Field Hockey

Scranton & Susquehanna to Meet in Field Hockey Title Match

TOWSON, Md. - For the third straight year, the Landmark Conference field hockey championship will feature a familiar matchup: No. 1 University of Scranton and No. 2 Susquehanna University. The Royals and River Hawks have established a recent tradition of battling for the title, with the last two seasons’ games held at Susquehanna, where the River Hawks came out on top both times.

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How They Got Here
  • Scranton earned a first-round bye and hosted fifth-seed Wilkes University in the semifinals. After a scoreless first half, Lydia Bechtel set up Maggie Keys for a back-handed shot to tie the game at 1-1 with under a minute left in the third period. Senior Annie Coll put the Royals ahead 2-1 with 7:35 remaining, and Keys added an insurance goal just over a minute later to make it 3-1. Wilkes cut the lead to 3-2 in the 55th minute, but Scranton held on for the win and a spot in the championship.
     
  • Susquehanna hosted Elizabethtown in the semifinals. After a scoreless first half, the Blue Jays struck late in the third period to take a 1-0 lead. Less than six minutes into the fourth, Haley Dreisbach tied it at 1-1 off a pass from Emma Campitelli, and Campitelli later set up Jada Thompson for the game-winning goal. The River Hawks held on to secure their third straight trip to the Landmark Championship, where they will face Scranton for the third consecutive year.

Players to Watch: Scranton
  • Annie Shaw: 17 goals, 4 assists
  • Shana Goldsmith: 11 goals, 4 assists
  • Maggie Keys: 10 goals, 17 assists
  • Defense: Allowed just four goals against conference opponents this season

Players to Watch: Susquehanna
  • Emma Campitelli: 11 goals, 5 assists
  • Taylor Rothermel: 8 goals, 3 assists
  • Mady Quigley: 3 goals, 8 assists
  • Defense: Six different players with one defensive save

Postseason History
  • This meeting marks the fifth championship showdown between the programs. Susquehanna leads the series with three wins (2018, 2023, 2024), while Scranton claimed the title in 2019. Overall, Susquehanna has reached six title games, winning half of them, and Scranton has made seven appearances with two championships.