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Northwestern wins its first Field Hockey National Title since 2021 with a 5–0 win over Saint Joseph’s

Northwestern wins its first Field Hockey National Title since 2021 with a 5–0 win over Saint Joseph’s

Northwestern wins its first Field Hockey National Title since 2021 with a 5–0 win over Saint Joseph’s

After finishing as runners-up in 2022 and 2023, No. 2 Northwestern field hockey claimed the top prize with an impressive 5–0 finals win over No. 4 Saint Joseph’s yesterday, securing the program’s second title in the last four seasons.

November 25, 2024

Semifinals set for NCAA field hockey tournament

Semifinals set for NCAA field hockey tournament

Semifinals set for NCAA field hockey tournament

The stage is officially set: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Northwestern, No. 4 Saint Joseph’s, and UMass are the final four teams in contention for the NCAA Field Hockey Championship following yesterday’s electric quarter-finals.

November 18, 2024

The 16-team college field hockey tournament bracket is set, featuring UNC contending for their third straight title

The 16-team college field hockey tournament bracket is set, featuring UNC contending for their third straight title

The 16-team college field hockey tournament bracket is set, featuring UNC contending for their third straight title

With a major conference tournament upset behind us, the postseason field is officially set. Eighteen teams will compete in the NCAA Field Hockey Championship, with four battling in today’s play-in games before the first round begins on Friday.

November 13, 2024

UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year

UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year

UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year

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Two defending national champs re-upped their hardware-hoisting privileges, two 2022 runners-up did revenge, and a handful of individuals inked their names in history this weekend.

November 20, 2023

NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend

NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend

NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend

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Play vintage Taylor and stock up on some bubbly — the 2023–24 school year’s first national champions will hoist their hardware this weekend.

November 17, 2023

Updates from the women's field hockey and soccer national tournaments

Updates from the women's field hockey and soccer national tournaments

Updates from the women's field hockey and soccer national tournaments

The field hockey and women’s soccer national tourneys raged on through the weekend, offering up a few moments that could become our new Roman Empire.

November 13, 2023

NCAA Fall championship season is underway

NCAA Fall championship season is underway

NCAA Fall championship season is underway

The hunt for the first NCAA ’ship of 2023–24 is officially on, so lock in your brackets, and let’s dive in.

November 08, 2023

Conference championship winners in field hockey and women's soccer

Conference championship winners in field hockey and women's soccer

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Conference championship winners in field hockey and women's soccer

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November 06, 2023

If this weekend’s buffet of conference tournament title games gave you a hardware hangover, buckle up — that was just the beginning, as the field hockey and women’s soccer national tourneys begin this week.

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Postseason NCAA field hockey continues into the weekend

Postseason NCAA field hockey continues into the weekend

Postseason NCAA field hockey continues into the weekend

When it rains conference tourneys, it pours, and field hockey’s also splashing into the postseason this week.

November 01, 2023

Wrapping up field hockey's regular season

Wrapping up field hockey's regular season

Wrapping up field hockey's regular season

Most conferences’ regular seasons end this weekend before tournaments begin bullying next week, so here’s the tea on conference play’s grand finale.

October 27, 2023

The Iowa Hawkeyes rise to the top of the field hockey poll

The Iowa Hawkeyes rise to the top of the field hockey poll

The Iowa Hawkeyes rise to the top of the field hockey poll

One month into fockey season and the Iowa Hawkeyes, the new Midwestern superpower, have risen to top the poll — and just about every other stat line, too.

September 22, 2023

2023 NCAA women's field hockey season preview

2023 NCAA women's field hockey season preview

2023 NCAA women's field hockey season preview

As you read in our field hockey primer, fockey’s historically East Coast dominance is spreading West, so when the season starts today, both Big Ten and mid-major teams will be bullying for the ACC’s crown.

August 25, 2023

UNC field hockey legend Erin Matson begins her first season as head coach

UNC field hockey legend Erin Matson begins her first season as head coach

UNC field hockey legend Erin Matson begins her first season as head coach

No, this isn’t the plot of The Princess Diaries 2 — it's UNC field hockey’s new era under program legend and recent grad Erin Matson, whose first season as HC begins later this week.

August 21, 2023

How NCAA field hockey works

How NCAA field hockey works

How NCAA field hockey works

If soccer and ice hockey had a baby, it would probably look like field hockey (or, as many collegiate players call it, fockey).

August 02, 2023

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