Field Hockey Opens 2023 Season on the Road at Villanova & Lehigh

MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State field hockey team is set to open its 2023 season with back-to-back contests on the road against Villanova (Friday) and Lehigh (Sunday). The Cardinals game against the Wildcats will begin at 5 pm ET, while the competition against the Mountain Hawk's starts at 1 pm ET.

The Cardinals will be under the direction of second-year head coach Caitlin Walsh and her assistant Katarina Polyviou. New to the coach staff this season is graduate assistant Brittany Lionarons. Ball State also returns 19 letter winners from last year's squad and welcomes seven newcomers.

The last time the Cardinals faced Villanova was last season, resulting in a 4-3 victory for BSU in Muncie on Sept. 4, 2022. Returners Michaela Graney, Kerrianne McClay, and Fleur Knopert all scored goals that contest for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals will then face the Mountain Hawks on the road Sunday. When Ball State and Lehigh met last season at the Briner Sports Complex, the Mountain Hawk's managed a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals on Sept. 3, 2022. Returnee Rachel Bohn scored the lone goal for Ball State that contest.

After this weekend, Ball State will continue its seven-game season opening road stretch when it plays at Bucknell and the University of New Hampshire at a neutral site on Ohio State's campus in Columbus.

Field Hockey Opens 2023 Season on the Road at Villanova & Lehigh

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Players Mentioned

Rachel Bohn

Michaela Graney

Fleur Knopert

Kerrianne McClay