The University of Scranton women's lacrosse team has announced its 2026 schedule, featuring a competitive slate of 17 regular-season games highlighted by nine home contests at Weiss Field and a challenging non-conference lineup.

2026 Women's Lacrosse Schedule

Scranton opens the season with a challenging non-conference slate that includes seven teams from the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Royals start the year on the road at Messiah on Saturday, Feb. 14, before returning home for three games against opponents that all finished last season ranked in the NCAA's top 25. Scranton will host a Division III powerhouse in No. 3 Franklin & Marshall in its home opener on Feb. 18 and then close out February against No. 8 York (Feb. 25) and No. 18 Haverford (Feb. 28).

Scranton's challenging schedule continues into March with a three-game road stretch that opens on Mar. 3 against national semifinalists No. 5 Gettysburg, followed by trips to Ithaca on Mar. 7 and No. 12 Rowan on Mar. 11. The Royals return home for their Landmark Conference opener against Goucher on Saturday, Mar. 21, before welcoming in Williams on Mar. 24 for their final non-conference game of the season. Scranton resumes league play with a midweek matchup at Lycoming on Mar. 25 before returning home for Senior Day against Elizabethtown on Mar. 28.

The Royals open April with home games against Juniata (Apr. 1) and Moravian (Apr. 8) before closing the regular season with three of their final four games on the road. Scranton travels to the nation's capital for a key matchup at Catholic on Apr. 11, then wraps up its home slate against Wilkes on Apr. 15. The reigning Landmark Conference champions will close out the 2026 regular season with a pair of games on the road at Susquehanna on Apr. 18 and Drew on Apr. 22.

The Landmark Conference playoffs are set to begin with the first round on Apr. 25, followed by the semifinals on Apr. 29 and the championship game on May 2.

Head coach Chrissy Trescavage and the Royals will look to build on last season's momentum as they look to capture the program's fourth straight Landmark Conference Championship and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.