Scranton Field Hockey Set to Travel to Swarthmore for NCAA First Round Matchup

The University of Scranton field hockey team will begin play in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday with a first-round matchup against Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, PA.

This marks the second straight season Scranton has earned the Landmark Conference's automatic bid into the tournament. The Royals will look for their second first-round victory in program history and their first since 2021 when they defeated Ursinus in overtime.

Swarthmore is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996 and second overall after earning an at-large bid. After falling in the Centennial Conference Championship game, the Garnet will look to bounce back with the program's first-ever NCAA postseason win.

Scranton and Swarthmore's only previous meeting came earlier this season with the Royals earning a 2-1 shootout victory over the Garnet. The score remained deadlocked until Swarthmore's Gabriella Vasquez found the back of the net in the 36th minute to take the lead. Gracie Buchholz redirected a Kate McKillop drive to even the score with 2:21 remaining in the third quarter. Neither team was able to find the go-ahead goal in the fourth quarter or either overtime period, sending the contest to a penalty shootout. Scranton took a 2-1 lead in the shootout behind two saves from Ruby Sorber and a successful attempt by Olivia Burdo. Sorber continued to come up big with two additional stops before Olivia Dougherty converted the decisive shot to secure the shootout win.

The Royals (17-2) will face Swarthmore (12-7) on Wednesday, November 11 at 6:00 p.m. at Clothier Field Stadium. The winner of this first round game will travel to Tufts to face the reigning national champions in a Sweet 16 matchup.

NCAA Division III Field Hockey First Round & Sweet 16 Schedule

First Round – Wednesday, November 11

6:00 p.m. – Scranton (17-2) vs. Swarthmore (12-7)

Sweet 16 – Saturday, November 14

11:00 a.m. – First round winner against host Tufts (18-0)

Ticket Information

Online tickets for this weekend's games are available now. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $5 for students. There will be NO CASH purchases!