field hockey
noun
: a game played on a turfed field between two teams of 11 players each whose object is to direct a ball into the opponent's goal with a hockey stick
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The UConn women’s field hockey team, going for its sixth national title, will host the first two rounds of the 18-team NCAA Tournament this weekend in Storrs.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2024
This is not the typical life of an American college field hockey coach.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
UConn women's soccer and field hockey teams won Big East tournament championship games Sunday and await assignments for the NCAA Tournament.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2024
Fallston vs Pocomoke during a Class 1A state semifinal field hockey game at Crofton High School on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
—Brian T. Krista, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2024
This is not the typical life of an American college field hockey coach.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
UConn women's soccer and field hockey teams won Big East tournament championship games Sunday and await assignments for the NCAA Tournament.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2024
Fallston vs Pocomoke during a Class 1A state semifinal field hockey game at Crofton High School on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
—Brian T. Krista, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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