2022 FIELD HOCKEY SCHEDULE
BRISTOL, R.I. — The Roger Williams University field hockey team is set to start their first season of competition under first year Head Coach
Jill Reeve on Thursday, Sept. 1.
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The Hawks compiled a 9-9 overall record last season boasting an impressive 7-2 record on Bayside Field, while making the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinals during the 2021 campaign. The Hawks downed Gordon 5-0 in the CCC Tournament Quarterfinals, before falling to top seeded University of New England in the Semifinals.
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This year's schedule consists of 18 contests, eight played on the road and 10 taking place on Bayside Field at Roger Williams. The Hawks will play six CCC matchups throughout the course of the season.
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The Hawks begin the season traveling to Worcester, Mass. for a tilt with WPI beginning at 3 pm. Roger Williams will then be the visiting team again on Saturday, Sept. 3 with a 1 pm start time against Mount Holyoke.
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After their opening two contests taking place away from campus, the field hockey team will host UMass Dartmouth on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 4 pm. The matchup with the Corsairs will kick off a string of four straight contests being played at home, with a Sept. 10 contest against Springfield College, a Sept. 14 contest against Westfield State serving as the middle two matchups of the home stand.
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To close out the home stand the Hawks will play their first CCC matchup of the season against Endicott on Saturday, Sept. 17 on Bayside Field with the contest scheduled for a 1 pm start time.
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The Hawks then will travel to Eastern Connecticut State for a 4:30 pm matchup against the Warriors on Sept. 21 and follow with another road contest three days later, this time against conference foe, Western New England.
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After two games on the road, Johnson & Wales will take the ride from Providence to Bristol for a 4 pm matchup against the Hawks, taking place on Bayside, on Sept. 27. The month of September will come to a close for the team with a visit to Nichols for a CCC matchup scheduled for 7 pm.
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Wesleyan is the next team to take a trip to Roger Williams, as the Hawks kick off the month of October with a tilt against the Cardinals. Another CCC matchup takes place on Saturday, Oct. 8 when the University of New England comes to visit. They will be followed with the third home contest of the three-game home stand with MIT coming to town on Oct. 12.
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The Hawks will be on the road for a Sunday, Oct. 16 contest against Manhattanville, playing one game away from Bayside until Connecticut College comes to town for a 6:30 pm matchup on Oct. 18.
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The final three games of the regular season will be a CCC tilt at Gordon and another road contest against Wheaton on Oct. 25, before closing out the year at home on Oct. 28 against Salve Regina.
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The CCC Tournament is scheduled to start on Tuesday, Nov. 1 with the Quarterfinal contest. The Semifinals will take place at the top two seeds of the tournament on Thursday, Nov. 3 with the highest remaining seed hosting the CCC Tournament Championship on Saturday, Nov. 5.
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