PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers field hockey has revealed its slate for the upcoming season. Following two mid-August exhibition games, the Scarlet Knights will begin the upcoming season on Sunday, September 1.

In non-conference play, the Scarlet Knights will host Vermont, UConn, St. Joe's, Miami (Ohio) and Princeton. RU will travel to Monmouth and UMass Lowell.

The Big Ten opener comes on September 27 as RU hosts Iowa. In conference play, Rutgers hosts Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State. The Scarlet Knights travel to Maryland, Northwestern, Indiana and Michigan.

The 2024 Big Ten Tournament will be held in College Park, Md. With the University of Maryland as hosts, that event starts on November 7.

Rutgers will face 11 opponents this season whom the Scarlet Knights competed against during the program's 16-win campaign last season. In addition to the Big Ten slate, Princeton, UConn and Monmouth remain on the schedule. RU will face Princeton for the seventh time since 2017, UConn for the sixth time since 2018 and Monmouth for the fifth time since 2019. New additions to the schedule for this season who RU did not face last year include Vermont (first meeting since 2013), St. Joe's (seventh meeting since 2016), Miami (Ohio) (first meeting since 2015) and UMass Lowell (first ever meeting).

The Big Ten Conference schedule is set to be its annual challenge. Last season, RU was one of four Big Ten schools to make the NCAA tournament. Additionally, seven Big Ten schools were ranked in the top 16 nationally of the final coaches' poll of the season. Rutgers' season slate overall features 10 teams that were nationally ranked in at least one poll last season, in addition to MAC Tournament champion Miami (Ohio).

Rutgers is coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history. RU started the season on a 15-game winning streak, the last unbeaten team in Division I field hockey. The Scarlet Knights went 6-2 in conference play, tying the program's best ever league finish. Rutgers would earn an at large bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament, the fifth appearance in program history and third in the past six seasons. The team was well recognized for its individuals, with a program record six all-region selections. Five of those All-Region players (Puck Winter, Guillermina Causarano, Ava Cickavage and Paulina Niklaus) are set to return this season.

After winning 16 games, the second most in a season in program history, which included victories over eight ranked foes, RU enters the upcoming season well positioned to continue its remarkable run of recent success. The Scarlet Knights have won 43 of their past 61 games over the past three seasons and will look to extend that success into the upcoming 2024 campaign.

2024 Field Hockey Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time
8/18/2024	Villanova (Exhibition)	Piscataway, N.J.	12 p.m.
8/24/2024	Syracuse (Exhibition)	Syracuse, N.Y	12 p.m.
9/1/2024	Vermont	Piscataway, N.J.	12 p.m.
9/6/2024	Monmouth	West Long Branch, N.J.	4 p.m.
9/8/2024	UConn	Piscataway, N.J.	12 p.m.
9/11/2024	St. Joseph's	Piscataway, N.J.	3 p.m.
9/15/2024	Miami (Ohio)	Piscataway, N.J.	12 p.m.
9/20/2024	Maryland	College Park, Md.	5 p.m.
9/22/2024	Princeton	Piscataway, N.J.	12 p.m.
9/27/2024	Iowa	Piscataway, N.J.	1 p.m.
10/4/2024	Northwestern	Evanston, Ill.	4 p.m.
10/6/2024	Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	12 p.m.
10/11/2024	Michigan	Ann Arbor, Mich.	4 p.m.
10/18/2024	Michigan State	Piscataway, N.J.	3 p.m.
10/20/2024	Ohio State	Piscataway, N.J.	12 p.m.
10/25/2024	Penn State	Piscataway, N.J.	2 p.m.
11/1/2024	UMass - Lowell	Lowell, Mass.	12 p.m.
11/7/2024	Big Ten Tournament	College Park, Md.	TBD