LEXINGTON, Va. — Fresh off capturing its fifth Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship, the No. 19 Washington and Lee University field hockey team will open the 2026 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament against No. 14 York (Pa.) College on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Kinsley Field in York, Pa. at 4 p.m.
The Generals (14-4) earned the ODAC's automatic berth in the national tournament following a 2-0 shutout of top-seeded Lynchburg in Saturday's conference championship. Washington and Lee returns to the NCAA postseason for the first time since 2022, when the program claimed its second consecutive ODAC title.
Washington and Lee enters the national tournament having won 10 of its last 11 contests, including consecutive postseason victories over Randolph-Macon and Lynchburg. The Generals finished second in the ODAC regular-season standings with a 7-1 conference record before defeating the Yellow Jackets, 3-1, in the semifinals and avenging their lone conference loss with Saturday's championship victory.
The Generals will face a fellow conference champion in York (16-4), which secured the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth's automatic NCAA Tournament berth with a 2-1 victory over fifth-ranked Stevenson on Saturday. Kelsey Shahan scored the deciding goal in the fourth quarter as the Spartans claimed their second conference championship in three seasons.
York enters Wednesday's contest riding a seven-game winning streak and finished 7-1 in MAC Commonwealth play. The Spartans also earned regular-season victories over nationally ranked Johns Hopkins and Salisbury.
Additional information, including the game time, ticketing details, live statistics and streaming links, will be available Monday morning in the complete NCAA Tournament preview.
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
