NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion field hockey team will host seven home games and will travel to Ohio State to open the 2026 campaign, ODU Head Coach Andrew Griffiths announced on Tuesday.
“I’m really excited about the schedule this year. It has challenges from start to finish,” said Griffiths. “We have a challenging first three weekends on the road, and along with some tough preseason games, we expect this to prepare us well for BIG EAST play. Our conference is getting stronger each year, and it’s an excellent challenge for us”. “We are coming off a quality spring of building consistency in our work rate and competitive level, and with our strong group of newcomers, I expect us to be a tough team for anyone to play against this season," added Griffiths.
Old Dominion will play three preseason scrimmages before opening regular season play. The Monarchs will host Duke on Saturday, August 15, at 1 p.m. ODU will then travel to Virginia for a scrimmage on Thursday, August 20, at 2 p.m., before wrapping up the preseason at William & Mary on Sunday, August 23, at 11 a.m.
The Monarchs begin the regular season on Friday, August 28, against Ohio State at Buckeye Varsity Field at 4 p.m. ODU will remain in Columbus to face Bellarmine on Saturday, August 29, at 3 p.m.
Old Dominion opens September at Karen Shelton Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where it will face Princeton on Friday, September 4, at 3 p.m. The Monarchs will also take on Penn on Sunday, September 6, at 11 a.m. ODU concludes its opening road stretch with a matchup at North Carolina on Friday, September 11, at 5 p.m.
The Monarchs open both their home schedule and BIG EAST Conference play at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex against Providence on Friday, September 18, at 2 p.m. The game will celebrate Morgan’s Message. Delaware visits Norfolk for Alumni Day on Sunday, September 20, at noon, before ODU closes the homestand against Saint Louis in its Championship Effort Game on Sunday, September 27, at 11 a.m.
To close out September, Old Dominion travels to in-state foe William & Mary on Monday, September 28, at 6 p.m. The Monarchs then open October with a BIG EAST road contest at Liberty on Friday, October 2, at 3 p.m.
ODU returns home to host conference opponent Villanova in its Breast Cancer Awareness Game on Friday, October 9, at 1 p.m. The Monarchs remain in Norfolk to face Queens on Sunday, October 11, at noon.
For their final road stretch of the regular season, the Monarchs travel to Philadelphia for a BIG EAST matchup against Temple on Friday, October 16. ODU then returns to Virginia to face Richmond on Sunday, October 18, at 1 p.m.
The final home weekend of the season begins with a BIG EAST matchup against UConn on Friday, October 23, at 3 p.m., with Senior Day festivities taking place prior to the game. The Monarchs will conclude their home schedule against Longwood on Sunday, October 25, at noon.
Old Dominion closes the regular season in the nation's capital with a BIG EAST contest at Georgetown on Friday, October 30, at 1 p.m.
The 2026 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship will be hosted by Temple. The tournament begins on Friday, November 6, with the championship game scheduled for Sunday, November 8.
Old Dominion Field Hockey Schedule
|
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
|
Aug. 28 |
Ohio State |
4 p.m. |
|
Aug. 29 |
Bellarmine |
3 p.m. |
|
Sep. 4 |
Princeton |
3 p.m. |
|
Sep. 6 |
Penn |
11 a.m. |
|
Sep. 11 |
North Carolina |
5 p.m. |
|
Sep. 18 |
Providence |
2 p.m. |
|
Sep. 20 |
Delaware |
12 p.m. |
|
Sep. 27 |
St. Louis |
11 a.m. |
|
Sep. 28 |
William & Mary |
6 p.m. |
|
Oct. 2 |
Liberty |
3 p.m. |
|
Oct. 9 |
Villanova |
1 p.m. |
|
Oct. 11 |
Queens |
12 p.m. |
|
Oct. 16 |
Temple |
TBD |
|
Oct. 18 |
Richmond |
1 p.m. |
|
Oct. 23 |
UConn |
3 p.m. |
|
Oct. 25 |
Longwood |
12 p.m. |
|
Oct. 30 |
Georgetown |
1 p.m. |