2024 Westfield State Field Hockey News
After the conclusion of the winter sports season, Westfield State University Athletics continues to hold the top spot in the 2024-25 Howard C. Smith Cup standings, awarded annually to the institution with the best overall athletics program in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Junior Maddy Barry (Norwood, Mass.), sophomore Lee Gould (Southborough, Mass.), first-year Eliana Kaplan (North Andover, Mass.), and junior Kaleigh Murphy (Pembroke, Mass.) were all named to the 2024 NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction this past Friday.
Westfield State University Athletics recognized over 300 student-athletes with the celebration of the annual Director of Athletics 3.0 ceremony held on Wednesday night during halftime of the Owls men’s basketball game.
he prospect day begins at 1:00 p.m. and includes a 2-hour clinic led by head coach Carden Brown
Owls student-athletes’ Jarrod Ledvina, Shea Hamel, Molly Finnegan, Dylan Clark, Tom Onorato, Katie Slattery, Ben Dawe, and Emma Nihill were all named to the 2024 MASCAC Fall Sportsmanship Team.
After a strong 2024 fall season, Westfield State Athletics leads in the 2024-25 Howard C. Smith Cup standings, which is awarded annually to the best overall athletics institution in the league.
Westfield’s Abby Clark and Kaleigh Murphy were tabbed for the first team, while Erin Lane and Shannon Gover were selected to the second team.
After winning the 2024 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference championship game this past weekend, Westfield State senior Abby Clark (Uxbridge, Mass.) and junior Emma Gniadek (Worcester, Mass.) received conference honors.
“I’m proud of what they have done – they have made some history for the program going back to the national tournament after a long time, and we’ve had some great achievements in setting the wins record and winning the MASCAC title.”
Westfield State University field hockey will hit the road – to Winchester, Va. to play national #9 Shenandoah University in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Division III Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Westfield State junior forward Kaleigh Murphy (Pembroke, Mass.) scored the game winning goal with 4:20 left in regulation to lift the Owls to the 2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference title with a 2-1 win over Bridgewater State on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field.
With the win, #2 seed Westfield State (12-8) will now host the conference championship game against #5 Bridgewater State at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at Alumni Field.
Little has been decided between these two team in the two regular season meeting this season, as this will be the rubber match for the the season series which is even at 1-1 apiece.
Kaleigh Murphy (Pembroke, Mass.) and the Owls win as Murphy scored the lone goal of the match in the 1-0 thriller as Westfield hit the road for the regular season finale at Framingham State.
The Westfield State Athletics SmugMug website has been officially launched to enhance the accessibility of sports photography for student-athletes, families, and the WSU community.
The loss sends Westfield State (10-8 overall) a game behind first-place Fitchburg State in the MASCAC standings
