BOSTON – Following Vermont’s second title in the past three seasons, the Catamounts will face off against St. Joseph’s in the opening round game of the 2026 NCAA Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday, November 11 at 3 p.m.
The Catamounts enter their opening round game at 13-5 overall after winning the 2026 #AEFH Championship as the No. 5 Seed. Vermont was just 2-3 in conference play, but 11-2 in non-conference action. In the conference tournament they shut out New Hampshire 2-0 on the road, beat top seed UMass Lowell 3-2 on the road and took down No. 3 UAlbany 3-2 in a shootout to claim the title. Vermont leads the league in scoring offense at 2.9 goals per game and ranks first in scoring defense having only allowed 19 goals all season.
St. Joseph’s won their sixth straight Atlantic-10 championship on Saturday, 2-1 over Richmond. The Hawks are 11-9 overall with seven of their losses to nationally ranked teams.
The two teams have one common opponent this year, as the Hawks beat New Hampshire 2-1 I the season-opening contest for both teams. Vermont lost 1-0 to New Hampshire in the regular season but earned the 2-0 shutout a week ago.
The winner of Wednesday's game will face top seed Northwestern on Friday at 1 p.m.
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