Smyrna junior Ava Elias passes the ball during the Eagles win against Milford on October 29. Photo Credit: Dave Reeder
The 2026 DIAA Field Hockey Tournament brackets for both division one and division two were released on November 2. Tournament games will begin on November 4.
The 2026 high school field hockey regular season is in the rearview mirror and thus begins the 2026 postseason for both division one and division two schools.
The Cape Henlopen Vikings claimed the top spot in the division one bracket with an undefeated regular season and a 10-0 win over Lake Forest in the Henlopen Conference Championship game. The top-seed in division two belongs to the Tower Hill Hillers who finished the regular season, 14-1. The Hillers’ only loss of the year came against the Vikings.
The division two field includes 12 teams with the top four seeds receiving a bye in the first round. The other teams receiving a first round bye include Newark Charter, Caravel and Archmere. The division one field includes only eight teams so there is no first round. The division one tournament begins with the quarterfinal round.
Here’s a look at the matchups for division two’s round one and both quarterfinal rounds for the 2026 DIAA Field Hockey Tournaments:
Division 2
Round One:
No. 5 Indian River vs No. 12 Mount Pleasant: These two teams will meet for the first time this season on Wednesday, November 4, at 2:30 p.m. Indian River will host the matchup.
No. 6 Wilmington Friends vs No. 11 Delaware Military Academy: Friends and DMA will play each other for the first time this season on Wednesday, November 4, at 2:30 p.m., at Wilmington Friends. The Quakers won the division two championship last season.
No. 7 Concord vs No. 10 Sussex Academy: The Raiders and Seahawks will match up for the first time this season on Wednesday, November 4, at 5:00 p.m. This game will be played at Odyssey Charter.
No. 8 Lake Forest vs No. 9 Ursuline: This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. The game will be played at Lake Forest on Wednesday, November 4, at 4:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals: (All games will be played on Saturday, November 7, at 11:30 a.m.)
No. 1 Tower Hill vs Winner of No. 8 Lake Forest/No. 9 Ursuline: The game will be played at Tower Hill
No. 2 Newark Charter vs Winner of No. 7 Concord/No. 10 Sussex Academy: The game will be played at Newark Charter.
No. 3 Caravel vs Winner of No. 6 Wilmington Friends/No. 11 Delaware Military Academy: The game will be played at Caravel.
No. 4 Archmere vs Winner of No. 5 Indian River/No. 12 Mount Pleasant: The game will be played at Archmere.
Division 1
Quarterfinals:
No. 1 Cape Henlopen vs No. 8 Appoquinimink: This will be the first meeting between the Vikings and Jaguars this season. The game will be played at Cape Henlopen on Friday, November 6, at 2:30 p.m.
No. 2 Caesar Rodney vs No. 7 Charter School of Wilmington: The two teams will match up for the first time this season on Friday, November 6, at 3:00 p.m. The Riders will host the game.
Milford sophomore Aiyana Atkins dribbles the ball toward the goal. Photo Credit: Dave Reeder
No. 3 Padua vs No. 6 Milford: Padua and Milford will meet in the postseason for the second year in a row when they play on Friday, November 6, at 2:30 p.m. The game will take place at Tatnall. The Pandas defeated the Buccaneers, 2-1, in last year’s postseason.
No. 4 Smyrna vs No. 5 Odessa: The Eagles and Ducks will play each other for the first time this season when they meet on Friday, November 6, at 2:30 p.m. Smyrna will host the game.
To see the full field hockey brackets click here.
Ryan Colasanti joins Delaware Live following four years at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism. There he covered multiple sports for the school’s radio station as both a reporter and editor. Ryan is excited to return back to the state and cover all things Delaware sports.
