The Hamilton College Continentals travel to Waterville, Maine, for a 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Volleyball Championship quarterfinal against the Colby College Mules at Colby's Margaret M. Crook Center on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m.
 
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Hamilton ended the regular season with an overall record of 10-9. The Continentals tied for seventh place in the conference standings with a 4-6 record and are the eighth seed for the championship. Hamilton won three of its last four matches and the loss was in five sets. The Continentals are aiming for their first NESCAC postseason victory. Hamilton last won 10 matches in a season in 2023.
 
The Mules are 19-3 overall but struggled in the final weekend of the regular season with a three-set loss at Tufts University on October 30 and a five-set win at Bates College on October 31. Colby tied for first place in the conference standings with an 8-2 record and are the No. 1 seed for the championship. The Mules swept Hamilton in three sets at home on October 16, and they are 11-0 in Waterville. Colby was ranked eighth in the November 3 coaches poll and was seventh in the NCAA Power Index rankings through November 4. The Mules have won the last six meetings with the Continentals. Colby captured the 2005 NESCAC title and reached the conference final each of the last two seasons.