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Field Hockey Releases 2021 Schedule
July 15, 2021 | Field Hockey
2021 Schedule
649 days.
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That's how long it will been since the Princeton field hockey team has played a game.
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On Sept. 3, that streak will come to end.
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It ends with the best team in the country.
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The three-time defending national champion, North Carolina, comes to Princeton (2:30 p.m.) to begin the 2021 campaign. North Carolina has won 65 of its last 66 games including the 2019 national title game over the Tigers.
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Louisville, who reached the national Semifinals last year for the first time in program history, also comes to Bedford Field (Sept. 5, 1:30 p.m.). Penn battles that ACC duo (Louisville, Sept. 3 – 12 p.m., Duke, Sept. 5, 11 a.m.) at Bedford that weekend.
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The following weekend head coach Carla Tagliente's group welcomes Duke to New Jersey (Sept. 11, 12 p.m.). The Blue Devils recently had a streak of six straight national quarterfinals appearances.
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The first road contest for Princeton is a battle at Delaware (Sept. 17, 6 p.m.). The Blue Hens won the 2016 national crown over Tagliente's team and has reached the postseason seven times since 2013. Also, that weekend Boston University takes on Princeton (Sept. 19, 1 p.m.).
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The Tigers make the trip to Maryland for a mid-week game on Sept. 21 (4 p.m.). The Terrapins, a historically great program, made the NCAA Tournament from 1994-2019.
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Ivy League competition gets started with Penn (Sept. 24, 4 p.m.) on the road. It's the first time since 1992 that Princeton does not end conference action with the Quakers.
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The Tigers have another home event as Rutgers comes to Bedford (Sept. 26, 12 p.m.). The Scarlet Knights had one of their best seasons in program history, finishing seventh in the NFHCA poll.
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October begins with a Yale (Oct. 1, 5 p.m.) and UConn (Oct. 3, 12 p.m.) weekend at Princeton. Connecticut has won three national championships since 2013.
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Back-to-back weekends feature Ivy opponents Dartmouth (Oct. 9, 12 p.m.) and Cornell (Oct .15, 4 p.m.). Penn State travels to Princeton on Oct. 17 (12 p.m.). The Nittany Lions have played in the NCAA postseason eight times since 2010.
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The always crucial Harvard game is in Cambridge this season (Oct. 23, 12 p.m.). Harvard and Princeton have finished as the top two teams in the conference in each of the past four seasons.
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Monmouth finishes the non-conference portion of the season on Oct. 26 (5 p.m.) at Bedford Field. The Hawks won 10 games and secured a spot in the American East Championship in 2020.
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Brown (Oct. 30, 12 p.m.) and Columbia (Nov. 6, 1 p.m.) complete the regular season.
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The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament will be Nov. 12 and Nov. 14 with the semifinals the week after (Nov. 19 and Nov. 21) in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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COVID-19 information:
Princeton University announced that beginning on August 1, 2021, indoor and outdoor gatherings will be permitted on campus and that those events may include visitors in addition to University personnel. We are excited to welcome our passionate fan base back to Princeton Athletics events.
As of July 4, 2021, face coverings are no longer required on campus, indoors or outdoors. Similarly, Social distancing is no longer required indoors or outdoors. The occupancy limits imposed for public health purposes are no longer needed. All guests, regardless of their vaccination status, should take the steps they feel appropriate to protect themselves while attending an event that could include unvaccinated people.
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649 days.
Â
That's how long it will been since the Princeton field hockey team has played a game.
Â
On Sept. 3, that streak will come to end.
Â
It ends with the best team in the country.
Â
The three-time defending national champion, North Carolina, comes to Princeton (2:30 p.m.) to begin the 2021 campaign. North Carolina has won 65 of its last 66 games including the 2019 national title game over the Tigers.
Â
Louisville, who reached the national Semifinals last year for the first time in program history, also comes to Bedford Field (Sept. 5, 1:30 p.m.). Penn battles that ACC duo (Louisville, Sept. 3 – 12 p.m., Duke, Sept. 5, 11 a.m.) at Bedford that weekend.
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The following weekend head coach Carla Tagliente's group welcomes Duke to New Jersey (Sept. 11, 12 p.m.). The Blue Devils recently had a streak of six straight national quarterfinals appearances.
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The first road contest for Princeton is a battle at Delaware (Sept. 17, 6 p.m.). The Blue Hens won the 2016 national crown over Tagliente's team and has reached the postseason seven times since 2013. Also, that weekend Boston University takes on Princeton (Sept. 19, 1 p.m.).
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The Tigers make the trip to Maryland for a mid-week game on Sept. 21 (4 p.m.). The Terrapins, a historically great program, made the NCAA Tournament from 1994-2019.
Â
Ivy League competition gets started with Penn (Sept. 24, 4 p.m.) on the road. It's the first time since 1992 that Princeton does not end conference action with the Quakers.
Â
The Tigers have another home event as Rutgers comes to Bedford (Sept. 26, 12 p.m.). The Scarlet Knights had one of their best seasons in program history, finishing seventh in the NFHCA poll.
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October begins with a Yale (Oct. 1, 5 p.m.) and UConn (Oct. 3, 12 p.m.) weekend at Princeton. Connecticut has won three national championships since 2013.
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Back-to-back weekends feature Ivy opponents Dartmouth (Oct. 9, 12 p.m.) and Cornell (Oct .15, 4 p.m.). Penn State travels to Princeton on Oct. 17 (12 p.m.). The Nittany Lions have played in the NCAA postseason eight times since 2010.
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The always crucial Harvard game is in Cambridge this season (Oct. 23, 12 p.m.). Harvard and Princeton have finished as the top two teams in the conference in each of the past four seasons.
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Monmouth finishes the non-conference portion of the season on Oct. 26 (5 p.m.) at Bedford Field. The Hawks won 10 games and secured a spot in the American East Championship in 2020.
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Brown (Oct. 30, 12 p.m.) and Columbia (Nov. 6, 1 p.m.) complete the regular season.
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The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament will be Nov. 12 and Nov. 14 with the semifinals the week after (Nov. 19 and Nov. 21) in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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COVID-19 information:
Princeton University announced that beginning on August 1, 2021, indoor and outdoor gatherings will be permitted on campus and that those events may include visitors in addition to University personnel. We are excited to welcome our passionate fan base back to Princeton Athletics events.
As of July 4, 2021, face coverings are no longer required on campus, indoors or outdoors. Similarly, Social distancing is no longer required indoors or outdoors. The occupancy limits imposed for public health purposes are no longer needed. All guests, regardless of their vaccination status, should take the steps they feel appropriate to protect themselves while attending an event that could include unvaccinated people.
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