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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. \u2013\u00a0As the 2025-26 academic year winds down, Summit League officials unveiled the league-only schedules for the 2026 women\u2019s soccer, men\u2019s soccer, and volleyball seasons.<\/p>\n
2026 WOMEN\u2019S SOCCER
\nThe women\u2019s soccer schedule will feature eight matches each Thursday and Sunday across a six-week stretch beginning in late September. League play opens Thursday, Sept. 24, with reigning regular season champion Oral Roberts traveling to Kansas City to begin its title defense. North Dakota State travels up Interstate 29 on opening night to face in-state foe North Dakota, while South Dakota State heads south down I-29 to face its in-state rival South Dakota. St. Thomas travels to Omaha to wrap up the four-match opening night slate.<\/p>\n
The Summit League Women\u2019s Soccer Championship will again feature a six-team field and a two-weekend structure. Quarterfinal contests are slated for Nov. 6-7, with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds hosting first-round matches, before the No. 1 seed hosts the semifinals and championship match during Nov. 11-15. Exact dates remain to be determined.<\/p>\n
#SUMMITWSOC Composite Schedule
\nThursday, Sept. 24
\nNorth Dakota State at North Dakota
\nOral Roberts at Kansas City
\nSt. Thomas at Omaha
\nSouth Dakota State at South Dakota<\/p>\n
Sunday, Sept. 27
\nKansas City at St. Thomas
\nNorth Dakota at South Dakota State
\nOmaha at Oral Roberts
\nSouth Dakota at North Dakota State<\/p>\n
Sunday, Oct. 4
\nKansas City at Omaha
\nSt. Thomas at Oral Roberts
\nSouth Dakota at North Dakota
\nSouth Dakota State at North Dakota State<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 8
\nKansas City at South Dakota
\nOmaha at North Dakota
\nOral Roberts at South Dakota State
\nSt. Thomas at North Dakota State<\/p>\n
Sunday, Oct. 11
\nKansas City at South Dakota State
\nOmaha at North Dakota State
\nOral Roberts at South Dakota
\nSt. Thomas at North Dakota<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 15
\nNorth Dakota at Kansas City
\nNorth Dakota State at Oral Roberts
\nSouth Dakota at Omaha
\nSouth Dakota State at St. Thomas<\/p>\n
Sunday, Oct. 18
\nNorth Dakota at Oral Roberts
\nNorth Dakota State at Kansas City
\nSouth Dakota at St. Thomas
\nSouth Dakota State at Omaha<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 24
\nKansas City at Oral Roberts<\/p>\n
Sunday, Oct. 25
\nNorth Dakota at North Dakota State
\nOmaha at St. Thomas
\nSouth Dakota at South Dakota State
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\nThursday, Oct. 29
\nNorth Dakota State at South Dakota
\nOral Roberts at Omaha
\nSt. Thomas at Kansas City
\nSouth Dakota State at North Dakota<\/p>\n
Sunday, Nov. 1
\nNorth Dakota at South Dakota
\nNorth Dakota State at South Dakota State
\nOmaha at Kansas City
\nOral Roberts at St. Thomas<\/p>\n
2026 MEN\u2019S SOCCER
\nThe six men\u2019s soccer programs will compete in a single round-robin format beginning Saturday, Sept. 26. The schedule features two matches each Saturday over a six-week stretch before the regular season concludes Oct. 31. Kansas City, which shared last season\u2019s regular season title, opens at home against Oral Roberts, while Delaware travels to Omaha during the opening weekend of play.<\/p>\n
The 2026 Summit League Men\u2019s Soccer Championship\u2019s exact format, dates, and locations are still TBD.<\/p>\n
#SUMMITMSOC Composite Schedule
\nSaturday, Sept. 26
\nDelaware at Omaha
\nOral Roberts at Kansas City<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 3
\nKansas City at St. Thomas
\nUMass at Oral Roberts<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 10
\nDelaware at St. Thomas
\nOmaha at UMass<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 17
