Sunday, October 11th, is welcoming another brand new women’s tournament to the women’s league! From Grand Valley State University, the Women’s Grand Valley Gauntlet, will be run at the same time as the Grand Valley Gauntlet XIII for the open division. This year, GVSU, MSU, and CMU will be in attendance for both tournaments.
Saturday, October 10th, welcomes the first ever Heartland Havoc women’s tournament hosted by Iowa! This is a very big accomplishment not only for their young coach, Andrew Heim, but for the central region as a whole as this is the first official women’s tournament hosted in the region. Several events like the two Platteville home tournaments, the central region cup, and Eau Claire’s home tournaments have scheduled women’s matches along side their open games, but the Heartland Havoc is the first all women’s event. If you didn’t know, the central region had half the teams in the women’s league going into this season as well as some of the youngest teams in the division. This makes having an official women’s tournament in the region all the more important not only for internal team growth but regional growth as well. It gives our women the opportunity to prioritize and showcase all the hard work they’ve put into their team so far this season, and it offers a glimpse into what the rest of the season will look like. This event will see four teams in attendance: UWP, UIUC, UWEC, and of course Iowa. Each team will play three games, and at the end of the day, an open match between Iowa and a mixed team will take place.
The season for the Women’s League kicked off with the combined Red Cedar Rumble tournament hosted by Michigan State University. This year’s tournament looked very different with the teams present as well as the inclusion of the women’s division games. In the past, this event was similar to the Cornhusker Clash, hosted by UNL, where one or two teams would be in attendance. This year, Bowling Green and Grand Valley attended the open tournament, and Akron, Grand Valley, and Illinois attended the women’s tournament! It was great to see all the teams join MSU at this event, so let’s take a look at each team!
Continue reading “Women’s Red Cedar Rumble IV Recap”While this preview comes a little late into the start of the season, I touched on all of these teams in the Women’s League Preview, which you can read here. For this article, I wanted to hear from the teams directly on how the season’s been going so far. So below are the interview questions I asked each team in the region. Thank you to those who responded, so let’s hear from the teams!
Continue reading “Central Region Women’s Preview 2026-27”The central region kicked off the season with two tournaments this weekend; the first being the Rosen Bowl III on Saturday, September 19th, and the second being the Cornhusker Clash IX on Sunday, September 20th. Check out the preview an recap for the Rosen Bowl III after this one. The Sunday tournament was a change of pace which allowed UWP and Iowa to dedicate all of Saturday to traveling down to Lincoln, Nebraska. It was great to see the turnout for this tournament, so let’s take a look at how each team did!
Each year the Platteville Dodgeball Club puts on the Tim Ebert Memorial Scholarship Tournament 2026. The tournament was held on Saturday, September 12th and we raised $800. Tim Ebert was a player at the University of Wisconsin Platteville who was respected by his teammates as a captain and friend. Tim could always be counted on, always there to help, and was always making a difference. The funds raised go towards a scholarship in his name offered by the Platteville Dodgeball Club.
The Central region kicks of the season with an unusual Sunday tournament hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Cornhusker Clash is a long-running meeting usually between close rivals UNL and UWP, but this year, Iowa joins the fun. Their participation in this event is a welcomed break in tradition, and it gives all three teams a great start to the season. Let’s take a look at each team going.
On Saturday, September 19 the UW-Stout Dodgeball Club is hosting their third home tournament in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Recreation Complex. The building’s address is:
712 South Broadway Street
Menomonie, WI 54751
The Bluedevils will host the Blugolds in both scrimmage matches and each club’s first ranked match of the 2026-27 school year. Both teams are structured similarly being comprised mostly of rookies looking to their experienced club leaders for guidance. Some members of the newly formed UW-Stevens Point Dodgeball Club will also attend and participate in scrimmage matches.
For those unable to attend in person, matches will be streamed and recorded on the Bluedevil Dodgeball Club’s YouTube channel.
The schedule can be viewed below.
Cue 1 @ 11 am- UWS vs. UWEC (Scrimmage)
Cue 2 @ 12:15 pm- Mixed 1 vs. Mixed 2 (Scrimmage) | UWEC vs. Mixed 3 (Women’s Scrimmage)
Cue 3 @ 1:30 pm- UWS vs. UWEC (Official Match)
This year has so far been a successful recruiting season for the Bluedevils. Stout’s rookies will be leaning on the veteran leadership of players like Angel Lucero, Tyler Mathison, and Kaden Brede. Coach Jacob will be looking to get his rookies some tournament experience at home before the season kicks into full gear in October. If this year’s rookie class is anything like last year’s, Stout will have some players in contention for the All Region Rookie list.
