A preview of the Case Western Reserve University varsity athletic events for the seventh week of the fall 2026 season (October 12-18) and a recap of events from the previous week (October 5-11). Schedule is subject to change with updates posted on athletics.case.edu when they are known.
Last Week's Recap
Football (1-0 last week)
- Won big on Homecoming, defeating Saint Francis 52-10 on Saturday afternoon in Cleveland
- Junior Jake Kavcic, the Presidents' Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, blocked a punt, notched a safety, averaged 39.0 yards on a pair of kick returns, and 13.3 yards on three punt returns in the game
- His brother, Andy Kavcic, scored four touchdowns in the game, three rushing and one receiving
#7 Men's Soccer (1-0-0, 1-0-0 UAA)
- Won 2-0 on the road over WashU on Saturday morning to pick up their first University Athletic Association win of the campaign
- Junior Owen Guffey earned UAA Offensive Player of the Week honor with a goal and an assist in the contest
- Senior defender Cormac Apostolides received UAA Defensive Player of the Week honors by playing all 90 minutes of the team's fourth shutout in a row
Women's Soccer (0-1-0, 0-1-0 UAA)
- Fell 2-0 to top-ranked WashU on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis
- CWRU held the WashU offense, which was averaging a Division III best 5.18 goals and 28.5 shots per game, to season lows in goals (two), shots (13), and shots on goal (seven)
Volleyball (0-2, 0-2 UAA)
- Dropped both of their matches at the second UAA Round Robin on Sunday morning in New York
- Fell in five sets to Brandeis (23-25, 28-26, 25-23, 22-25, 13-15) and to 10th-ranked WashU in three sets (16-25, 16-25, 15-25)
Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving
- Opened the 2026-27 season with competition at the Oberlin Early Invite in Oberlin, Ohio, on Friday and Saturday
- The women's team placed first out of eight teams and the men's team also placed first out of eight schools, including three Division II opponents
- Sophomore Ryan Wells was named the UAA Diver of the Week winning the 1-meter dive with a score of 193.65 and placing second in the 3-meter dive and first among Division III competitors with a score of 193.70
Wednesday, October 14
CWRU Volleyball (9-10) vs. John Carroll (11-7)
Cleveland, Ohio · Horsburgh Gymnasium
7:00 PM
Live Stats | Video | Digital Program
Thursday, October 15
CWRU Men's Tennis at ITA Cup
Rome, Ga. · Rome Tennis Center
TBD
Video
Friday, October 16
CWRU Men's Tennis at ITA Cup
Rome, Ga. · Rome Tennis Center
TBD
Video
Saturday, October 17
CWRU Men's Tennis at ITA Cup
Rome, Ga. · Rome Tennis Center
TBD
Video
CWRU Men's and Women's Cross Country at Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble
Oberlin, Ohio · Oberlin College North Fields - Cross Country Course
10:30 AM
Live Results | Video
#7 CWRU Men's Soccer (9-0-2, 1-0-1 UAA) vs. #3 Chicago (9-2-0, 1-1-0 UAA)
Cleveland, Ohio · DiSanto Field
11:00 AM
Live Stats | Video | Digital Program
CWRU Women's Soccer (7-4-1, 1-1-0 UAA) vs. #19 Carnegie Mellon (9-1-0, 2-0-0 UAA)
Cleveland, Ohio · DiSanto Field
1:30 PM
Live Stats | Video | Digital Program
CWRU Volleyball (9-10) at #20 Otterbein (15-3)
Westerville, Ohio · Rike Center
4:00 PM
Live Stats | Video
CWRU Football (4-1, 1-1 PAC) vs. Waynesburg (1-4, 1-2 PAC)
Cleveland, Ohio · DiSanto Field
7:00 PM
Live Stats | Video | Digital Program | Game Notes
Sunday, October 18
CWRU Men's Tennis at ITA Cup
Rome, Ga. · Rome Tennis Center
TBD
Video
