Women's Soccer Announces 2026 Fall Schedule

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's soccer head coach Katy Etelman announced the schedule for Fall 2026 this week.

Xavier will host a Navy vs. White game at Corcoran Field on Saturday, August 1, and host Ohio for an exhibition match on Wednesday, August 5 ahead of the 19-game regular season schedule. The Musketeers look to make their sixth-straight appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament, running Wednesday, Nov. 11 through Saturday, Nov. 14 in Boyds, Md.

Xavier is set to face teams from six different conferences before starting the 10-game BIG EAST schedule, and will face five teams that took part in the 2025 NCAA Championship, including a pair of Quarterfinalists in Michigan State and Vanderbilt.

The 2026 campaign will be the first of Etelman's tenure as head coach. Etelman, who joined the Xavier staff in 2021, became the program's 10th head coach in February after serving as associate head coach since 2023. During her time with the program, Etelman has helped lead the Musketeers to 75 wins, two BIG EAST Regular Season Championships, a BIG EAST Tournament title, and four bids to the NCAA Championships in the last five seasons. Xavier's 75 wins is the seventh most in Division I over that span.

Xavier is coming off a 2025 season where the Musketeers won the program's second BIG EAST Championship title, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, and advanced to the second round for the third time in program history. The 2025 Musketeers also set a new program record with a 15-match unbeaten streak, going 13-0-2 during that stretch, and the Musketeer offense set a new single season program records with 71 goals, 210 points and 68 assists.

2026 SCHEDULE

* - denotes BIG EAST match

at Michigan State
Wednesday, August 12 – 7:00 PM
East Lansing, Mich.

The Spartans went 15-4-6 overall and 7-1-3 in Big Ten play last season, earning the No. 2 seed to the league tournament. MSU played top seed Washington to a 1-1 draw in the league championship match, falling on PKs (4-1).
Michigan State earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship, taking wins over Milwaukee, 4-1, Wake Forest, 1-0, and Colorado, 2-1, to advance to the Elite Eight before falling to No. 1 Stanford, 5-1.
Xavier is 5-3-2 all-time against the Spartans after taking a 5-2 win in Cincinnati in 2025.

vs. Miami (Ohio)
Sunday, August 16 – 7:00 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

The RedHawks went 11-5-3 overall and 8-2-2 in MAC play, earning the No. 2 seed to the league tournament. Miami played Bowling Green to a 0-0 draw but failed to advance on PKs (4-3).
Xavier is 5-6-2 all-time against Miami. The two programs last faced each other in 2019, a 1-0 win for the Musketeers in Oxford.

at Michigan
Saturday, August 22 – 5:00 PM
Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Wolverines went 6-8-4 overall and 3-4-4 in Big Ten play last season.
Xavier is 1-1 all-time against Michigan, last facing UM in 2024, with the Musketeers taking a 3-0 win in Cincinnati.

vs. Indiana
Wednesday, August 26 – 6:30 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

Indiana went 5-6-6 overall and 2-4-5 in Big Ten action in 2025.
Xavier is 2-10-1 all time against IU after playing the Hoosiers to a 2-2 draw in Bloomington last season.

at Vanderbilt
Sunday, September 6 – 7:00 PM ET
Nashville, Tenn.

The Commodores went 18-4-2 overall and 7-2-1 in SEC play, earning the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. The Dores played LSU to a 1-1 draw in the SEC Championship match, earning the league title on PKs (8-7).
Vanderbilt earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Quarterfinals with wins over Tennessee Tech (2-0), Clemson (3-2, 2OT), and LSU (1-0) before falling to No. 5 TCU, 2-1, in overtime in the Elite Eight.
Xavier is 4-5 all-time against Vandy, with the last match-up occurring in 1995.

vs. Dayton
Thursday, September 10 – 6:30 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

The Flyers went 15-4-3 overall and 10-0 in Atlantic 10 play last season to win the conference's regular season title and earn the No. 1 to the A10 Tournament. Dayton played Rhode Island to a 0-0 draw in the Championship match, winning the league title on PKs (5-4).
Dayton earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, falling to Xavier, 2-0, in Cincinnati in the First Round.
With last season's NCAA win, Xavier moved to 13-26-3 all0time against the Flyers. The last regular season match-up between the two programs happened in 2024, a 3-0 win for the Musketeers in Dayton.

vs. Western Michigan
Sunday, September 13 – 1:00 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

The Broncos went 16-4-1 overall and 10-1-1 in MAC play, earning the regular season title and the No. 1 seed to the league tournament. WMU took a 1-0 win over Ball State in the Semifinals and 1-0 win over Bowling Green in the championship match to take the tournament title and earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Broncos fell, 3-2, to Wisconsin in the NCAA Championship First Round.
The is the first match-up between the two programs.

at Eastern Kentucky
Thursday, September 17 – 4:00 PM
Richmond, Ky.