The Bluedevils will be hoping to repeat their successes of the Rosen Bowl II where they outpaced the Blugolds and controlled momentum for nearly the entire event.
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Eau Claire too has done well with recruitment. The Blugolds are expecting to bring a full 12 to a tournament for the first time in club history. The relatively short drive is the perfect opportunity for this young squad to get experience.
It was only late last fall that the Blugolds began to find their team’s on-court identity. With over half of the roster being rookies, the team will be leaning on the experience of Cleo Moen, Kaitlynn Moore, and Jason Bleskan, to name a few. Several players were able to gain some experience in the National Dodgeball Association (NDA) format at the Tim Ebert Memorial Scholarship Tournament last weekend.
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The NCDA’s Women’s league has seen a boost in attention over the course of the last two seasons, and it’s unsurprising with how hard these women fight for their spotlight. This season, unfortunately, recruitment seems to be far more challenging than previous years, which forces teams to fall back on their vets as teams slowly shrink in size. But recruitment isn’t everything, so let’s see how these teams are doing coming out of summer break and learn who’s on the playing field for this season!
Continue reading “2026-2027 Women’s League Preview”
The East Coast is wide open. After a season that saw Virginia break through on the national stage for the first time, coupled with James Madison finally surrendering its grip on the regional crown, the 2026-2027 campaign brings a new question: who’s ready to take over? Graduation has gutted the region’s most talented rosters, creating opportunities for rising stars to step into major roles and for familiar contenders to prove they can reload. Virginia, JMU, and Maryland all enter the season with something to prove, and with the East Coast title firmly up for grabs, every point will matter.
Continue reading “East Coast Region Preview 2026-27”
Over the last year, the South region has become a hub for league growth and a region that everybody should keep their eyes on. Many schools are primed to enter the region and begin competitive play; additionally, each of the existing programs are expected to take significant leaps in the 2027 campaign. Here’s a preview of what each program should set out to achieve in the upcoming season.
Continue reading “South Region Preview 2026-27”
It’s time to dust off our jerseys as we approach the start of the 2026-27 NCDA season! The central region is excited to welcome back its many players and teams from a well deserved summer break as well as introduce those trying to break into the league. Lots of exciting things happened over the course of last season: First ever Central Region cup, two-time consolation bracket winners (UWP), Iowa’s first official season, and so much more! It will be exciting to see what happens next in the Central region, but for now, let’s take a look at who’s returning.
Continue reading “Central Region Preview 2026-2027”
The wait is finally over. College dodgeball is back, and the Michigan region is ready to get things rolling.
A new season means new teams, new faces, new rivalries, and another year of chaos on the court. The offseason is officially behind us, the balls are back in the gyms, and it’s time to find out who came ready to compete.
Continue reading “Michigan Region Preview 2026-27”
The wait is over. College dodgeball is back, and the Ohio region is ready to get to work.
The 2026–27 season brings a familiar mix of contenders, rising programs and teams looking to make their move. Veterans will be asked to carry bigger roles, new talent will have its chance to emerge, and the preseason rankings will quickly give way to what actually happens on the court.
With Nationals sitting at the end of the road, every matchup matters. The Ohio region has plenty of teams capable of making noise… the question is which ones will actually deliver.
Continue reading “Ohio Region Preview 2026-27”The past few seasons have gifted the central region with significant growth in its women’s teams. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) got the ball rolling by participating in the first ever women’s national tournament, and University of Wisconsin-Platteville (UWP) was quick to follow by forming their own team to compete the following year. Now the central region has three official women’s teams, the third being University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), who were unable to attend nationals this year. Now, at the end of the 2026 season, there are three more schools who have a chance at forming teams and joining the women’s league. This is huge! The women’s league has been dominated by Michigan State University and University of Akron since its debut, so seeing the league branch out of the Ohio/Michigan region into the central region is very exciting to be a part of. Let’s take a look at how the women of the central region did this season!
Continue reading “Central Region Women’s 2026 Season Recap”
