CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's soccer is set to return to the pitch this fall with its season opener against Stony Brook slated for Aug. 20 at 6:00 p.m. ET. The Crimson will play its first three matches at Jordan Field and play in front of its home crowd five additional times in the 2026 regular season.

Following its opener against the Seawolves and matches against UMass (Aug. 24) and Fairfield (Aug. 27), the Crimson will hit the road for three straight contests. Harvard will remain on the east coast to face Syracuse (Aug. 30) and Boston University (Sept. 2) before traveling south to face SEC foe Alabama on Sept. 6.

At the conclusion of the road stretch, the Crimson will return to the Northeast for its final three non-conference tilts. Harvard will face Northeastern (Sept. 10) at Jordan Field and then head north to New Hampshire on Sept. 13. The Crimson will then return to Cambridge for its final out of league contest against UConn on Sept. 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

After its nine non-conference matches, the Crimson will play its annual seven-match Ivy schedule beginning at Princeton on Sept. 26 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Harvard will also face Dartmouth (Oct. 10), Brown (Oct. 24), and Penn (Oct. 31) on the road. At home, the Crimson will take on Cornell (Oct. 3), Yale (Oct. 17), and Columbia (Nov. 7).

The Crimson will look to make its return to the Ivy League Tournament which is set to be played on Nov. 12 and 15 on the campus of the top seed.

Harvard is poised for another strong season as it returns the core of its lineup including its top five goal scorers and adds a highly touted recruiting class.