PITTSBURGH - Point Park University Vice President of Athletics Scott Swain and Head Women's Wrestling Coach Andrew Spears announced the 2026-27 women's wrestling schedule on Thursday.

Point Park will host its first meet in program history on Tuesday, Jan. 19, when it welcomes Wheeling to the Steel City.

The Pioneers will compete in 10 regular season meets in addition to the MEC Women's Wrestling Championships. The 2026-27 season will be the first year of women's wrestling as an MEC championship sport.

Point Park kicks off its season on Sunday, Nov. 1, in the Tiffin University Open in Tiffin, Ohio. Point Park will compete in four meets before the calendar flips to 2027 with the Berg Holiday Duals (Dec. 12) being the final meet before the holiday break.

Point Park opens the back half of the schedule on Jan. 8 in a dual meet at Mount Union. The MEC Championships will take place on Saturday, Jan. 30, in Glenville, West Virginia. Qualifying wrestlers will compete on Feb. 19 and 20 in the NCAA Region 2 Qualifier at Lehigh University. The NCAA National Championships will be held on Mar. 5 and 6 in Coralville, Iowa.

The 2026-27 season will be Point Park's second season and the first under head coach Andrew Spears. The Pioneers were picked to finish in sixth place in the MEC Preseason Poll. West Liberty was picked to finish atop the conference.

The full schedule is as follows:
Nov. 1 - Tiffin Open - Tiffin, Ohio
Nov. 14 - Adrian Duals - Adrian, Mich.
Nov. 15 - Adrian Invitational - Adrian, Mich.
Nov. 22 - John Carroll Duals - University Heights, Ohio
Dec. 12 - Berg Holiday Duals - Tiffin, Ohio
Jan. 8 - @ Mount Union
Jan. 13 - @ Chatham
Jan. 17 - Women's Raider Open at Mount Union - Alliance, Ohio
Jan. 19 - vs. Wheeling
Jan. 23 - PA Women's College State Championships (Location TBA)
Jan. 30 - MEC Championships - Glenville, W.Va.
Feb. 7 - Bobcat Open - Frostburg, Md.
Feb. 19-20 - NCAA Region 2 Qualifier - Lehigh University (Pa.)
Mar. 5-6 - NCAA Championships - Coralville, Iowa