Sports Roundup: September 12, 2016
After an 0-2 tournament to open the season, the field hockey team returned to Providence for its home opener Saturday, defeating Rider (2-2) 2-1.
After an 0-2 tournament to open the season, the field hockey team returned to Providence for its home opener Saturday, defeating Rider (2-2) 2-1.
The women’s field hockey team’s season got off to an inauspicious start with losses to Ball State University and No. 12 Louisville this past weekend.
Two days ago, high school athletes around the world fulfilled their dreams of signing to competitive colleges. It was National Signing Day.
After the field hockey team took down Dartmouth, the quest for winning two conference games for the first time in three years began.
It was all smiles for the five seniors on the women’s field hockey team Sunday when their parents greeted them on the field.
A 2-1 loss in 2013 followed by a 4-0 defeat in 2014 set the scene for a revenge match this year, but Bruno suffered a tough defeat, 6-1.
The Tigers have cumulatively outscored Bruno 12-2 over the last three seasons.
For the women’s field hockey team, a period of sustained success against any perennial opponent has remained elusive.
Since the option to end a game in a tie was taken out of collegiate field hockey no team has ever won the Ivy League title with fewer than six victories.
Fresh off a disappointing pair of losses, the women’s field hockey team bounced back against Dartmouth and Georgetown on consecutive days.