EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer has released its schedule for the 2026 championship season.
 
The 2026 season officially kicks off Thursday, August 13, when the Screaming Eagles host Wright State University at Strassweg Field to begin a three-match homestand to start the season.
 
USI will tune up for the regular-season opener against Wright State with a pair of preseason exhibitions in early August. The Eagles will host Bellarmine University on August 5 before a road exhibition at Kennesaw State University on August 8.
 
Following the opener against Wright State, the Screaming Eagles will host Middle Tennessee State University (August 16) and the University of Akron (August 20) from Strassweg Field.
 
USI's first road match will be on August 23 against Purdue University Fort Wayne, before returning for back-to-back home contests against Purdue University (August 30) and Arkansas State University (September 3).
 
Then the Eagles will embark on a four-game road stretch against Eastern Michigan University (September 6), Cleveland State University (September 10), Valparaiso University (September 13), and DePaul University (September 17). USI will close its non-conference slate at home against Xavier University on September 20.
 
USI begins its fifth Ohio Valley Conference season on September 27 at Strassweg Field with a home match against the University of Tennessee at Martin. The seven-match conference schedule also includes home fixtures against Western Illinois University (October 11) and Eastern Illinois University (October 25) in the home finale. The Screaming Eagles will have their first conference road tilt against Southeast Missouri State University (October 4), back-to-back road contests at Lindenwood University (October 15) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (October 18), and then conclude the regular season with a road contest at Morehead State University (November 1).
 
The OVC Championship Tournament runs from November 5-15.
 
"We are excited to announce our 2026 schedule and our most challenging schedule since entering Division I," USI Women's Soccer Head Coach Eric Schoenstein said. "We continue to raise the bar with difficult non-conference games. We plan to build off our successful 2025 season and continue to make strides toward capturing an OVC title."
 
USI is coming off its best Division-I season yet after a 9-7-5 overall record and a 4-2-3 conference record that saw the Screaming Eagles make their deepest run in the OVC Tournament with a semifinal appearance.
 
The full schedule, including match times and gameday promotions, can be found on the USI Women's Soccer schedule page at usiscreamingeagles.com.