#BIGEASTfh: 2016 Season Gets Underway With Strong Opening Tests

Kealsie Robles, ODU GoalkeeperEarly Tests

The 2016 field hockey seasons gets under way this weekend for all eight BIG EAST teams. The squads will combine for 16 total matches, including six against opponents ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association’s (NFHCA) preseason poll. No.3 UConn will square off against No.11 Stanford and No. 20 Old Dominion will tangle with No. 18 Penn State. No.13 Liberty sees a double header against No.19 James Madison and No.4 Duke, while Temple faces No.2 and reigning national champion Syracuse and Quinnipiac opens against No.8 Boston College.The bulk of the weekend’s contests will be played on the road with only six games slated for a BIG EAST…