Dukes Picked Second in MAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll

CLEVELAND – James Madison field hockey was selected to finish second in the Mid-American Conference in a vote by the league's coaches, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.

The Dukes, who are coming off a 14-6 (7-1 MAC) season that saw the team tie for the regular-season MAC title and reach the league championship game, tallied 71 points with a pair of first-place votes in the preseason poll. Head Coach Christy Morgan returns for her 21st season at the helm of the program while Alice Roeper, the reigning MAC Offensive Player of the Year, is set for her senior campaign.

The conference's newest member, Massachusetts, came in first in the voting after receiving seven first-place votes for 77 points. The Minutewomen reached the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Field Hockey Championship and will open the 2025 season ranked No. 14 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Preseason Poll.

Miami (Ohio), which captured its seventh consecutive MAC tournament crown last fall, was picked third with one first-place vote and 68 points.

UMass (7), James Madison (2) and Miami (Ohio) (1) all earned tournament champion votes.

2025 MAC Field Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll
(First Place Votes)
1. Massachusetts – 77 points (7)
2. James Madison – 71 points (2)
3. Miami (Ohio) – 68 points (1)
4. App State – 58 points
5. Kent State – 49 points
6. Ball State – 37 points
7. Ohio – 35 points
8. Longwood – 27 points
T9. Bellarmine – 14 points
T9. Central Michigan – 14 points

MAC Tournament Champion: UMass (7), James Madison (2), Miami (Ohio) (1)

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Completed Event: Field Hockey versus Villanova on August 29, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2

Completed Event: Field Hockey versus Stanford on August 31, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 1

Completed Event: Field Hockey at #17 Liberty on September 3, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 4

Completed Event: Field Hockey at Richmond on September 5, 2025 , Win , 2, to, 1 , (OT)

Completed Event: Field Hockey at American on September 7, 2025 , Win , 4, to, 1

Upcoming Event: Field Hockey versus Towson on September 12, 2025 at 5 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at Virginia on September 14, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at Central Michigan on September 19, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at Michigan on September 21, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Field Hockey versus Longwood on September 26, 2025 at 5 p.m.

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