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

November 25, 2024
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.
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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
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The GIST: 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. The Cats are in their bag.

Northwestern’s record-setting championship victory: The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, scoring all five of their goals in the first half — setting an NCAA record for most goals in a half in the process.

  • Plus, they managed to shutout a St. Joseph’s squad fresh off a massive semis upset of two-time defending champs and No. 1 seed UNC. Dominance.

Zooming out: Despite not making it to the championship game, North Carolina helped bring new eyes to field hockey, largely thanks to player-turned-coach Erin Matson, aka the Michael Jordan of field hockey.

  • Northwestern and UNC have now combined to win the last seven titles and will be hungry to keep it that way, but dark horses, like unranked final four contender UMass, are proving they can shake things up. Will the dynasties continue, or is parity just around the corner?
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