Field hockey earns 9th-straight MAC title after overtime upset against UMass

SPORTS Field hockey earns 9th-straight MAC title after overtime upset against UMass Miami field hockey player fights over ball in game against Kent State on Oct. 23. In the summer of 2025, Miami field hockey head coach Iñako Puzo took a trip to Argentina looking for new additions to a program that had won seven Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships in a row. He came out of the scouting visit with a duo from Mendoza. On Saturday Nov. 8 in Oxford, that duo collaborated to score the game-winning goal against the No. 1-seeded University of Massachusetts (UMass) Minutewomen. The RedHawks (15-4, 8-1) defeated the Minutewomen (18-2, 9-0) 2-1 in an overtime thriller to win their ninth MAC title in a row. The RedHawk victory also handed UMass their first loss in the MAC this season. Before facing off, the RedHawks and Minutewomen each received a first-round bye. The break set them up with a one-win requirement to reach the championship round in the tournament hosted by Miami.

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