EKU went 10-4-5 overall and 5-2-3 in ASUN play, falling to North Florida in the ASUN Quarterfinals.
The Musketeers are 5-2-1 all-time against the Colonels, with the last match-up occurring in 2017, a 1-0 win for Eastern in Cincinnati.

at Southern Indiana
Sunday, September 20 – 2:00 PM ET
Evansville, Ind.

The Screaming Eagles finished the season at 9-7-5 overall and went 4-2-3 in OVC play in 2025, earning the No. 5 seed to the league tournament. USI advanced to the semifinals of the OVC Tournament, playing No. 1 seed Tennessee Tech to a 0-0 draw but failing to advance on PKs (4-3).
Xavier is 1-0 all-time against USI, taking a 5-0 win in Cincinnati in 2018.

at Georgetown *
Saturday, September 26 – 7:00 PM
Washington, D.C.

The Hoyas went 16-4-3 overall last season, winning the league's regular season championship with a 10-0 mark in BIG EAST play. The Hoyas topped No. 4 seed Creighton, 2-0, in the BIG EAST Semifinals before falling to Xavier, 2-0, in the Championship Match.
The Hoyas earned an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Championship. GU, a No. 2 national seed, took a 3-0 win over Sacred Heart in the first round and advanced to the Sweet 16 on PKs (4-3) after playing West Virginia to a 1-1 draw. The Hoyas fell to Florida State, 3-1, in the third round of the tournament.
Xavier is 2-12-3 against the Hoyas after going 1-1 against GU last season, taking the win in the BIG EAST Championship match but falling, 4-0, in the regular season match in Cincinnati.

vs. DePaul *
Wednesday, September 30 – 6:30 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

The Blue Demons went 4-12-2 overall and 1-7-2 in BIG EAST play in 2025, placing 10th in the league standings.
Xavier is 9-4-2 all-time against DePaul after taking a 3-0 win in Chicago in 2025. The Musketeers are on an eight-match win streak and an 11-match unbeaten streak against the Blue Demons.

vs. Seton Hall *
Saturday, October 3 – 12:00 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

Seton Hall went 3-10-5 overall and 0-9-1 in BIG EAST play last season, playing 11^th in the league standings.
The Musketeers moved to 9-1-2 all-time against the Pirates with a 5-2 win in South Orange last season. Xavier has an eight-match unbeaten streak against SHU entering the season.

at Villanova *
Wednesday, October 7 – 4:00 PM
Villanova, Pa.

The Wildcats finished 2025 at 9-8-1 overall and 4-5-1 in BIG EAST play, placing fifth in the BIG EAST standings.
Xavier is 9-4 all-time and have won the last six against the Wildcats after taking a 9-0 win in Cincinnati in 2025.

vs. UConn *
Saturday, October 10 – 6:30 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

Connecticut went 11-4-3 for 2025, with a 7-1-2 mark in BIG EAST play to finish third in the league standings. The Huskies fell to No. 2 seed Xavier, 7-0, in the BIG EAST Semifinals.
The Musketeers went 1-0-1 against UConn last season, taking the win in the conference tournament semis, and playing to a 1-1 draw in Storrs during the regular season. Xavier is now 4-1-2 all-time against the Huskies.

vs. Creighton *
Saturday, October 17 – 1:00 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

Creighton went 7-8-4 overall and 4-3-3 in BIG EAST play, finishing fourth in the league standings and earning a spot in the 2025 BIG EAST Championship. The Bluejays fell to No. 1 seed Georgetown, 2-0, in the semifinals.
Xavier is 12-5 all-time against Creighton after taking a 2-1 win in Omaha last year. The Musketeers are currently on a five-match win streak against the Bluejays.

at Marquette *
Wednesday, October 21 – 7:00 PM ET
Milwaukee, Wisc.

Marquette finished 2025 at 7-7-4 overall and 3-4-3 in the BIG EAST play, finishing seventh in the league standings.
Xavier moved to 7-10-1 all-time against the Golden Eagles with a 7-1 win in Cincinnati last season. The Musketeers have won three straight and have an unbeaten streak of five against MU.

at St. John's *
Saturday, October 24 – 1:00 PM
Queens, N.Y.

The Red Storm went 3-9-5 overall and 1-6-3 in BIG EAST play last season, finishing ninth in the conference standings.
The Musketeers are 6-7-1 all-time against SJU after taking a. 3-0 win in Cincinnati in 2025, Xavier's fourth-straight win against the Red Storm.

vs. Providence *
Wednesday, October 28 – 6:30 PM
Corcoran Field – Cincinnati, Ohio

Providence went 6-6-4 overall last season with a 3-4-3 mark in BIG EAST matches, finishing sixth in the league standings.
Xavier is 7-5-2 all-time against the Friars after taking a 2-0 win in Providence last season.

at Butler *
Saturday, November 7 – 7:00 PM
Indianapolis, Ind.

Butler went 5-4-8 overall last season with a 2-3-5 mark in BIG EAST play, finishing eighth in the league standings.
Xavier is 12-12-5 all-time against the Bulldogs after taking a 1-0 win in Cincinnati last season. The Musketeers enter 2026 on a five-match unbeaten streak against BU.

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