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All the news for Tuesday 9 November 2021

Dutch youngsters add energy and ideas to next encounter with Belgium



With six players coming into the Dutch national women’s squad for their first piece of FIH Hockey Pro League action and three of those making their senior debut, the more experienced players could be forgiven for feeling nervous ahead of their next FIH Hockey Pro League match.

Argentina hockey and Carlos Retegui cut ties after dual gender success


Carlos Retegui fell just short of becoming an Olympic winning coach across men and women

Carlos Retegui’s garlanded tenure as coach with Argentina has ended after Fernando Ferrara was revealed as the next women’s head coach.

SA Women’s Hockey Coach Robin van Ginkel steps down



South African Women’s Hockey Head Coach has stepped down from the role of head coach with immediate effect, citing personal reasons.

Extremely happy to receive prestigious Padma Shri award, says Rani Rampal


(ANI Photo)

NEW DELHI: Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal expressed her happiness after being conferred with the Padma Shri award 2020 on Monday.

Congratulations College 2021 Division I Conference Winners



With post-season conference tournaments taking place this past weekend, USA Field Hockey is highlighting each conference champion in Division I.

Rutgers Field Hockey earns top seed in NCAA Tournament

The Scarlet Knights will open play at home on Friday, November 12.

By Aaron Breitman


Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics

Hours after winning the program’s first ever Big Ten Tournament title, Rutgers field hockey was named the top seed in the NCAA Tournament. The 18 team bracket was announced at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday night. The Scarlet Knights are the No. 1 seed and will host the winner of the play-in game between Delaware and Fairfield at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Scarlet Knights haven’t played potential foe Fairfield this season but defeated Delaware 2-0 on the road on September 19.

UNC field hockey brushes aside up-and-down year to win fifth straight ACC title

“We weren't expected to win, so we had nothing to lose.”

By Kaitlyn Schmidt


UNC field hockey players celebrate after beating Virginia 1-0 and winning the ACC tournament on Nov. 7 in Syracuse. Photo courtesy of ACC.

North Carolina field hockey has been in the national winner’s circle for three years in a row.

Carolina field hockey claims fifth ACC title in a row

Senior forward Erin Matson scored the Tar Heels' lone goal and was named Tournament MVP for the second year in a row.


Field hockey team

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – For the fifth year in a row and the 24th time in program history, UNC-Chapel Hill celebrated an Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship on Sunday, beating Virginia 1-0 on a sunny afternoon at J.S. Coyne Stadium.

Maryland field hockey was caught off guard in first round of Big Ten tournament

Shane Connuck


Bibi Donraadt stickhandles by a defender during Maryland field hockey’s 3-0 win over James Madison on Oct. 10, 2021. (Autumn Hengen/The Diamondback)

Maryland field hockey and Penn State headed into the fourth quarter of the Big Ten tournament first round tilt in Piscataway, New Jersey, knotted at two. Both of the Nittany Lions’ scores came from Anna Simon — who didn’t earn any All-Big Ten honors this year.

Field hockey team ends season on high note

Penn defeated Dartmouth 2-1 on Saturday, wrapping up their season with a three-game winning streak and third-place finish in the Ivy League.


Image: Penn Athletics

The field hockey team concluded its 2021 season on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat of Dartmouth on Senior Day at Ellen Vagleos Field. The victory, the Quakers’ third straight win and sixth straight triumph over Dartmouth, gave the Red & Blue an above .500, 9-7 mark overall and a 5-2 record in Ivy League play. All of their losses came against teams ranked in the Top 20 in the country.

Former International Umpire Trevor Jones Passes Away



England Hockey were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Trevor Jones, a former international umpire and GB Board Hon Sec who also fulfilled a number of important roles in an incredible life in the sport.