WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Catholic field hockey announced its 2026 regular season schedule. Head Coach Rachel Palumbo announced the 17-game slate with eight non-conference matches to go along with the nine-game Landmark Conference schedule. 

The Cardinals will take on two NCAA Tournament teams from last season in 2026 as they will take on Rowan as well as the defending Landmark champions in Scranton. 

Catholic opens up the season as the first home event for the department this fall when it takes on TCNJ on September 2 at Cardinal Stadium. This will be the ninth consecutive season that the programs have faced each other, all of which being the season opener. The Cardinals will hit the road for the first time to take on Randolph-Macon on September 5.

The Cardinals will play back-to-back home games on September 9 and 12 against Bridgewater and Washington & Lee before a three-game road stretch against Rowan (Sept. 16), Washington College (Sept. 19) and Bryn Mawr (Sept. 22). The last non-conference game will take place on Sept. 30 on the road at Shenandoah.

The Landmark schedule opens up for Catholic on September 26 as the team will celebrate Senior Day against Lycoming at 1 pm. The first conference road game comes against Moravian on October 3 before back-to-back conference home matches against Goucher (Oct. 6) and Wilkes (Oct. 10). 

The Cardinals will then play three of four conference games on the road, beginning with a trip to Elizabethtown on October 13 then returning back home to face off against Drew on October 17. The four-game stretch concludes with trips to Susquehanna and Scranton on October 20 and 24. The regular season concludes for Catholic on October 27 when it plays Juniata.