COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2026 Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament Presented by Allstate commenced Wednesday with three quarterfinal games as rain showers drenched Buckeye Varsity Field. Indiana, Maryland and Iowa advanced to Friday's semifinals, where they will be joined by Northwestern, which received a bye. The tournament is part of the Allstate Women's Championship Series.

Indiana 2, Rutgers 1
Meeting for the second time in six days, 17th-ranked Indiana defeated 14th-ranked Rutgers, 2-1, in the tournament opener.

The Hoosiers (10-7) snapped a four-game skid behind second-half goals from Agustina Gamonal and Inés Garcia Prado, scored 10 minutes apart. Rutgers finished with a 7-2 advantage in penalty corners, but managed just one shot past IU goalkeeper Sadie Canelli. Talia Schenck netted a goal for Rutgers (11-8), which had won six of its last seven entering the game. 

Maryland 3, Ohio State 1
First-half goals from Franchisca Eshoyez and Babs Van Hest spurred top-ranked Maryland to a 3-1 victory over host Ohio State.

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Ella Beach added an insurance goal in the 53rd minute for the Terrapins (17-1). Ohio State (7-11), which won its season finale to earn a tournament berth, found the back of the cage on a shot from Phillippa Jowett.

Iowa 2, Penn State 1
Dionne van Aalsum's goal with 7:12 left in regulation lifted 10th-ranked Iowa past 12th-ranked Penn State, 2-1, in the final quarterfinal match of the evening.

Penn State (12-6) broke through first on Josephine Purdy's backhand chip just 5:19 into the first quarter. Iowa (13-4) tied the contest before the half ended on a highlight goal from Fréderique van Cleef, a backhand tomahawk for her 18th goal of the season.

Friday's semifinals will pair No. 5 seed Indiana versus No. 1 seed Northwestern at 1 p.m. ET, followed by No. 2 seed Maryland against No. 6 seed Iowa at 4 p.m. ET. Both games will be carried live by the Big Ten Network.