Fairfield, Monmouth Advance To CAA Field Hockey Title Game
Kylon Lewis
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (November 4, 2026) – Top-seeded Fairfield and No. 2 Monmouth advanced to the CAA Field Hockey Championship game after earning semifinal victories on Wednesday afternoon. The Stags and Hawks will face off at 3 pm on Friday for the conference title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
No. 1 Fairfield 3, No. 4 Northeastern 1
Box Score
Top-seeded Fairfield (11-7) punched its ticket to the 2026 CAA Field Hockey title game with a 3-1 victory over No. 4 Northeastern (6-10) in Wednesday’s first semifinal contest of the 2026 CAA Field Hockey Championship at Buckley Field.
Fairfield jumped out to a 1-0 advantage just 5:33 into the contest when Rylee LaLoup converted a penalty corner off an assist from Emily Carney. The Stags carried their 1-0 advantage into the second quarter before Kaelyn Fogelson doubled the lead in the 25th minute, giving Fairfield a two-goal cushion at halftime.
Both teams remained scoreless through the third quarter before Fairfield sealed the victory in the 57th minute when Kylie Corcoran converted a penalty stroke to give the Stags a commanding 3-0 advantage. It was her team-leading 12
th goal of the season.
Northeastern got on the board in the 59
th minute on a goal from Juana Gonzalez-Peyru.
Fairfield, which in its first season as a CAA member, held a 9-5 advantage in shots in the contest. Georgia McDade recorded a pair of saves for the Stags and CAA Rookie of the Year Aiko Price stopped three shots for the Huskies.
No. 2 Monmouth 2, No. 3 Drexel 1
Box Score
Junior forward Claire Campen scored two goals, including the game-winner with 11:29 to play, to lift No. 2 Monmouth (11-6) to a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Drexel (15-4) in the second semifinal contest of the CAA Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday at Buckley Field.
The teams traded shots throughout the opening quarter before the Dragons claimed an early 1-0 advantage. Florienne Bosdijk converted a shot in the seventh minute for her second goal of the season.
Monmouth responded less than two minutes into the second quarter, with Campen finding the back of the cage off an assist from Milla Frye. The game remained tied at 1-1 heading into halftime.
Drexel generated several scoring opportunities in the third quarter, including two penalty corners. However, Monmouth's defense held firm to keep the game knotted at 1-1 entering the final period.
In the final period, Campen delivered again for the Hawks, scoring her second goal of the game in the 48th minute to put Monmouth ahead, 2-1. Drexel continued to apply pressure, putting two shots on goal in the final five minutes, but both attempts were turned away by Monmouth goalkeeper Charlie Bowman.
A penalty corner with one second remaining gave Drexel one final opportunity to force overtime, but Cato Nackaerts was unable to convert as Monmouth held on for the victory.
Monmouth out-shot Drexel, 15-8, in the contest but Dragons’ goalkeeper Halle Geiger, the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, made six saves.
With the win, Monmouth returns to the CAA Championship game for the fourth consecutive season. The Hawks are still looking for their first CAA title since joining the conference in 2022.