Weekly College Games to Watch: October 1 to 7
Division I
Friday, Oct 2
No. 3 UMass vs No. 14 Miami (OH) | 2 PM ET
No. 3 Duke vs No. 9 Syracuse | 3 PM ET
No. 16 Louisville vs No. 12 UNC | 3 PM ET
Drexel vs No. 18 Monmouth | 4 PM ET
Sunday, Oct 4
Ohio State vs No. 13 Indiana | 12 PM ET
No. 8 Harvard vs No. 5 Wake Forest | 12 PM ET
No. 7 UConn vs No. 3 UMass | 1 PM ET
Division II
Friday, Oct 2
So. New Hampshire vs Pace | 6 PM ET
Saturday, Oct 3No. 2 Shippensburg vs No. 4 East Stroudsburg | 11 AM ET
Millersville vs No. 8 Slippery Rock | 12 PM ET
No. 1 Kutztown vs No. 7 IUP | 12 PM ET
Division III
Saturday, Oct 3
No. 11 Hamilton vs No. 13 Wesleyan | 11 AM ET
No. 15 Cortland vs No. 9 Franklin & Marshall | 11 AM ET
No. 14 Amherst vs No. 1 Tufts | 12 PM ET
York vs Eastern | 1 PM ET
No. 19 Washington & Lee vs No. 18 Shenandoah | 1 PM ET
No. 8 Johns Hopkins vs No. 12 Ursinus | 1 PM ET
Sunday, Oct 4
No. 3 Middlebury vs No. 16 Endicott | 12 PM ET
Rochester vs RPI | 12 PM ET
No. 11 Hamilton vs No. 1 Tufts | 1 PM ET
Wednesday, Oct 7Gettysburg vs No. 9 Franklin & Marshall | 5 PM ET
DI: No. 3 UMass vs No. 14 Miami (OH)
DI: No. 3 Duke vs No. 9 Syracuse
2:00 PM ET | Watch on ACCNX | Stats
3-0 in ACC play, No. 3 Duke has taken down No. 11 Virginia, No. 5 Wake Forest, and Boston College. For her seven saves over the past weekend, goalkeeper Kaiya Chepow was honored as NFHCA Player of the Week. Syracuse is 1-1 in the ACC after defeating Virginia and falling to Wake Forest. The two teams are 10-10 overall in recent history.
DI: No. 16 Louisville vs No. 12 UNC
3:00 PM ET | Watch on ACCNX | Stats
North Carolina (5-4, 2-1 ACC) is back in the national rankings after a clean sweep on the west coast, defeating Stanford and No. 20 Cal. With the return of All-Americans Ryleigh Heck, Sietske Brüning, and Dani Mendez, the Tar Heels look poised to pick up more wins. Louisville (7-3) is 2-0 in the ACC after wins over Cal and Boston College.
DI: Drexel vs No. 18 Monmouth
4:00 PM ET | Watch on FloCollege | Stats
It is nearly always an even match between Drexel and Monmouth, as seen by the 2025 CAA championship being won by Drexel, 3-2, just a year after Monmouth knocked out the Dragons in the 2024 CAA Semifinal, 2-1.
DII: So. New Hampshire vs Pace
6:00 PM ET | Watch on FloSports | Stats
So. New Hampshire (5-2) and Pace (7-2) kick off their NE10 play together on Friday. Pace has been building momentum, most recently defeating No. 6 Bloomsburg, 1-0, in overtime. Grace Francis tallied the game-winner, bringing her total goals on the season to nine. Based on scores against mutual opponent this fall, the Setters look to have the upper hand, but SNHU has won this match-up the past two seasons.
