VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Villanova men's lacrosse schedule for 2026 is live as of Tuesday when head coach Mike Corrado announced a slate featuring 13 total games and six home appearances.

This year's Villanova schedule features a trio of new opponents as well as three teams ranked in last year's final Top 20.

The Wildcats are coming off an 8-7 campaign in 2025, reaching a third BIG EAST title game in four years.

"We are thrilled about our 2026 schedule," Corrado said. "We have added a few new and exciting matchups while maintaining several of our traditional opponents. This slate of games is designed to challenge our team and prepare us for a very competitive BIG EAST season."

The season starts out with a visit to State College to take on one of last year's Final Four teams in the Penn State Nittany Lions. 

The home opener comes the following week when a Big 5 rival makes their way to Villanova Stadium in the Saint Joseph's Hawks under a first-year head coach.

Villanova travels to a trio of non-conference opponents to follow the first home matchup, visiting Rutgers, Delaware and Drexel to close February and open March.

Penn and Towson descend upon Villanova Stadium on March 8 and 14, then the Wildcats wrap the non-conference with a Tuesday visit to Lehigh.

After a late March bye week, the BIG EAST lidlifter sends the 'Cats to the Big Apple for a Mar. 28th matchup in Queens against St. John's.

The next two Saturdays bring Denver and Providence to the Main Line with the PC contest being a doubleheader at Villanova with the women's team.

Marquette is the final road opponent of the Wildcats' schedule, then the regular season comes to a close with a 7:00 p.m. Friday night matchup under the lights at Villanova Stadium opposite Georgetown.

This year's BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Tournament will be hosted by Providence on April 30 and May 2 at Anderson Stadium, where the Wildcats hope to return as the only program that's never missed a tournament since its creation.

Season tickets are on sale now, both six-game plans and season parking passes are available. Contact the Villanova ticket office with any questions.