MEDFORD, MA (November 11, 2026) – The bracket is set for this weekend (Nov. 14-15) when defending NCAA Division III Field Hockey champion Tufts University will host a four-team Regional at Ounjian Field that will send a team on to the "Final Four."
NCAA Div. III Field Hockey Championship 2nd & 3rd Rounds at Tufts University
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, November 14-15, 2026
Location: Medford, MA (Ounjian Field)
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Tina Mattera's undefeated Jumbos (18-0) are the #1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Tufts will host NCAA Regional weekend action for the fifth time, and for the second time in the last three years.
Three NCAA first-round games were played on Wednesday (Nov. 11) to determine which teams would advance to Medford for the "Sweet 16" on Saturday. Centennial Conference runner-up Swarthmore College (13-7) won 4-0 at home over Landmark Conference champion University of Scranton (17-3). Stevenson University (18-2), the MAC Commonwealth Conference champion, hosted and defeated Great Northeast Athletic Conference winner Colby-Sawyer College (18-3) by an 8-0 score. Johns Hopkins University (17-4), the Centennial Conference champion, eliminated North Coast Athletic Conference champion Denison University (16-3) by a 2-0 score in Baltimore.
Now Tufts will face Swarthmore on Saturday at 11:00 AM in the second round, while Johns Hopkins and Stevenson will meet on Saturday at 2:00 PM. The winners of Saturday's games will move on to the "Elite 8" on Sunday (1:00 PM start) with a berth into the "Final Four" on the line.
Ticket prices for each game at Ounjian Field in Medford are $15 for adults and $5 for students with ID. Children ages two and under are free. An Adult All-Session ticket is $25 and a Student All-Session is $8. Tickets will be available on site with cash or credit card.
This is the 17th NCAA Tournament berth for Tufts and its seventh straight. Including their run of five NCAA Tournament wins last fall, featuring a 2-1 overtime victory against Johns Hopkins in the national championship game, Tufts has a 32-14 overall record in NCAA play. That includes a perfect 8-0 record at home during the NCAA Regional rounds they have hosted. The Jumbos have won two national titles, in 2012 and last fall.
The Jumbos are led offensively by sophomore
Eleanor Helm, the NESCAC Player of the Year and a two-time NFHCA National Player of the Week. She has 20 goals and 44 points in 18 games. Defensively, Tufts features senior
Claire Casey, a two-time NESCAC All-Conference first team selection who has seven goals and 16 points this season. The Jumbos average 3.06 goals per game (55 total) and allow 0.67 per game (12 in 18 games).
Swarthmore, making its second NCAA appearance and first since 1996, made history on Wednesday with its first-ever NCAA win. The Garnet are 1-1 in NCAA Tournament play overall. First-year goalie Josie Sarno was the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, helping Swarthmore limit opponents to 1.30 goals per game (26 in 20 games). The offense connects for 2.00 goals per game (40 in 20), led by another first-year, Libby Castle, with seven goals and 17 points.
Johns Hopkins, in its 15th NCAA Tournament and seventh straight, improved to a 21-15 NCAA record with its first-round win. The Blue Jays score 3.19 goals per game (67 in 21 games) and are led offensively by sophomore Sarah Chilton with 14 goals and 31 points. Junior Ada Farmer is a Centennial Conference first team selection for a JHU defense that has allowed 15 goals in 21 games for a 0.71 average.
Like Swarthmore, Stevenson also earned its first-ever NCAA victory on Wednesday. The Mustangs now have a 1-1 mark in their two all-time appearances, this year and last. MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year Gracyn Catalano, a senior, has 17 goals and 39 points for a team that averages 3.75 goals per game (75 in 20). On defense, Stevenson allows 0.60 goals per game, with first-year Jordan Vradenburgh, the MAC Commonwealth Co-Defensive Player of the Year, in goal.
Tufts' NESCAC foes Middlebury College and Bowdoin College, along with Christopher Newport University, are the three other NCAA Regional hosts for this weekend's games, sites that will also send their winning teams to the Final Four.
The Final Four will be held at McCooey Field on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. National semifinal games will be played on Friday, November 20, and the national championship game is set for Sunday, November 22.
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