Last week, after winning the NESCAC field hockey tournament, Tufts hosted the first three rounds of the Division III field hockey tournament.“We had made it a goal to host the sweet sixteen and elite 8 so the players were really excited to play on our home field,” Head Coach Tina Mattera wrote in an email to the Daily.
Tufts field hockey, ranked No. 3 in the NESCAC, beat No. 6 Amherst in a nail-biting 2–1 quarterfinal victory on Saturday to advance to the conference semifinals. After a 1–1 draw in regulation time, the game remained undecided after two periods of overtime. During shootouts, the Jumbos won 3–0, their second shootout victory in a row.
This Saturday, Tufts field hockey took down the then No. 1 Middlebury College, putting an end to Middlebury’s historic 43-game winning streak with an exceptional 2–1 victory on Ounjian Field.