DIII: No. 11 Hamilton vs No. 13 Wesleyan
11:00 AM ET | Watch on NSN | Stats
Hamilton has enjoyed a 7-1 start, with three overtime wins—including their two most recent matches. Wesleyan sits 5-2, suffering a heartbreaking double OT loss to No. 1 Tufts last weekend. The last time these two teams met was November 11, 2025, when Wesleyan defeated the Continentals, 1-0, to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
DIII: No. 15 Cortland vs No. 9 Franklin & Marshall
DII: No. 2 Shippensburg vs No. 4 East Stroudsburg
DII: Millersville vs No. 8 Slippery Rock
DII: No. 1 Kutztown vs No. 7 IUP
12:00 PM ET | Watch on Golden Bears | Stats
Kutztown (9-0) looks to extend its Division II dominance this weekend in its opening PSAC match against IUP. The IUP Hawks come in with an impressive 6-1 record of their own.
DIII: No. 14 Amherst vs No. 1 Tufts
12:00 PM ET | Watch on NSN | Stats
No. 1 Tufts (8-0, 4-0 NESCAC) comes in after another high-profile win, defeating No. 7 Babson, 2-0. Amherst (5-2, 2-2 NESCAC) had a big win of their own last weekend, taking down No. 5 Williams. Last year, the NCAA champion Jumbos defeated Amherst, 3-2, in the NESCAC Quarterfinals.
DIII: York vs Eastern
DIII: No. 19 Washington & Lee vs No. 18 Shenandoah
DIII: No. 8 Johns Hopkins vs No. 12 Ursinus
DI: Ohio State vs No. 13 Indiana
DI: No. 8 Harvard vs No. 5 Wake Forest
12:00 PM ET | Watch on ESPN+ | Stats
As part of the Berylson Bash, Harvard will host Wake Forest in Cambridge, Mass. The Crimson are 6-1 after winning their past two matches against Northeastern and Princeton in shootouts. Wake Forest, 6-3, is 1-1 in their two most recent games, defeating No. 9 Syracuse and falling to No. 3 Duke in overtime. The pair last clashed in 2024, when Harvard won 1-0.
DIII: No. 3 Middlebury vs No. 16 Endicott
12:00 PM ET | Watch on NSN | Stats
The Middlebury Panthers (6-1) showed off their old strength with a big 1-0 overtime win against then-No. 1 Christopher Newport. NESCAC Player of the Week Addie Chandler scored the golden goal off a penalty stroke, her fourth goal game in as many games. Endicott (8-2) fell to Christopher Newport, 4-1, earlier this fall. Last postseason, Middlebury ended Endicott's season in double overtime in the NCAA Second Round.
DIII: Rochester vs RPI
12:00 PM ET | Watch on FloCollege | Stats
Liberty League play kicks off this weekend, and Sunday sees Rochester (7-2) face RPI (6-2). Last fall, Rochester won this match-up 3-2 in shootouts, bringing their win streak to nine against the Engineers.
DIII: No. 11 Hamilton vs No. 1 Tufts
1:00 PM ET | Watch on NSN | Stats
It's a full NESCAC weekend. Following their match against No. 14 Amherst on Saturday, Tufts (8-0, 4-0 NESCAC) will turn around an face Hamilton on Sunday. Hamilton (7-1, 3-1 NESCAC) is slated to face No. 13 Wesleyan on Saturday. The Tufts Jumbos have a winning streak of 15 straight against Hamilton.
DI: No. 7 UConn vs No. 3 UMass
1:00 PM ET | Watch on UConn+ | Stats
UConn (7-1, 2-0 BIG EAST) has now won their past four games, including a statement shootout win over then-No. 3 Princeton. Their lone loss came at the hands of then-No. 3 Harvard. UMass (10-0, 3-0 MAC) remains undefeated, defeating then-No. 3 Harvard, 3-1. In their meeting last year, UConn came out on top, 2-1.
DIII: Gettysburg vs No. 9 Franklin & Marshall
5:00 PM ET | Watch on CC | Stats
It'll be a conference test for Franklin & Marshall to face a good Gettysburg squad, both teams coming in with a 7-1 record. F&M's one loss came against No. 18 Shenandoah, while the Bullets' was to York, who recently defeated Salisbury. Last season, Gettysburg fell, 6-2, to the Diplomats.