HENNIKER, N.H. - The New England College men's lacrosse team officially announced their schedule for the 2026 season on Thursday.

The team kicks off the Spring season at home as they host the Huskies of the University of Southern Maine on Wednesday, February 18th. Just about two weeks later, the Pilgrims will head south to Westminster, Maryland to face McDaniel College on Monday, March 2nd.

NEC resumes action back north on the following Saturday, March 7th, as they welcome Regis College into town for the team's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener. They then play a pair of conference road games at Colby-Sawyer and Lasell on March 10th and 14th.

After a non-conference matchup against Plattsburgh State on March 18th, the Pilgrims play seven straight conference opponents including home games against University of Saint Joseph on March 21st, Norwich on April 1st, the Dean Bulldogs on April 4th, and the reigning GNAC Champions, the Rivier Raiders, on Wednesday, April 8th.

The 'Grims play one final non-conference game on April 16th versus Thomas College before playing out the final stretch of the regular season against GNAC foes Albertus Magnus on Saturday, April 18th, and Saint Joseph's College of Maine on Tuesday, April 21st.

The GNAC postseason tournament begins on Saturday, April 25th with the GNAC Quarterfinals, followed by the GNAC Semifinals on Wednesday, April 29th, before finishing with the GNAC Championship game on Saturday, May 2nd.

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