 8, 2025, in Moncton, N.B.

Hot Hurricane Headliners

• Marissa O’Donnell - The most recent Hurricanes Female Athlete of the Week totalled 55 assists, seven digs, and one block during last weekend’s doubleheader in Fredericton, N.B. She currently sits third in the conference in assists per set with 7.24.
• Jamie Spencer - The veteran left-side is coming off a pair of season-best performances last weekend, having recorded 21 kills, three aces, and eight digs across two games.
• Jenna O’Neill - The team’s leader in kills has moved up to fifth in the conference in that category, now with 149 kills, which is 18 behind fourth.

Both games begin at 2 p.m. If unable to attend, catch them live at www.youtube.com/@GoCanesGo.

Connect with the women’s volleyball Hurricanes at www.instagram.com/caneswvball.

Men’s Volleyball

The men’s volleyball Hurricanes will be just as determined as the women to return to victory lane after a pair of losses in a rivalry doubleheader against the league-leading STU Tommies on the road last weekend.

While the men squeaked out one set win, the Tommies didn’t give them a single break from there on out, taking the next three that day and all three on Sunday. 

Following that doubleheader, the Hurricanes find themselves tied for the fourth and final playoff spot with six games remaining, and the team they’re tied with is the one they’ll play twice this weekend.

Holland and the Crandall University Chargers each have 6-8 records, 12 points, and some form of a cold streak – Holland three, Crandall two. Both teams are two points behind UNBSJ (7-7, 14 points) for third, offering both the Hurricanes and Chargers an opportunity this weekend to leapfrog the Seawolves, who will face second-place USTA.

Crandall has yet to make the playoffs since joining the conference during the 2023-24 season. Match that with a team trying to fight back from back-to-back semifinal losses to the Tommies, and that’s a recipe for not just a battle, but an all-out war at the McMillan Centre this weekend, as the Hurricanes and Chargers not only try to claw for every crucial point they can get, but further separate themselves from the cutline.

This may very well be the most important doubleheader of the season, considering how the remainder of the regular-season schedule plays out for UNBSJ, Holland, and Crandall:

UNBSJ - 3rd / 7-7 / 14 points

vs USTA (second, 14-1) x2

@ Dalhousie (sixth, 0-14) x2

vs STU (first, 13-1) x2

Holland - T-4th / 6-8 / 12 points

vs Crandall x2

vs USTA (second, 14-1) x2

@ Dalhousie (sixth, 0-14) x2

Crandall - T-4th / 6-8 / 12 points

@ Holland x2

@ STU (first, 13-1) x2

vs USTA (second, 14-1) x2

Hot Hurricane Headliners

• Manuel Molina Lovett - The sophomore left-side has been on fire since first stepping into the lineup last weekend, with 33 kills, two assists, two aces, and 21 digs across three games. In last weekend’s doubleheader alone, he notched 19 kills and 14 digs.
• Liam Galway - The second-year setter recorded 40 or more assists in two of his last four games and continues to have a strong start to the second half.
• Zachary Warren - The rookie outside has put together an impressive second half thus far, following a standout ending to the first half. Over the past four games across January, he’s logged 31 kills, five assists, three aces, 31 digs, and three blocks.

Both games have a start time of 4 p.m. and will be live-streamed at www.youtube.com/@GoCanesGo.

Connect with the men’s volleyball Hurricanes at www.instagram.com/canesmvball.

Fan Facts!

Saturday’s games will be themed around National Girls & Women in Sport Day (Feb. 4). Fans are encouraged to wear pink and purple when attending to help celebrate, recognize, and support girls and women in sports and their impacts on and off the court, especially those who represent the Holland Hurricanes in competition, in the classroom, and in the community.

All fans who attend Sunday’s games will be entered into a ballot for two $100 gift cards to Coach’s Restaurant & Sports Bar.

A special announcement will be made following the first set of Sunday’s men’s volleyball game.

Connect with the Holland Hurricanes at www.hollandhurricanes.com, www.facebook.com/hollandhurricanes, www.x.com/hc_hurricanes and www.instagram.com/hollandhurricanes.

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For more information about this release, please contact:
hollandhurricanes@hollandcollege.com
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026