WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Aug. 7) – August is here and that means the Yellow Jackets will be back in action in just a few weeks. To get you ready for the fall 2026 season, let's take a look at the highlights of the upcoming schedules for your favorite Autumn programs.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
After putting together arguably the best season in program history, women's soccer once again has its sights set on grabbing an elusive Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) title. However, Jacket fans will have to wait a while to see their favorite squad at John F. Wiley Stadium, as the returning PAC runners-up and 2025 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) champions play their first four games on the road in the span of just eight days.
After a pair of home non-conference battles against Baldwin Wallace on Friday, Sept. 11, and Mount Aloysius on Saturday, Sept. 12, Waynesburg opens conference competition in Pittsburgh against Chatham on Wednesday, Sept. 16. The Jackets' first home conference tilt comes on Saturday, Sept. 19, against Geneva.
Fans of PAC women's soccer should have Saturday, Sept. 26, circled on their calendars. That day sees Waynesburg heading to arch-rival Grove City in a rematch of the 2025 PAC championship game, which was won 1-0 by the Wolverines. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
History will be made on Wednesday, Oct. 14, when Waynesburg heads to Saint Francis for its first-ever meeting with the former Division I program that moved to the PAC this past offseason. It is the second of two games against first-time opponents, with the first coming against a very talented non-conference opponent in Dickinson on Friday, Sept. 4.
The Jackets wrap up the regular season with back-to-back home PAC dustups against Westminster on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and Franciscan on Saturday, Oct. 24.
To view the entire women's soccer schedule, you can click on this link.
MEN'S SOCCER
Moving to the men's side of the pitch, men's soccer kicks off its slate on Tuesday, Sept. 1, with a home meeting against Penn State Behrend. The Yellow Jackets face their second PSU branch campus in as many days, when they head to Penn State Altoona on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Like their female counterparts, the Waynesburg men open conference competition on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Chatham, before coming home to face traditional league power Geneva on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Unlike the Jacket women, the men's kickers end their regular season on the road with a non-PAC showdown against Alfred on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
To view the entire men's soccer schedule, you can click on this link.
VOLLEYBALL
Moving from the pitch to the court, the Yellow Jacket volleyball team opens the season with six matches away from the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, three of which will come at Washington & Jefferson's Vicki Staton Memorial Tournament on Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5.
The Orange and Black open the home portion of its schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 15, when the Mount Aloysius Mounties come to town on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Following a trip to the Grove City Invitational on Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, Waynesburg opens PAC play with back-to-back league tilts on Wednesday, Sept. 23, against Saint Francis and Friday, Sept. 25, against Thiel.
Four-straight road conference contests between Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Friday, Oct. 9, will be followed by four-straight league showdowns at the Marisa Fieldhouse during the second half of October. The last of those meetings will serve as the Jackets' home finale against Saint Vincent on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Waynesburg concludes the 2026 campaign with three-straight road contests, including a tri-match at Geneva on Friday, Nov. 6.
To view the entire women's volleyball schedule, you can click on this link.
CROSS COUNTRY
The Waynesburg University cross country team will run its first race on Friday, Sept. 4, at Westminster's Fisher Invitational. The Yellow Jackets will run in the streets of Waynesburg as part of the Homecoming 5K on Saturday, Oct. 3, and travel to Youngstown, Ohio, to participate in the annual PAC Championships on Halloween. The Jacket harriers' last scheduled competition comes two weeks later at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, which will be held in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
To view the entire cross country schedule you can click on this link.
GOLF
The Waynesburg University women's golf team is currently scheduled to play four events before the annual PAC Fall Championships, all of which will be on the road. The Jacket linksmen are scheduled for three invitationals before joining their female counterparts at the PAC Fall Championships on Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13. That 36-hole event will be hosted by Avalon Lakes Golf Course and CC in Warren, Ohio.
To view the entire women's golf schedule you can click on this link.
To view the entire men's golf schedule, you can click on this link.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
The Waynesburg women's tennis team will play the role of road warriors this fall, with nine of its 15 matches happening away from the Bechtle Family Tennis Facility.
After beginning the season on the road at Penn State Altoona on Sunday, Aug. 30, the Yellow Jackets will enjoy one of those five home matches on Tuesday, Sept. 8, against Pitt Greensburg. The Orange and Black begin PAC play with a road trip to Grove City on Saturday, Sept. 19, before ending a two-week stretch of away contests with a home league showdown against Thiel on Tuesday, Sept. 22. That will be the first of back-to-back PAC matches at Bechtle, with the second coming two days later against Franciscan.
Waynesburg' final home match is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6, against Geneva. The regular season concludes on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Westminster.
To view the entire women's tennis schedule you can click on this link.
To take a look at who the 2026 Waynesburg football team will be facing off with, you can click here to read that program's schedule release.
Note: All schedules are subject to change.
