NORFOLK, Va. -- Head Coach Andrew Griffiths and the Old Dominion field hockey program announced their 2022 schedule on Thursday with an 18-game slate and hosting the Big East Conference Championships in November at the L.R. Hill Sports Complex.
The season begins with a pair of scrimmages hosting Richmond (Aug. 17) and at Wake Forest (Aug. 20) before an opening weekend on the road at William & Mary (Aug. 26) at 5 p.m. and at Boston College (Aug. 28) at 3 p.m.
The Monarchs begin September with an 11 a.m. match on September 2 hosting James Madison at the L.R. Hill Complex. A pair of road games will follow that as they'll head to Washington, D.C. to tangle with American at 1 p.m. (Sept. 4) and then travel to Farmville, Va. to face Longwood (Sept. 7) at 6 p.m.
ODU will entertain Columbia (Sept. 9) for a 1 p.m. match and then head to Richmond (Sept. 11) to tangle with the Spiders at noon. The month will close out with the first three Big East Conference matchups as ODU will host UConn (Sept. 16), visit Quinnipiac (Sept. 23) and host Villanova (Sept. 30) all at 1 p.m.
The month of October starts with a matchup against Duke at home (Oct. 2) at noon, before a road trip to Georgetown (Oct. 7) at 1 p.m. and Delaware (Oct. 9) at noon.
A home weekend follows as the Monarchs entertain Providence (Oct. 14) at 2 p.m. and then take on a first-time opponent in Queens University (Oct. 16) at noon. The last regular-season road trip takes the Monarchs to Philadelphia to face Temple (Oct. 21) at 1 p.m., before they close the month with VCU (Oct. 23) at noon and Liberty (Oct. 28) at 1 p.m.
Old Dominion will play host to the 2022 Big East Conference Championships on November 4 and 6 at the L.R. Hill Complex. The semifinals will take place on November 4, with the finals on November 6 as the winner gets the automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Championships.
OLD DOMINION HEAD COACH ANDREW GRIFFITHS ON THE 2022 SCHEDULE
"It's a strong schedule with a good mix of some old rivalries, and some new opponents who will provide a challenge for us. We start out with a great stretch of strong games, so we will need to be ready to go right away for preseason."
"The staff has been stressing to the team to train well over the summer, to make sure the players are tuned up and prepared physically."
"But overall it is a balanced schedule, with nine home and nine away games, and then hosting the conference tournament on home turf. The staff and team are excited for the 2022 season and where we can go with this squad."
2022 ODU FIELD HOCKEY SCHEDULE
AUGUST
17 Richmond Norfolk, Va. 10:00 a.m. SCRIMMAGE
20 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 12:00 p.m. SCRIMMAGE
26 William & Mary Williamsburg, Va. 5:00 p.m.
28 Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. 3:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
2 James Madison Norfolk, Va. 11:00 a.m.
4 American Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m.
7 Longwood Farmville, Va. 6:00 p.m.
9 Columbia Norfolk, Va. 1:00 p.m.
11 Richmond Richmond, Va. 12:00 p.m.
16 UConn Norfolk, Va. 1:00 p.m.*
23 Quinnipiac Hamden, Ct. 1:00 p.m.*
30 Villanova Norfolk, Va. 1:00 p.m.*
OCTOBER
2 Duke Norfolk, Va. 12:00 p.m.
7 Georgetown Washington, D.C. 1:00 p.m.*
9 Delaware Newark, Del. 12:00 p.m.
14 Providence Norfolk, Va. 2:00 p.m.*
16 Queens Norfolk, Va. 12:00 p.m.
21 Temple Philadelphia, Pa. 1:00 p.m.*
23 VCU Norfolk, Va. 12:00 p.m.
28 Liberty Norfolk, Va. 1:00 p.m.*
NOVEMBER
4 Big East Trny Semis Norfolk, Va. TBA
6 Big East Trny. Final Norfolk, Va. TBA
* - Big East Conference games
Field Hockey Announces 2022 Schedule
