AZUSA, Calif. - Head Coach Brooke Lincoln and the Azusa Pacific women's soccer team announced their 2026 schedule, featuring 18 total matches, including one exhibition, and 11 contests at Cougar Soccer Complex.
The Cougars will begin the year with a strong run of early home matches, playing six of their first eight contests in Azusa. The schedule also includes a two-match trip to Tacoma, Washington, and several local Division III matchups as APU moves into a new competitive chapter at the Division III level.
The fall schedule gives Azusa Pacific a balanced test, with early chances to build rhythm at home and key road matches against regional opponents. APU will meet La Verne twice while also taking on Whittier, Caltech, Occidental, Pomona-Pitzer, Chapman, Cal Lutheran, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Redlands, and California Intercontinental.
2026 Azusa Pacific Women's Soccer Schedule
Home games in bold | All times Pacific
August
Wednesday, August 26 – Citrus – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM — Exhibition
September
Tuesday, September 1 – La Verne – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 5 – Lewis & Clark – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM
Thursday, September 10 – at Puget Sound – Tacoma, WA – 4:30 PM
Saturday, September 12 – at Pacific Lutheran – Tacoma, WA – 2:45 PM
Wednesday, September 16 – Westcliff – Azusa, CA – 5:00 PM
Saturday, September 19 – Whittier – Azusa, CA – 11:00 AM
Wednesday, September 23 – Caltech – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM
Saturday, September 26 – at Occidental – Los Angeles, CA – 11:00 AM
Wednesday, September 30 – Pomona-Pitzer – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM
October
Saturday, October 3 – at Chapman – Orange, CA – 11:00 AM
Wednesday, October 7 – at La Verne – La Verne, CA – 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 10 – Cal Lutheran – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13 – UC Santa Cruz – Azusa, CA – TBA
Monday, October 19 – La Sierra – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 21 – at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps – Claremont, CA – 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 28 – at Redlands – Redlands, CA – 7:00 PM
Saturday, October 31 – California Intercontinental – Azusa, CA – 7:00 PM
"We are excited about the fall season and the new challenges and opportunities it will bring as we enter into this new era of women's soccer," said Lincoln. "We are set to play against some of the best DIII programs in the country and look forward to the competition and new rivalries that will be formed."
"We are also really excited to have the opportunity to compete in the NCCAA and are looking forward to competing for a national championship," Lincoln added.
Azusa Pacific opens the year on August 26 with an exhibition against Citrus before officially starting the season at home against La Verne on September 1. The Cougars remain in Azusa for a September 5 matchup with Lewis & Clark, giving APU three straight home dates to begin the fall.
The first road trip of the season sends the Cougars to Tacoma, Washington, where they will face Puget Sound on September 10 and Pacific Lutheran on September 12. APU then returns to Cougar Soccer Complex for a busy stretch that includes home matches against Westcliff, Whittier and Caltech.
The Cougars close September with two local matchups, traveling to Occidental on September 26 before hosting Pomona-Pitzer on September 30.
October opens on the road with visits to Chapman and La Verne before the Cougars return home for three straight matches. APU will host Cal Lutheran on October 10, UC Santa Cruz on October 13 and La Sierra on October 19.
Azusa Pacific then travels to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on October 21 and Redlands on October 28 before returning to Cougar Soccer Complex for its regular-season finale against California Intercontinental on October 31.
With early home opportunities, regional road tests and the added opportunity to compete for an NCCAA national championship, the 2026 schedule gives the Cougars a fresh challenge as they look to carry their standard into a new competitive setting.
