Graphic displaying UTRGV Men's Soccer Conference Schedule | Info: 2026 UTRGV Men's Soccer Ohio Valley Conference Schedule | Sept. 26 vs. Lindenwood | Oct. 1 vs. Houston Christian University | Oct. 4 vs. UIW | Oct. 8 at Lindenwood | Oct. 11 vs. Eastern Illinois | Oct. 15 at Southern Indiana | Oct. 18 at SIUE | Oct. 24 vs. Western Illinois | Oct. 29 at UIW | Nov. 1 at Houston Christian University | Nov. 8-15 at OVC Tournament

Men's Soccer

Men’s Soccer Unveils First Ohio Valley Conference Slate

RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics released the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) schedule for the men's soccer team on Monday, which includes five home conference matches.
 
UTRGV joins Eastern Illinois (EIU), Houston Christian University (HCU), Lindenwood, SIUE, Southern Indiana (USI), Western Illinois (WIU), and UIW for the 2026 season. UTRGV will face EIU, SIUE, USI, and WIU for the first time in program history this season.
 
"There are some familiar faces and some new faces as we go through our first season of OVC conference play," UTRGV Head Men's Soccer Coach Bryheem Hancock said. "The conference is strong and is home to some really competitive teams, top to bottom. We look forward to just getting started in our new league."
 
The Vaqueros will open OVC play with a home match against the reigning tournament and regular season champion, Lindenwood. Last season, UTRGV hosted (RV) Lindenwood in a game that ended 0-0 and is 1-0-1 all-time against the Lions.
 
UTRGV will host the other two Texas programs in the OVC the following weekend, starting with HCU on Oct. 1 and ending with UIW on Oct. 4. UTRGV holds an all-time record of 10-11-1 against HCU and 11-7-1 record against UIW.
 
Then, the Vaqueros will head out for their first conference road game, visiting Lindenwood on Oct. 8 before returning home for their match with EIU on Oct. 11.
 
UTRGV will then head back to the Midwest for road dates against USI and SIUE on Oct. 15 and Oct. 18, respectively.
 
The Vaqueros will return for their home finale against WIU on Oct. 24.
 
The final weekend of the regular season will see UTRGV travel to the two Texas schools, facing UIW on Oct. 29 and HCU on Nov. 1.
 
The OVC conference tournament will be held from Nov. 8-15 at Lindenwood's Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo. The top six teams from the regular season will qualify for the conference tournament with the top two seed receiving a bye into the semifinals.
 
The champion of the OVC tournament will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament which will start on Nov. 19.

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