FAN: US Women’s Soccer star Alex Morgan set to retire Sunday after final San Diego Wave FC match
US Women’s Soccer legend and San Diego Wave FC star Alex Morgan announced her retirement on Thursday. The two-time Women’s World Cup Champion and 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist took to social media to break the news. “I have so much clarity about this decision and I am so happy to be able to […]
BDN: UMaine field hockey beats Hofstra to win 3rd in a row
ORONO – The University of Maine field hockey team is off to its best start since it won its first eight games in 2018. The Black Bears received a first-half penalty stroke goal from fifth-year senior center back Poppy Lambert and second-half goals from Kent State University transfers and graduate students Victoria Tinghitella and Alexandra Sacker […]
FAN: Natalie Rocuskie’s game-winning moment: a historic milestone for Penn State Harrisburg
Pennsylvania is home to some of the best NCAA Division I, II, and III college field hockey programs in the nation. At the start of 2024 Fall season, Penn State Harrisburg was officially onboarded as one of the newest to join the DIII ranks, which is the NCAA division that offers the most opportunities […]
FAN: No. 7 Penn State takes down No. 4 Louisville in women’s volleyball at Rec Hall
Home advantage has its perks. Penn State women’s volleyball went 3-0 Tuesday night at Rec Hall to sweep Louisville in a top 10 NCAA Division I matchup. The Nittany Lions, ranked No. 7, fired off more efficient kills overall and went on scoring runs in the two of the three matches, to take down […]
FAN: Kutztown picked as No. 1 in Division II national coaches preseason poll: NFHCA
The reigning NCAA Division II champions are going to be under pressure again in the 2024 Fall field hockey season, as college coaches have picked the Golden Bears as No. 1 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll sponsored by Penn Monto. Kutztown went 19-3 in 2023 and lost to both Pennsylvania State […]
FAN: Texas drops second game of the season to Minnesota after latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll kept the Longhorns at No. 1
Texas, ranked at the top of the second American Volleyball Coaches Association poll of the 2024 season, dropped its second match yesterday. Minnesota, which ranked No. 18, bested the Longhorns in five sets. The reigning national champion is placing their attention on the next match against Indiana. During that contest, the team not […]
FAN: Syracuse starts off the college field hockey season with a pair of wins after beating Penn State 2-1
Syracuse field hockey is heading back to New York undefeated at the start of the 2024 NCAA Division I season after taking down Penn State 2-1 in Happy Valley. Orange, ranked No. 10, came into the contest on Sunday 1-0 after a 9-0 shutout at Lock Haven on Friday. The No. 16 Nittany Lions […]
FAN: Pine-Richland field hockey scores twice in high school victory over State College at Penn State
After traveling two and a half hours from Pittsburgh to Penn State on Saturday to take on State College, Pine-Richland proved that high school field hockey in Western Pennsylvania is improving. Bringing the two programs together this weekend is a special moment for the athletes. The game was hosted at Char Morett-Curtiss field, a […]
FAN: Virginia scores first and last to take the 2-1 win against Penn State on the road
Virginia spent the first few minutes of its game against Penn State field hockey trying find the spark to set off its momentum. And, once they found it, the Nittany Lions couldn’t catch up fast enough to match it. Friday was the home opener at Happy Valley and official start of the NCAA […]
FAN: ‘Trust’ was the hidden skill that propelled Taft field hockey to 2023 NEPSAC A Champions; head coach Rachel Beam explains why establishing it is important
Trust is developed and battle tested. It’s vital to a team’s overall success. And, in sports, its power can make dreams come true. “I have truly never been on a more positive, hard-working, and trusting team,” Taft School graduate Maisy Ricciardelli said of the 2023 Big Red Rhinos season. Ricciardelli, a freshman […]
