BALTIMORE, MD – For the second consecutive year and the 13^th time in program history, the Johns Hopkins women's soccer team has been selected as the host of the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament.  The Centennial Conference-Champion Blue Jays are one of 16 opening-weekend hosts as the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament bracket was announced on Monday morning.  Each of the 16 hosts will welcome three teams to their campus for the first two rounds with two games on Saturday, November 14 and one game on Sunday, November 15.
 
Johns Hopkins (15-1-2) will host Rivier (NH) (15-4-3) in the first round with Christopher Newport (11-2-4) playing Hamilton (11-3-3) in the other first round game at Homewood Field.  The winners of Saturday's first round games will meet in the second round on Sunday.  Johns Hopkins and Rivier will be meeting for the first time.
 
Game times will be announced when confirmed with the NCAA and will be available on the official website of Hopkins Athletics (HopkinsSports.com).
 
Tickets will be available at the gate on Saturday and Sunday starting one hour prior to the start of the first game each day.  Single-day tickets will be $15 for adults and $5 for college students with ID and kids under 18.  A two-day ticket will also be available for $25 for adults and $8 for college students with ID and kids under 18.  Children under two are free.  Tickets will not be available for purchase in advance.
 
Johns Hopkins is making its 24th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, including its 21st consecutive dating back to 2005.  The Blue Jays earned an automatic bid to the tournament by topping Dickinson, 1-0, in the Centennial Conference Championship game on Sunday.  Johns Hopkins is 43-21-3 all-time in the tournament with one national championship to its credit (2022). The Blue Jays have twice advanced to the final four, have made nine appearances in the NCAA Quarterfinals and have advanced to the Sweet 16 a total of 13 times, including four times under head coach Dan Weiler.
 
Rivier earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by knocking off Norwich, 5-1, in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday.  The Raiders are making their first-ever appearance in the tournament and will carry a six-game winning streak into the game against Johns Hopkins.
 
Christopher Newport comes to Baltimore to play in the NCAA Tournament for the third time since 2016.  The Captains earned an automatic bid to the tournament after slipping past Mary Washington in penalty kicks in the Coast to Coast Conference title game on Sunday.  Christopher Newport is making 18^th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament, including its 10^th straight.  The Captains won the 2021 national championship, advanced to the final four on two other occasions and are 29-15-2 all-time in the tournament.
 
Hamilton earned an at-large bid to the tournament after advancing to the NESCAC Semifinals, where they fell to eventual runner-up Tufts, 2-1, on Saturday.  The Continentals are making their sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2021.  Hamilton is 5-5-1 all-time in the NCAAs and has played in the tournament once previously at Johns Hopkins (2010).