TicketsCINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati women's soccer team opens the 2026 season facing Eastern Kentucky at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 12 at Gettler Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
All of Cincinnati's home matches are free admission to all fans and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+.
The Bearcats’ 2026 schedule consists of a total of 18 matches including nine home contests and nine away matches.
Following their season home opener against Eastern Kentucky, Cincinnati will then travel to face Illinois on Thursday, August 20.
UC will return back home for a match versus Bowling Green (August 23) before traveling on a three match road slate against Ball State (August 30), Central Michigan (September 3) and Northern Kentucky (Sept. 6).
Cincinnati then returns home to face Eastern Illinois (Sept. 13) followed by its Big 12 home opener on Sept. 18 against Kansas.
The Bearcats hit the road again on three match road slate in Texas including facing Texas Tech (Sept. 24), Baylor (Sept. 27) and TCU (Oct. 2). Cincinnati returns back home for a three match stretch versus Utah (Oct. 8), BYU (Oct. 12) and Houston (Oct. 16).
UC then will make the trip to Orlando, Fla., to face UCF on Oct. 22, then return home for a match against Kansas State on Oct. 25.
The Bearcats will take their last road trip to Colorado on Oct. 30 before hosting their last home match in Cincinnati versus West Viginia on Nov. 5.
Cincinnati returns five starters from last season, including Anna Barber, who started every match (19), along with Emma Gioffre (18 starts) and Carly Oubs (16 starts). Four of UC's 12 returners appeared in double-digit games for the Red & Black.
While the Bearcats will miss starting goalkeeper Camryn Miller, they return their main defensive line, featuring Gioffre, Oubs, and Christa Gibbons.
The Bearcats welcome eight freshman and six transfers to the 2026 roster. Cincinnati's freshman class includes Molly Kubistek, Joelle Bader, Braelyn Even, Brooklynn Schomaker, Rhegan Coombs, Jade Dubois, Allysia Iaquinto and Vanessa Kaminski-Roth.
Transfers Brylee Borgman (Central Michigan), Vanessa Manoil (Daytona State), Amber Branum (Wright State), Katelyn Jamie (DePaul), Tiana Campbell (Concord) and Ally Gilbert (Rhode Island) also join the Bearcats.
Transfers Borgman, Manoil, Branum, Jamie, Campbell and Gilbert bring experience to the 2026 crew and look to make a big impact on the field.
Borgman, a 5-foot-9 goalkeeper, played in 13 matches, starting in 11 for the Chippeawas, where she recorded 70 saves and over 1,000 minutes last season.
Manoil, a 5-foot-9 midfielder, played in 20 matches starting in 17 for the Falcons where she recorded three, goals, seven assists and 13 points.
Branum, a 5-foot-6 defender, played in a total of 50 matches starting in 39 at her time at Wright State recording one goal, five assists and 32 shots.
Jamie, a 5-foot-5 forward, started in 15 matches for DePaul last season recording a hat trick versus Chicago State.
Campbell, a 5-foot-8 forward, started in 19 matches for the Mountain Lions leading the MEC in goals with 16, recording 36 points, 84 shots, and four assists last season.
Gilbert, a 5-foot-6 defender, played and started in all 18 matches for Rhode Island where she recorded 1,666 minutes.
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