EASTON, Pa.- The Lafayette women's soccer program and head coach Mick Statham have announced the 2026 schedule. The Leopards will play 17 matches and are set to host eight matches at Gummeson Grounds: Home of the Mike Bourger '44 Field at Oaks Stadium this season.

Women's soccer is the first Lafayette team to open its 2026 slate. The Leopards will travel to Central Connecticut State on Aug. 16 followed by an excursion to Iona on Aug. 19. Lafayette will return to Easton for its home opener on Aug. 23 against St. Joseph's, followed by a contest at Cornell on Aug. 27. The Maroon and White conclude August by hosting Wagner on Aug, 30.

The Leopards open September welcoming La Salle to College Hill on Sept. 3. Then Lafayette will venture down the Northeast Extension to take on Drexel on Sept. 6, returning to the friendly confines of Gummeson Grounds on Sept. 10 to face Buffalo. This is the first matchup in program history between the Bulls and the Leopards. Lafayette opens Patriot League play with a pair of road matches, taking on Colgate and American on the 19th and the 26th of the month, respectively. Lafayette finishes September by hosting Bucknell on Sept. 30.

The month of October begins with the back end of a two-match homestand hosting Boston U. on Oct. 4. Two Patriot League contests on the road are next as the Maroon and White travel to Holy Cross on Oct. 10 and Army on Oct. 17. Lafayette returns to Easton for its final home matches of the season, vs. Loyola (Oct. 24) and Navy (Oct. 30). The Leopards close out their regular-season schedule traveling to rival Lehigh on Nov. 4.

The Patriot League Tournament will begin on Nov. 8.