The UConn Huskies field hockey team represents the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

in the sport of

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

in the

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...

level Big East Conference. The team plays at the George J. Sherman Family-Sports Complex, and is coached by

Nancy Stevens Nancy Stevens is an American field hockey coach, most notable for serving as the head coach of the UConn Huskies field hockey team. She served as head coach for 30 seasons, compiling a 700–189–24 record, the most wins of any field hockey coac ...

, the most successful coach in college field hockey. The Huskies have won five

national championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

, including 2013, 2014, and 2017, also finished as runner up twice, and appeared in 15 total Final Fours. They have also won 16 Big East Conference Field Hockey Tournament titles, most in conference history.

Notable players

Internationals

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Cécile Pieper Cécile Sophie Pieper (born 31 August 1994) is a German field hockey player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. , Pieper was studying for a master's degree at the University of Connecticut, where she played on the Connecticu ...

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Sophie Hamilton Sophie Hamilton (born 28 February 2001) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton and the England and Great Britain national teams. Club career Hamilton plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premi ...

Notable players

Internationals

Head coaches

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