2018 Field Hockey Schedule Announced

PISCATAWAY, N.J – Rutgers field hockey announced its 2018 schedule today, unveiling a 17-game slate for the upcoming season. The season begins on August 26 with a home game against Richmond.

"The Big Ten schedule is always great competition and we are excited to see where we match up against top-10 teams such as Penn State and Maryland," head coach Meredith Civico said. "Adding other recent National Champions such as Princeton and Delaware to our schedule, as well as home games against Richmond and American, means we have a great schedule that will continue to challenge our young team."

The Scarlet Knights will face seven teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season, including two NCAA semifinalists in Maryland and Michigan, with Maryland being the NCAA Tournament runner-up.

Rutgers is looking to build on a nine-win season last year that included a program record three Big Ten wins and three ranked victories. The team was nationally ranked for eight straight weeks, finishing at No. 21 in the nation.

Rutgers will also play two exhibition games, traveling to face Drexel on Saturday, August 12 at 3:30 pm and hosting UConn on Saturday, August 18 at 1 p.m. Information on which games will be nationally televised and which games will be live streamed will be announced at a later date.

Non-conference schedule

Richmond (Home, Sunday August 26, 1 p.m.)

The Spiders went 8-11 last season.
Rutgers has won three of the four lifetime meetings, including a 2-0 win on Senior Day in 2016.

Hofstra (Home, Friday August 31, 1 p.m.)

Hofstra was 7-12 last season.
Rutgers leads the all-time series 14-2, but the teams have not played since 2003.

St. Joseph's (Home, Sunday September 2, 1 p.m.)

The Hawks went 18-4 last season, winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
The Scarlet Knights earned a 1-0 overtime win in St. Joe's last trip to Piscataway (2016), while the Hawks revenged that with a 3-1 win in 2017.
Rutgers has won 18 of the 26 matchups against St. Joe's, its most victories against any opponent.

Cornell (Home, Friday September 7, 3 p.m.)

Cornell was 10-6 last season.
Rutgers is 7-3 all-time against Cornell, defeating them each of the past two seasons.

Princeton (Home, Sunday September 9, 11 a.m.)

The Tigers went 12-7 last season, advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals, defeating Virginia in the first round.
RU is 3-19-1 all-time versus Princeton, with last year's meeting the first regular season matchup since 2006.

Longwood (Neutral @ Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sunday September 16, 11 a.m.)

The Lancers, an affiliate member of the MAC in field hockey, went 11-6 last season.
This will be the first ever matchup between Rutgers and Longwood.

Delaware (Away, Sunday September 30, 1 p.m.)

After winning the national title in 2016, Delaware went 15-5 last season and qualified for the NCAAs for the fifth straight year.
The Blue Hens lead the all-time series against RU, 19-8-3.

Georgetown (Home, Sunday October 7, 1 p.m.)

The Hoyas went 9-10 last season.
Rutgers leads the all-time series, 11-6.

American (Home, Sunday October 21, 2 p.m.)

The Eagles went 13-6 last season.
Rutgers is 1-5 all-time versus American, winning the last matchup on the road in 2015.

Big Ten schedule
Michigan (Away, Friday September 14, 7 p.m.)

The Wolverines went 21-3 last season, winning the conference with an 8-0 league record, and clinching the Big Ten Tournament championship. They won two NCAA Tournament games before falling to Maryland in the NCAA Semifinal Round.
The Scarlet Knights are 0-7 all-time versus Michigan.

Michigan State (Home, Friday September 21, 3 p.m.)

The Spartans went 8-12 last season and 2-6 in conference play.
Rutgers is 4-8-1 lifetime against Michigan State, winning 3-2 on the road last season for their first win in the series since 1989.

Ohio State (Home, Sunday September 23, 1 p.m. - Televised on Big Ten Network)

The Buckeyes were 10-9 last season and finished 1-6 in the conference.
RU is 3-4 lifetime against Ohio State.

Penn State (Home, Friday September 28, 3 p.m.)

The Nittany Lions were 17-5 last season and 6-2 in the Big Ten, earning a NCAA Tournament bid and winning a first round game versus Delaware.
Scarlet Knights are 4-17-3 in the all-time series against Penn State.

Maryland (Away, Friday October 5, 4 p.m.)

The Terrapins went 16-7 last season, advancing the NCAA Championship game before falling to UConn.
Rutgers is 3-30-1 against Maryland all-time, its most played Big Ten series.

Northwestern (Away, Friday October 12, 4 p.m.)

The Wildcats went 15-7 last season, and 6-2 in conference play. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament and defeated Louisville in the first round.
RU is 0-5 all-time versus Northwestern, facing them twice last season in Evanston, including a matchup in the Big Ten Tournament.

Indiana (Away, Sunday October 14, 12 p.m.)

The Hoosiers went 6-13 last season, going winless in conference play.
The Scarlet Knights lead all-time series 5-2 after claiming a 2-0-win last season in the Big Ten opener.

Iowa (Home, Friday October 19, 3 p.m.)

The Hawkeyes went 7-11 last season with a 3-5 mark in conference action.
Rutgers downed No. 19 Iowa 1-0 last season, their second straight win in the series that Iowa now leads 6-2-1.

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