Women's Lacrosse Announces 2026 Schedule
1/5/2026 5:05:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
MACON, Ga. - Entering the 11th season under head coach Samantha Eustace, the Mercer women's lacrosse team announced its 2026 schedule.
The Bears who are coming off a fourth consecutive Big South championship season in 2025, will play a 17-game regular season slate that includes seven home games at Five Star Stadium. Mercer once again has a strong non-conference schedule, that includes teams from prominent conferences such as the ACC, Big 12, AAC, and Ivy League.
The eight-game Big South Conference slate for the Bears begins March 28Â in a rematch of the last two Big South Tournament Championship games as Mercer visits High Point.
Mercer opens its 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 6 at home versus Virginia Tech. It will be the fourth straight year that Mercer will play the Hokies. The Bears will than begin a 5-game road stand with a trip to Nashville, Tennesse to play the Vanderbilt Commodores out of the American Athletic Conference on February 12.
Mercer will wrap up the road swing in Florida for a pair of games against Stetson on March 4, followed by a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament game against the Florida Gators in Gainesville on March 7.
Mercer will conclude its non-conference portion of the schedule with three straight games at home, starting with the Arizona State Sun Devils making the trip out east to play the Bears on March 14. Mercer will then host Clemson on March 17. The Bears will look to make it two straight wins against the Tigers after Mercer defeated then No. 9 Clemson last season in Clemson, South Carolina.Â
The final non-conference game of the season for the Bears comes at home on March 23 against Dartmouth. Dartmouth will be the first Ivy League opponent for the Bears in program history.
After visiting High Point on March 28 to open Big South play, Mercer will welcome Presbyterian to Five Star Stadium on April 1. Mercer will play three of its last four regular season games on the road at Gardner-Webb (April 15), Radford (April 18), and Wofford (April 11) before concluded the regular season at home on Senior Day against Longwood on April 25.
The Big South Tournament - hosted by the Big South regular season champion - will be on Friday, May 1 (Semifinals) and Sunday, May 3 (Championship).
FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLAX (Twitter) and @Mercerwlax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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The Bears who are coming off a fourth consecutive Big South championship season in 2025, will play a 17-game regular season slate that includes seven home games at Five Star Stadium. Mercer once again has a strong non-conference schedule, that includes teams from prominent conferences such as the ACC, Big 12, AAC, and Ivy League.
The eight-game Big South Conference slate for the Bears begins March 28Â in a rematch of the last two Big South Tournament Championship games as Mercer visits High Point.
Mercer opens its 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 6 at home versus Virginia Tech. It will be the fourth straight year that Mercer will play the Hokies. The Bears will than begin a 5-game road stand with a trip to Nashville, Tennesse to play the Vanderbilt Commodores out of the American Athletic Conference on February 12.
Mercer will wrap up the road swing in Florida for a pair of games against Stetson on March 4, followed by a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament game against the Florida Gators in Gainesville on March 7.
Mercer will conclude its non-conference portion of the schedule with three straight games at home, starting with the Arizona State Sun Devils making the trip out east to play the Bears on March 14. Mercer will then host Clemson on March 17. The Bears will look to make it two straight wins against the Tigers after Mercer defeated then No. 9 Clemson last season in Clemson, South Carolina.Â
The final non-conference game of the season for the Bears comes at home on March 23 against Dartmouth. Dartmouth will be the first Ivy League opponent for the Bears in program history.
After visiting High Point on March 28 to open Big South play, Mercer will welcome Presbyterian to Five Star Stadium on April 1. Mercer will play three of its last four regular season games on the road at Gardner-Webb (April 15), Radford (April 18), and Wofford (April 11) before concluded the regular season at home on Senior Day against Longwood on April 25.
The Big South Tournament - hosted by the Big South regular season champion - will be on Friday, May 1 (Semifinals) and Sunday, May 3 (Championship).
FOLLOW THE BEARS:
For complete coverage of Mercer Women's Lacrosse, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerWLAX (Twitter) and @Mercerwlax (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.
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