EASTON, Pa. - In her seventh year with the Lafayette women's lacrosse program, head coach
Katie McConnell released the 2026 schedule on Thursday morning.
"We are excited to kick off the 2026 season," McConnell said. "Our fall season and non-conference slate have prepared us to compete at a high level, so we're ready for the challenges of Patriot League play. We can't wait to get started."
The Leopards begin this semester's competition with an early scrimmage away at Cornell on Feb. 7.
Lafayette hosts Merrimack on Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. for the season- and home-opener. The team will travel to Columbia (Feb. 18) before returning to College Hill against Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 21 and La Salle on Feb. 25.
March starts at Monmouth accompanied by the first Patriot League game versus Holy Cross on March 7 at 4 p.m. Next up, the Maroon and White move into four-straight road trips to George Washington, Boston U., Colgate and Army.
The Loyola Maryland Greyhounds make their way to Lafayette on April 1 as the Leopards hit the road for Bucknell nine days later.
Navy (April 15) and American (April 18) close out the regular-season home slate. The Rivalry will take place in Bethlehem on Thursday, April 23.
The 2026 Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Championship will begin with the first-round action on April 26. Two semifinal round games will be played on Thursday, April 30 with the title match arranged for Saturday, May 2. Both of the semifinal rounds and the championship game will be hosted by the No. 1 seed.
Lafayette opened the state-of-the-art Wallach Sports Performance and Lacrosse Center this fall and will continue to play its home games at Fisher Stadium in 2026. The Leopards finished the previous campaign with a 6-10 mark, including a 2-7 conference record. Throughout the summer, Lafayette promoted
Nikki Prestiano to associate head coach and added
Caroline Crump as an assistant coach.
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