Field Hockey
Field Hockey
Madalyn Myers kept Wooster close with nine saves in Saturday's NCAA second-round game.
Artman Headlines Field Hockey's Seven Postseason Honorees
Following a season in which The College of Wooster field hockey team claimed its fourth-consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference championship and advanced in the NCAA Tournament, seven standouts have received individual accolades, highlighted by Amanda Artman who was named the Great Lakes Region Player of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, as well as NCAC Offensive Player of the Year. Complete Story
No. 2 Salisbury Eliminates Wooster in NCAA’s Second Round
The College of Wooster hung close with No. 2 ranked Salisbury University for about 40 minutes of the teams’ NCAA Div. III Field Hockey Championship second-round game, but a three-goal explosion for the host Seagulls early in the second half was too much for the Fighting Scots to overcome as Salisbury prevailed 4-0 on Saturday morning. Complete Story
Program Overview
Established in 1965, Wooster is home to one of the oldest field hockey programs in the country, and during that time, it has cultivated a tradition of excellence. In addition to winning approximately two-thirds of their games (473-238-41 all-time), the Fighting Scots have seven North Coast Athletic Conference championships – one short of tying for the most in league history – and seven appearances in the NCAA Div. III Tournament to their credit.
Wooster has been especially impressive during the 2000s, with double-digit victory totals every year, reaching 16 twice, and five of those NCAC titles having been won, highlighted by outright championships in 2001, 2006, and 2008.
Scot players regularly collect accolades for their on-field skills, including six All-American citations this decade, but equally important to the program is earning a “National Team Academic Award” from the NFHCA on an annual basis by accumulating an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or above.
Important factors in the team’s success are an experienced coaching staff and a junior varsity program, which gives all student-athletes a chance to compete while developing their skills.
The Scots’ schedule typically features a trip to the East coast or upstate New York to tune-up for some of the top competition in the NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Region.
New in 2009 will be the ability to play home games on the artificial surface installed over the summer at John P. Papp Stadium, while the team’s natural grass field remains intact as well.
Skolnikoff Inducted Into "W" Hall of Fame on Sept. 26
Few student-athletes can claim to have started every game in which they appeared, but that is exactly what Jessica Skolnikoff did in not just one sport, but two, over a 113-game career in the 1980s as a defender on both The College of Wooster’s field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams. Learn More »