BURLINGTON, Vt. – Two days after winning its second America East title over UAlbany, the Vermont Field Hockey team found out its selection in the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Sunday evening. The Catamounts (14-5) will travel to Northwestern to face St. Joseph's (11-9) the Atlantic 10 Champions. The matchup is slated for 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 and the action from Northwestern's Lakeside Field will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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The Hawks come into the NCAA Tournament after claiming their sixth consecutive A10 Tournament championship on Saturday by defeating Richmond in a penalty shootout. Last season in the NCAA Tournament the Hawks defeated Drexel 2-0 in the Opening Round of the tournament before falling 2-1 to the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels. The Hawks have five wins all-time in the NCAA Tournament. In 2024 they were the National Runner-Up falling 5-0 to Northwestern in the title game. The Hawks defeated Lafayette, Princeton and North Carolina on their path to the title game.

Wednesday's matchup will be the first time UVM and St. Joseph's square off. Over the last 10 years St. Joseph's is 5-1-0 against teams in America East. They've defeated UNH three times over the last three seasons, including a 2-1 decision in their home opener Aug. 28. In 2023 St. Joe's topped UMass Lowell 4-0 and in 2017 UC Davis 2-1. In 2016 then 20th-ranked UAlbany topped the Hawks 4-2.
 
The winner of Wednesday's contest will advance to face the host and No. 1-seed Northwestern (18-2) on Friday at 1 p.m. That contest will also air live on ESPN+. The Final Four is set for November 20 and 22 on the campus of the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.

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