CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
NEW YORK, N.Y. | The field is set for the 2026 Skyline Conference Women's Soccer Championship, with the United States Merchant Marine Academy earning the No. 1 seed following an unbeaten conference campaign. The six-team tournament gets underway Sunday, November 1, with the championship match scheduled for Saturday, November 7.
Merchant Marine (8-0-3 Skyline, 8-0-5 overall) and the University of Mount Saint Vincent (8-0-3 Skyline, 10-3-3 overall) finished tied atop the conference standings with 27 points apiece. The Mariners claimed the top seed through the conference's tiebreaking procedures, while the Dolphins secured the No. 2 seed. Both teams earned first-round byes and will host semifinal contests on Wednesday, November 4.
Farmingdale State (8-1-2 Skyline, 11-5-3 overall) secured the No. 3 seed with 26 points, finishing just one point behind the conference's co-leaders. The Rams will host sixth-seeded St. Joseph's University-Long Island (5-6 Skyline, 7-9 overall) in Sunday's opening round.
Sarah Lawrence College (7-1-3 Skyline, 8-3-7 overall) earned the No. 4 seed following a 2-2 draw with Mount Saint Mary College (7-1-3 Skyline, 10-4-3 overall) in the regular-season finale. Both teams finished with 24 points, with the Gryphons claiming the higher seed through the conference's tiebreaking procedures. Sarah Lawrence will host the fifth-seeded Knights in a rematch of their regular-season finale.
The opening-round winners will advance to Wednesday's semifinals, with the No. 1 Mariners hosting the winner of the Sarah Lawrence/Mount Saint Mary matchup and the No. 2 Dolphins welcoming the winner of Farmingdale State/St. Joseph's-Long Island.
The championship match is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, at the home field of the highest remaining seed. The tournament champion will earn the Skyline Conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship.
2026 Skyline Women's Soccer Championship Schedule
First Round — Sunday, November 1
No. 6 St. Joseph's–Long Island at No. 3 Farmingdale State, Farmingdale, N.Y. - 12:00 PM
No. 5 Mount Saint Mary at No. 4 Sarah Lawrence, Bronxville, N.Y. - 3:30 PM
Semifinals — Wednesday, November 4
No. 6/No. 3 winner at No. 2 Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, N.Y. - 5:00 PM
No. 5/No. 4 winner at No. 1 Merchant Marine, Kings Point, N.Y. - 7:00 PM
Championship — Saturday, November 7
The two semifinal winners will meet at the home field of the highest remaining seed.