COLONIA, N.J. – The inaugural four team 2026 East Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship field is set and the league’s top teams will clash for the ECC title and the conference’s AQ into the NCAA Championship. The postseason field includes No. 1 Mercy, No. 2 Roberts Wesleyan, No. 3 Dominican NY, and No. 4 D’Youville. Semifinal Round action will be played on Wednesday, November 11 at the home field of each higher seeded team.
 
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Ticket pricing is $10 for adults and $5 for students (with ID), senior citizens and children 5 and up; children under 5 are free of charge. To purchase tickets for ECC Championships, please visit tickets.eccsports.org.
 
Mercy (9-7, 8-2 ECC) earned the top seed and a share of the 2026 ECC Regular Season title. The Mavericks ended the regular season riding a seven game winning streak which included shutting out Molloy 3-0 on the road today to close out the regular season.
 
No. 2 Roberts Wesleyan (10-7, 8-2 ECC) won a share of the 2026 ECC Regular Season crown and posted the ECC’s highest overall win total. The Redhawks have won three straight, shutting out their opponents in all three wins. They capped off the campaign with a 2-0 triumph at St. Thomas Aquinas this afternoon.
 
Securing the third seed was Dominican NY (7-10, 6-4 ECC). The Chargers won each of its final two games of the regular season to lock up the No. 3 seed. Dominican NY ended the season by edging D’Youville 2-1 in overtime of today’s regular season finale at home.
 
D’Youville (7-10, 5-5 ECC) secured the fourth and final postseason berth. The Saints suffered back-to-back defeats, which included today’s overtime setback to Dominican NY to conclude the regular season and dropping them to the fourth seed.


The Mavericks and the Saints will meet at 1:00 PM on Wednesday in the first Semifinal Round matchup of the day at Mercy Field in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Mercy and D’Youville split the season series, with both teams winning on its home turf. The Saints took the first meeting 2-1 on October 3 in Buffalo, NY and the Mavs won the second contest 5-2 on October 24 in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
 
The Redhawks and the Chargers play at 6:00 PM in the Semifinals at Redhawk Field in Rochester, NY. Roberts and Dominican NY split during 2026, each snagging road victories. The Redhawks stole a 1-0 win in overtime on October 3 in Orangeburg, NY and the Chargers took a 2-1 advantage on October 24 in Rochester, NY.
 
The winners will advance to the 2026 ECC Field Hockey Championship Final on Saturday, November 14 with the highest remaining seed serving as host.
 
2026 ECC Field Hockey Championship
Semifinals - Wednesday, November 11
1:00 PM – No. 4 D’Youville vs. No. 1 Mercy
6:00 PM – No. 3 Dominican NY vs. No. 2 Roberts Wesleyan

Final - Saturday, November 14
Time TBD – Winners of the Semifinals
 
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Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: Daemen University (Amherst, N.Y.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); D'Youville University (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy University (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, N.Y.); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.); and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). The ECC also is home to 13 associate members in the sports of women’s bowling (3), men’s and women’s indoor track & field (3), men's volleyball (2), field hockey (1), and men’s lacrosse (1).

The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; women's bowling; men’s and women’s cross country; field hockey; men’s and women’s lacrosse; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; softball; and men's and women’s volleyball.
 
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.