2026 schedule: Prairie rivalries heat up starting with home opener vs. Regina on Sept. 5

MacEwan Athletics

EDMONTON – Rivalry action will heat up immediately when the Griffins women's soccer team kicks off the 2026 Canada West season on Sept. 5 vs. the Regina Cougars (12 p.m., Clarke Stadium).

MacEwan will once again play every Prairie Division squad twice as they battle for one of four playoff spots available.

"With this new format and divisional structure, there's a strong rivalry feel to the schedule," said head coach Dean Cordeiro. "We'll see the teams we're directly competing with for playoff spots both at home and on the road, so every match carries weight. We're looking forward to opening the season at home against Regina and Saskatchewan."

Saskatchewan also visits on opening weekend (Sept. 6, 12 p.m., Clarke).

SEE THE GRIFFINS' FULL SCHEDULE HERE

Tickets for the season will go on sale Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. HERE

Fans can catch all of the matches on Canada West TV Powered by BioSteel. Early bird pricing for the CWTV All-Access and Sport passes go on sale in early August.

The Griffins also host Alberta (Sept. 20), Lethbridge twice (Oct. 3-4), Calgary (Oct. 24) and Mount Royal (Oct. 25) in the regular season finale. Two games against division rival Manitoba will take place on the road (Sept. 26-27).

Griffins home games will be played at Clarke and Clareview this season.

Playoffs kick off on the Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 weekend with quarterfinal matches as the 3-4 seeds in both the Prairie and Pacific Division cross over to play the top two seeds in each division.

The post-season continues with Final Four action Nov. 6-7, hosted by the highest remaining seed in the Prairie Division. 

U SPORTS nationals will be hosted by UBC in Vancouver Nov. 12-15.