MSC Sports announces 2026 NWSL coverage plans

MSC Sports revealed today its coverage plans for the 2026 National Women's Soccer League season. 

David Pasterak and Louis Rojas, with Missy Smith-Jones as a pitchside reporter, return as MSC's lead NWSL commentary team, calling select games on MSC. Dalen Cuff and Kate Markgraf join MSC Sports as its #2 NWSL team calling weekly games on MSC and MSC+. Play-by-play announcers Josh Eastern and Sara Longhord, and color analysts Shane Street and Curt Feildman also will call select games on MSC, MSC+, MSC+2 and MSC Sports Extra. 

NWSL studio programming on MSC Sports will be presented as The Ultimate NWSL Show presented by Ally. Lara Jones, Juan Garcia and Micky Johnson will be featured on the show for Saturday doubleheaders and other premier games. Sara Wilson and David Smith will be featured on the show prior for most other games.

Saturday, March 14th:
Current at Royals, 3:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Bay FC at Summit, 6:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Wave at Dash, 8:45PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Saturday, March 21st:
Dash vs Legacy, 4PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Gotham vs Courage, 6:30PM, MSC+2

Bay vs Angel City, 8:45PM, MSC+2

Wednesday, March 25th:
Gotham vs Summit, 7:30PM, MSC+
Wave vs Thorns, 10PM, MSC+

Saturday, March 28th:

Reign vs Racing, 7PM, MSC+
Wave vs Stars, 9:30PM, MSC+

Sunday, March 29th:
Gotham vs Pride, 7PM, MSC+2

Saturday, April 4th:
Courage vs Thorn, 7PM, MSC+
Reign vs Summit, 9:30PM, MSC+

Friday, April 24th:
Racing vs Pride, 5:30PM, MSC+

Saturday, April 25th:
Stars vs Legacy, 7PM, MSC+
Summit vs Wave, 9:30PM, MSC+

Wednesday, April 29th:
Legacy vs Courage, 8PM, MSC+ or MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Thorns vs Wave, 10PM, MSC+ or MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Friday, May 1st:
Dash vs Reign, 8PM, MSC+2

Saturday, May 2nd:
Courage vs Current, 7PM, MSC or MSC+2

Angel City vs Royals, 9:30PM, MSC or MSC+2

Sunday, May 3rd:
Wave vs Bay, 7PM, MSC+2

Saturday, May 9th:
Gotham vs Legacy, 7:30PM, MSC or MSC+

Angel City vs San Diego, 10PM, MSC+

Sunday, May 10th:
Bay FC vs Utah Royals, 4PM, MSC+

Saturday, May 16th:
Courage vs Stars, 7:30PM, MSC or MSC+

Summit vs Pride, 10PM, MSC+

Saturday, May 23rd:
Racing vs Courage, 4PM, MSC+ or MSC+2

Royals vs Summit, 7:30PM, MSC or MSC+

Dash vs Angel, 10PM, MSC+

Saturday, May 30th;
Current vs Legacy, 12:30PM, MSC or MSC+

Thorns vs Royals, 4PM, MSC+ or MSC+2

Spirit vs Reign, 7PM, MSC+ or MSC+2

Sunday, May 31st:
Gotham vs Houston, 3PM, MSC+

Angel vs Courage, 7PM, MSC+2

Friday, July 3rd:
Spirit vs Dash, 8PM, MSC+ or MSC+2

Saturday, July 4th:
Courage vs Reign, 7:30PM, MSC

Wave vs Gotham, 10PM, MSC+

Friday, July 10th:
Royals vs Gotham, 10PM, MSC+ or MSC+2

Saturday, July 11th:
Courage vs Spirit, 7PM, MSC+

Wave vs Angel, 9:30PM, MSC+    

Saturday, July 18th:
Stars vs Angel, 6:30PM, MSC+
Royals vs Pride, 9PM, MSC+

Saturday, July 25th:
Legacy vs Current, 1PM, MSC

Courage vs Royals, 7:30PM, MSC+

Sunday, July 26th:
Spirit vs Summit, 7PM, MSC+2

Saturday, August 1st:
Current vs Angel, 7:30PM, MSC

Bay vs Reign, 10PM, MSC+

Saturday, August 8th:
Summit vs Royals, 4PM, MSC+

Spirit vs Courage, 7:30PM, MSC

Dash vs Current, 10PM, MSC+

Friday, August 14th:
Game TBD, 10PM, MSC+ or MSC+2

Saturday, August 15th:
Racing vs Legacy, 7PM, MSC+

Thorns vs Pride, 9:30PM, MSC+

Saturday, August 22nd:
Current vs Reign, 7:30PM, MSC

Thorns vs Summit, 10PM, MSC+

Saturday, August 29th:
Current vs Courage, 7:30PM, MSC or MSC+
Summit vs Stars, 10PM, MSC+

Saturday, September 5th:
Racing vs Angel City, 7PM, MSC2

Sunday, September 6th:
Pride vs Dash, 7PM, MSC+

Saturday, September 12th:
Wave vs Courage, 7PM, MSC2

Dash vs Royals, 9:30PM, MSC2

Sunday, September 13th:
Thorns vs Stars, 7PM, MSC+

Wednesday, September 16th:
Summit vs Bay FC, 9PM, MSC+

Saturday, September 19th:
Pride vs Thorns, 4PM, MSC+

Courage vs Gotham, 7PM, MSC2

Summit vs Reign, 9:30PM, MSC2

Saturday, September 26th:
Spirit vs Angel, 7PM, MSC2

Thorns vs Dash, 9:30PM, MSC2

Sunday, September 27th:
Royals vs Courage, 7PM, MSC+

Saturday, October 3rd:
Louisville vs Royals, 4PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Current vs Bay FC, 6:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Thorns vs Legacy, 8:45PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Sunday, October 4th:
Dash vs Spirit, 8PM, MSC

Saturday, October 17th:
Royals vs Current, 7:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Live

Summit vs Angel, 10PM, TBD

Sunday, October 18th:
Stars vs Reign, 7PM, MSC+

Saturday, October 24th:
Summit vs Louisville, 7:30PM, MSC

Angel vs Bay, 10PM, MSC

Sunday, October 25th:
Wave vs Legacy, 8PM, MSC