CHESTER, Pa. - Head Field Hockey Coach Melissa McCarthy has announced the 2026 schedule on Monday morning, which features 10 games on the newly laid Dixon Field.

"I am very eager to get back to campus and start the 2026 season," Coach McCarthy states. "We had a very productive Spring with our returners and have a large group of experienced and motivated first years ready to step in and make major contributions. Our schedule challenges the team with five new matchups and six (2025) top 25 programs. In order to be the best, you have to compete alongside the best. We respect and welcome every opportunity we have been given to work hard and be great!"

THE 2026 SCHEDULE
A newly laid Dixon Field welcomes the 2026 campaign on September 2 against Elizabethtown. The Pride's first road contest send them to Hoboken, N.J. on September 5 to matchup with Stevens on the Freedom side. A stretch of home contests begins on September 19 with a visit from nearby Swarthmore. The following games show visits from Stockton (Sep. 22), Montclair State (Sep. 26), Immaculata (Sep. 30), and Albright (Oct. 3) before the Pride see an away game.

Stevenson welcomes the Pride on October 7 for a conference contest down in Owings Mills, Md. before the group returns to Chester for a visit from York for Homecoming 2026. The NJAC and national powerhouse Rowan visits the Pride on October 14 for a midweek contest. The Pride wrap up the home season on October 28 against a newly added MAC Commonwealth foe Neumann. The regular season comes to an end on Halloween in Reading, Pa. against Alvernia.

Postseason play is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 2 and will run through Saturday, November 7. 

THE FULL 2026 SCHEDULE
To view the full 2026 schedule, click here.