PHILADELPHIA – Ahead of her third season as the University of Pennsylvania's head softball coach, Christie Novatin announced the Quakers schedule for their 2026 season.
 
The Quakers' season opens with a series of southern tournaments, the first of which is at the College of Charleston on February 13-16. Penn then travels to Longwood University (February 27-March 1) before ending tournament play at Western Carolina for the Catamount Classic (March 6-8).
 
The Quakers return home to begin a March homestand, beginning with North Dakota on Wednesday, March 11. St. Peter's (March 14-15) and Lehigh (March 18) follow before Ivy League play opens with Dartmouth (March 21-22). The Red and Blue close out their homestand with Cornell on Alumni Weekend (March 28-29).
 
A quick trip to Rider opens the month of April for the Quakers on Wednesday, April 1. Penn then hosts Yale (April 4-5) before an extended road trip that features Monmouth (April 8), Princeton (April 11-12), Saint Joseph's (April 15), and Harvard (18-19).
 
The Quakers' end their home contests against Villanova (Aprill 22) and Columbia (April 25-26) before wrapping up the regular season against Brown in Providence (May 2-3).

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2026 Penn Softball Schedule
Lowcountry Classic – February 13-16 (at College of Charleston)
February 13: Western Carolina / UMass
February 14: Sacred Heart / Charleston Southern
February 15: Charleston 

Longwood University Tournament – February 27-March 1 (at Longwood University)
February 27: Youngstown / Hampton
February 28: Longwood / Mount St. Mary's
March 1: Youngstown

Catamount Classic – March 6-8 (at Western Carolina University)
March 6: Ohio / Western Carolina
March 7: Ohio / Robert Morris
March 8: Western Carolina

March 11: North Dakota
March 14 (DH): St. Peter's
March 15: St. Peter's
March 18: Lehigh
March 21 (DH): Dartmouth*
March 22: Dartmouth*
March 28 (DH): Cornell*
March 29: Cornell*
April 1: Rider
April 4 (DH): Yale*
April 5: Yale*
April 8: Monmouth
April 11 (DH): Princeton*
April 12: Princeton*
April 15: Saint Joseph's
April 18 (DH): Harvard*
April 19: Harvard*
April 22: Villanova
April 25 (DH): Columbia*
April 26: Columbia*
May 1 (DH): Brown*
May 2: Brown*

Bold: Home Game
*Ivy League Game