2025 Women's Field Hockey Season

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Where do they play? What field?

The field is over at State Farm and where XC runs. You can park right by the field but, personally I would not as I would be afraid of an errant ball hitting my car. Park a bit down the hill and get some exercise. But basically go to State Farm parking, then keep driving part the large field park all the parking and drive up the hill a bit at the end of the road.

Just like soccer, football, and baseball, App field hockey plays in the prettiest setting of any venue in D1.

It is a nice view of the surrounding hills and mountains around State Farm area. When the leaves change it will be all the better.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Where do they play? What field?

The field is over at State Farm and where XC runs. You can park right by the field but, personally I would not as I would be afraid of an errant ball hitting my car. Park a bit down the hill and get some exercise. But basically go to State Farm parking, then keep driving part the large field park all the parking and drive up the hill a bit at the end of the road.

Just like soccer, football, and baseball, App field hockey plays in the prettiest setting of any venue in D1.

It is a nice view of the surrounding hills and mountains around State Farm area. When the leaves change it will be all the better.

With a wife who played and three daughters in the sport since the oldest was in 3rd grade ('26, '28, and '30 grad years), I know this from first-hand experience. Between just taking them to games when they were young, to various club and showcase tournaments, to going through ID camps and college visits now for a second daughter with a whole different set of target schools than the first one had, I think I have been to over 25% of all the D1 field hockey venues and a number of D2 and D3 as well. There are nicer facilities, but none have a better setting. They are usually just crammed into a random corner of campus. JMU's stadium next to a Wal Mart parking lot.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Two MAC teams in the polls. Clearly losing to a better team did not hurt JMU much.

There is actually 3 MAC teams this week. New full member UMass has been in the poll all year. It is nice to see that JMU did not drop out after the App loss.

I have been saying for years over on the Sun Belt board that if the SBC were to have enough schools to sponsor field hockey (or maybe co-sponsor with CUSA), it would be one of the better hockey conferences.

https://x.com/MACSports/status/19730477 ... 6uANw&s=19

I made an edit. And I saw UMass and added up three and still typed two thinking of JMU and us.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Where do they play? What field?

The field is over at State Farm and where XC runs. You can park right by the field but, personally I would not as I would be afraid of an errant ball hitting my car. Park a bit down the hill and get some exercise. But basically go to State Farm parking, then keep driving part the large field park all the parking and drive up the hill a bit at the end of the road.

Just like soccer, football, and baseball, App field hockey plays in the prettiest setting of any venue in D1.

It is a nice view of the surrounding hills and mountains around State Farm area. When the leaves change it will be all the better.

With a wife who played and three daughters in the sport since the oldest was in 3rd grade ('26, '28, and '30 grad years), I know this from first-hand experience. Between just taking them to games when they were young, to various club and showcase tournaments, to going through ID camps and college visits now for a second daughter with a whole different set of target schools than the first one had, I think I have been to over 25% of all the D1 field hockey venues and a number of D2 and D3 as well. There are nicer facilities, but none have a better setting. They are usually just crammed into a random corner of campus. JMU's stadium next to a Wal Mart parking lot.

Just how close would the JMU FH field be to the railroad tracks that run through their campus? Asking for a friend.

[hapapp]

Where do they play? What field?

It's where soccer once played over at State Farm.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Just how close would the JMU FH field be to the railroad tracks that run through their campus? Asking for a friend.

The JMU field hockey stadium isn't near the railroad tracks that runs through the middle of campus. Instead, it is on the opposite of the interstate highway that runs through the middle of campus. It does have a different type of track surrounding it though - the running kind.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

I sent an email to the coach about breaking into the polls and how proud I was of the team. I mentioned the grit the team had being down 0-2 to Ohio last week and how they fought back. It truly reflected a great team spirit. I told her I was not expecting a reply as she is busy but just that she was being noticed by alumni.

She took time to reply about an hour ago and mentioned she would pass my note on to the team.

[hapapp]

Well, the high from breaking into the rankings didn't last long. Conference foe Miami (OH) beat App 7-0. It doesn't get any easier as a ranked Liberty squad comes to Boone tomorrow.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Well, the high from breaking into the rankings didn't last long. Conference foe Miami (OH) beat App 7-0. It doesn't get any easier as a ranked Liberty squad comes to Boone tomorrow.

When App broke into the ranking I was worried about going 0-2 this weekend, but Friday was just uglier then I thought possible. With App, JMU,and now UMass, Miami isn't dominating the MAC like they used to. Yesterday they seemed to be saying "Hey noobs, this is still our conference."

Liberty only beat an uncharacteristically weak ODU 1-0 yesterday, so hopefully App can rebound and shock the Flames.

[hapapp]

Liberty found the goal 7 times as well in route to a 7-1 win.

[Stonewall]

I met some of the LU kids . I was beyond impressed with them.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

Took out Michigan State 3-1

[appleachian]

App beat Kent State 9-0 today. This was the season's last home game I believe. Must have been pretty cold out there today on that wet field.

[AppBox]

App beat Kent State 9-0 today. This was the season's last home game I believe. Must have been pretty cold out there today on that wet field.

Sure was a fun one to be at for my first viewing. Got to chat for a moment with the coach afterwards. App has a class act there.

[AppfaninCAALand]

Seven seniors were recognized Friday, and many of those have been key contributors during their entire career at App. This season was a testement for the value of experienced teamwork was I would guess (though I haven't checked) they are the most successful senior class in App field hockey history.

It will tough, but 3 more wins this weekend in the conference tournament would be a really nice way to finish things off. There are only 8 at large bids to the NCAAs so while the MAC has four great teams at 16 UMass, 17 Miami, 26 App, and 27 JMU in the RPI, its still likely a 1 bid league.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

This has to to be the strongest conference year App has been in in decades, maybe ever. I don't ever remember the NorPac being this strong. It would be good to see the MAC get some recognition for an at-large bid, but I am sure history plays a lot in this as it does in other sports.

[AppfaninCAALand]

This has to to be the strongest conference year App has been in in decades, maybe ever. I don't ever remember the NorPac being this strong. It would be good to see the MAC get some recognition for an at-large bid, but I am sure history plays a lot in this as it does in other sports.

I could probably pull a Joe Lunardi or ESPN Bubblewatch regarding why or how Miami and UMass both should get in, but since it doesn't involve App, I won't. App would need the NCAA to expand the field by about 6-8 before next Sunday for App to be contention for an at-large.

[McLeansvilleAppFan]

18 spots. I assume nice conferences. They should go to 20 teams and each corner of the bracket can have one round 1 game that feeds into 3 teams starting in round 2.

[AppfaninCAALand]

18 spots. I assume nice conferences. They should go to 20 teams and each corner of the bracket can have one round 1 game that feeds into 3 teams starting in round 2.

There are 10 conferences and 8 at-large (the ACC will be getting 4 of the 8 this year). I would like it to go to 10 and 10.

Actually, I would like it to go to 11 conferences, with the new one being a hybrid Sun Belt and C-USA league - App, ODU, JMU, Liberty, Delaware, and one other for the 6 required for an auto-bid (probably Longwood).