Women 2020-2021 UConn Field Hockey -> Big East Champs/NCAA Post-Season Run

[huskymedic]

 

[scotty0330]

Happy for the new coach. Can’t be easy following stevens. Seems kids really like playing for him.

 

[huskymedic]

Happy for the new coach. Can’t be easy following stevens. Seems kids really like playing for him.

Kudos to Nancy Stevens for quality succession planning!

 

[Fairfield_1st]

I read that 2 of the top returnees (juniors) opted to stay in England due to Covid and will be back next year. Makes the job he did even more impressive.
Congrats on winning your 9th straight.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[CL82]

Was that Stevens in the video?

 

[huskymedic]

2020-2021 NCAA Field Hockey Tourney Bracket (12 teams down from the usual 18):

The top four seeds are:

1. North Carolina
2. Michigan
3. Louisville (UConn Bracket)
4. Iowa

 

[dbmill]

Was that Stevens in the video?

Nancy Stevens is still on the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach. I recall that was announced when Paul Caddy was elevated to the head coaching job for the field hockey team.

 

[CL82]

Nancy Stevens is still on the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach. I recall that was announced Paul Caddy was elevated to the head coach of the field hockey team.

That’s weird, unless Stevens did it to facilitate the transition. Then it is pretty cool.

 

[jitro1]

Will the game be on tv and where can we find it?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Will the game be on tv and where can we find it?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[navery12]

 

[huskymedic]

Alternate access link here<

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Last 5 minutes played in Louisville end of field but couldn’t get equalizer...

 

[buddy]

Hard to compete against a P5 school that get tons of money from ESPN and the Ct taxpayers.

 

[HookC22]

Hard to compete against a P5 school that get tons of money from ESPN and the Ct taxpayers.

Not sure I would bring that argument into this loss. We have done quite well in FH outside the P5.

 

[buddy]

Not sure I would bring that argument into this loss. We have done quite well in FH outside the P5.

Exactly my point. Can compete against midmajors, but is difficult to compete against P5 schools as they have extra funding. You will see more and more of this from UConn now. Teams will get into post season tourneys, but not last long.

 

[huskymedic]

Exactly my point. Can compete against midmajors, but is difficult to compete against P5 schools as they have extra funding. You will see more and more of this from UConn now. Teams will get into post season tourneys, but not last long.

UConn Field Hockey has made the Final 4 in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Winning the National championship in 2013 (Duke), 2014 (Syracuse), and 2017 (Maryland). In 2018 lost in QF in OT to National runner-up Maryland and in 2019 lost to National runner-up Princeton in QF.

UConn Field Hockey is competing just fine.

(BTW, this year two top returning players opted out due to Covid travel issues @ beginning of season).

 

[buddy]

UConn Field Hockey has made the Final 4 in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Winning the National championship in 2013 (Duke), 2014 (Syracuse), and 2017 (Maryland). In 2018 lost in QF in OT to National runner-up Maryland and in 2019 lost to National runner-up Princeton in QF.

UConn Field Hockey is competing just fine.

(BTW, this year two top returning players opted out due to Covid travel issues @ beginning of season).

My fear is that as time goes on and UConn gets further distanced financially from P5 schools, it will become more and more difficult to be competitive. Take note that the overwhelming majority of teams that seem to advance to or past the quarterfinals are P5 schools. (I don't consider Ivy league schools midmajor because they have more money than most P5's)

 

[LIUCHusky]

My fear is that as time goes on and UConn gets further distanced financially from P5 schools, it will become more and more difficult to be competitive. Take note that the overwhelming majority of teams that seem to advance to or past the quarterfinals are P5 schools. (I don't consider Ivy league schools midmajor because they have more money than most P5's)

Please explain what P5 money has to do with competing in field hockey. I don’t see it as an issue at all in field hockey.