NEW YORK – The 2018 field hockey season gets underway on Friday with all eight teams in action this weekend. Seven teams kick off the season on Friday. Starting the season, the BIG EAST boasts two teams in the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association’s (NFHCA) preseason poll with reigning national champion and the league’s preseason favorite Connecticut as No. 1 with 979 points and 19 first-place votes. Liberty, the host of this year’s 2018 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship presented by Jeep, ranks 23rd with 143 points. Liberty closed 2017 ranked 23rd.
Early Tests
Both Connecticut and Liberty open with fellow top 25 opponents.