\nKansas City at Delaware
\nOral Roberts at Omaha
\nSt. Thomas at UMass<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 24
\nOral Roberts at Delaware
\nOmaha at St. Thomas<\/p>\n
Sunday, Oct. 25
\nUMass at Kansas City<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 31
\nDelaware at UMass
\nKansas City at Omaha
\nSt. Thomas at Oral Roberts<\/p>\n
2026 SUMMIT LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL
\nThe volleyball schedule will span eight weeks and feature a double round-robin format among all eight league members with matches contested Thursdays and Saturdays beginning Sept. 24. The opening night of conference play features two matches with North Dakota traveling to Omaha and St. Thomas facing NDSU. Back-to-back defending regular season champion South Dakota State opens league play on the road against in-state rival South Dakota on Saturday, Sept. 26, while Oral Roberts will open the campaign at Kansas City.<\/p>\n
The regular season concludes Nov. 14, with the championship returning to SDSU\u2019s campus for the second consecutive season. The Jackrabbits, who captured the program\u2019s second regular season title in 2025, will host the event with dates still to be determined.<\/p>\n
#SUMMITVB Composite Schedule
\nThursday, Sept. 24
\nOmaha at North Dakota
\nSt. Thomas at North Dakota State<\/p>\n
Friday, Sept. 25
\nSouth Dakota State at South Dakota<\/p>\n
Saturday, Sept. 26
\nOmaha at North Dakota State
\nOral Roberts at Kansas City
\nSt. Thomas at North Dakota<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 1
\nNorth Dakota at Kansas City
\nNorth Dakota State at Oral Roberts
\nSouth Dakota at St. Thomas
\nSouth Dakota State at Omaha<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 3
\nNorth Dakota at Oral Roberts
\nNorth Dakota State at Kansas City
\nSouth Dakota at Omaha
\nSouth Dakota State at St. Thomas<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 8
\nKansas City at South Dakota State
\nOral Roberts at South Dakota<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 10
\nKansas City at South Dakota
\nNorth Dakota State at North Dakota
\nOral Roberts at South Dakota State
\nSt. Thomas at Omaha<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 15
\nOmaha at Oral Roberts
\nSt. Thomas at Kansas City
\nSouth Dakota at North Dakota
\nSouth Dakota State at North Dakota State<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 17
\nOmaha at Kansas City
\nSt. Thomas at Oral Roberts
\nSouth Dakota at North Dakota State
\nSouth Dakota State at North Dakota<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 22
\nNorth Dakota at St. Thomas
\nNorth Dakota State at Omaha<\/p>\n
Friday, Oct. 23
\nSouth Dakota at South Dakota State<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 24
\nKansas City at Oral Roberts
\nNorth Dakota at Omaha
\nNorth Dakota State at St. Thomas<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 29
\nKansas City at North Dakota State
\nOmaha at South Dakota
\nOral Roberts at North Dakota
\nSt. Thomas at South Dakota State<\/p>\n
Saturday, Oct. 31
\nKansas City at North Dakota
\nOmaha at South Dakota State
\nOral Roberts at North Dakota State
\nSt. Thomas at South Dakota<\/p>\n
Thursday, Nov. 5
\nSouth Dakota at Kansas City
\nSouth Dakota State at Oral Roberts<\/p>\n
Saturday, Nov. 7
\nNorth Dakota at North Dakota State
\nOmaha at St. Thomas
\nSouth Dakota at Oral Roberts
\nSouth Dakota State at Kansas City<\/p>\n
Thursday, Nov. 12
\nKansas City at Omaha
\nNorth Dakota at South Dakota State
\nNorth Dakota State at South Dakota
\nOral Roberts at St. Thomas<\/p>\n
Saturday, Nov. 14
\nKansas City at St. Thomas
\nNorth Dakota at South Dakota
\nNorth Dakota State at South Dakota State
\nOral Roberts at Omaha<\/p>\n
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