Princeton will meet defending champion Northwestern for the NCAA Division I field hockey championship Sunday, Nov. 23 (1 p.m. ET, ESPNU) at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
The Tigers advanced with a 2-0 victory over Ivy League rival Harvard in the first semifinal on Friday. Northwestern trailed by two goals but rallied to defeat No. 1-seed North Carolina in overtime in the second semifinal.
Northwestern comes in with a record of 21-1, with its only loss coming 3-2 to Princeton in Evanston, Illinois, on Oct. 13. Princeton is 18-3 and has won 14 straight, the second-longest winning streak in program history.
The Wildcats are on a 10-game win streak. Junior forward Ashley Sessa leads the nation in scoring (64 points) and goalkeeper Juliana Boon is first in minutes, win percentage and tied for most shutouts.
Beth Yeager leads the Tigers with 38 points and nine game-winners. Goalkeeper Olivia Caponiti is fourth in the nation in goals allowed per game (0.81).
What time is Northwestern vs. Princeton?
The defending champion Northwestern Wildcats play the Princeton Tigers in the field hockey national championship on Sunday, Nov. 23 (1 p.m. ET, ESPNU) at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Division I field hockey championship: TV, streaming
- Date: Sunday, Nov. 23
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- Location: Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium, Duke University (Durham, North Carolina)
- TV: ESPNU
- Stream: Fubo, ESPN Unlimited
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2025 NCAA field hockey bracket
Opening round
- Saint Joseph’s 2, Drexel 0
- Fairfield 1, Boston University. 0
First round
- No. 1 North Carolina 2, Saint Joseph’s 1
- No. 2 Princeton 3, Fairfield 1
- No. 3 Harvard 8, New Hampshire 2
- Miami (OH) 2, No. 4 Virginia 1
- Duke 2, Iowa 1
- Northwestern 5, Yale 1
- UConn 2, Wake Forest 0
- Syracuse 3, Liberty 2 (SO)
Quarterfinals
- No. 1 North Carolina 2, Duke 1
- No. 2 Princeton 2, Syracuse 1
- No. 3 Harvard 1, UConn 0
- Northwestern 3, Miami (OH) 2
Semifinals
- Princeton 2, Harvard 0
- Northwestern 4, North Carolina 3 (OT)
Championship game
Northwestern vs. Princeton, 1 p.m. ET, Sunday, Nov. 23 (ESPNU)
Division 1 field hockey champions
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