Coast to coast NCAA DI field hockey alerts: Stanford upsets No. 3 Duke in California and No. 10 Princeton takes down No. 1 Northwestern in New Jersey
Princeton (left) and Stanford (right) field hockey teams celebrate their ranked upsets this past weekend. Photo: Princeton and Stanford athletic departments
The top of NCAA Division I field hockey shifted dramatically over the weekend led by No. 10 Princeton’s 2–1 overtime takedown of previously unbeaten No. 1 Northwestern.
The Tigers avenged last season’s national championship loss and handed the Wildcats their first defeat of 2026.
Ella Cashman scored the game-winner for the Tigers on Sunday.
Upset alert
Stanford 3, No. 3 Duke 2 (OT): Unranked Stanford stunned the third-ranked Blue Devils on Friday, surviving a high-pressure finish to claim a signature home victory.
No. 17 Liberty 2, No. 9 North Carolina 1: Liberty struck twice before halftime and protected the lead to knock off a top-10 opponent on Sunday.
Boston College 4, No. 15 Virginia 1: The Eagles turned a ranked ACC matchup into a decisive statement, controlling Friday’s game from start to finish.
Huge victories
No. 13 Miami 10, Ohio 0: Miami posted the weekend’s largest scoring margin in a dominant Friday performance.
No. 9 North Carolina 8, Saint Joseph’s 0: Before Sunday’s setback, the Tar Heels opened the weekend with an eight-goal shutout.
No. 5 Massachusetts 5, App State 0: UMass rolled to a clean-sheet win Friday, then followed with a 4–0 victory over Brown on Sunday to improve to 13–1.
No. 12 Indiana 5, Ohio 0: The Hoosiers scored in every quarter Sunday and completed a comprehensive shutout.
No. 8 Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons swept their California trip, beating No. 14 Cal 2–0 and Stanford 4–1.
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