Chessa Field is the women's soccer field of the
Ohio Bobcats. It was opened under the name of "Ohio Soccer Field" on September 6, 1997. On that day, Ohio defeated the
Youngstown State University Penguins 2-0 in what was also the first home varsity women's soccer game in the history of
Ohio University.
In 2003, several renovations took place to the field thanks to a $60,000 donation from Ohio University groundskeeper Scott Blower and his wife Crista. This allowed a new grass playing surface to be installed at the field. Also, the field dimensions were expanded to the
NCAA maximum, new bleachers with a capacity of 1,000 were added, a new press box were constructed, a new digital scoreboard was added to the facility, and wrought-iron fencing was erected to surround the field.
The stadium was named Chessa Field in honor of Scott and Crista Blower's daughter, Chessa Blower.
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