Shippensburg Makes History With 2025 DII Field Hockey Title Win

The 2025 DII field hockey championship was won by No. 3 Shippensburg, who defeated No. 1 Newberry 3-2 in overtime. With the game-winning goal from senior Kelly Naudé, the Raiders won their first championship since 2021 and fifth in the previous ten years.

In a selection show on NCAA.com on Sunday, November 9, the eight teams that will compete in the single-elimination tournament were announced. The first round started on November 15 and the championship match was held on Sunday, November 23.

Bracket for the 2025 NCAA DII field hockey tournament

2025 NCAA DII field hockey tournament schedule

• Selection show: 9:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 9, on NCAA.com
• First round: Saturday, Nov. 15
  • No. 3 Shippensburg 3, No. 6 Saint Anselm 0
  • No. 5 West Chester 2, No. 4 East Stroudsburg 0
  • No. 1 Newberry 4, No. 8 Bentley 1
  • No. 2 Kutztown 2, No. 7 Assumption 0
• Semifinals: Friday, Nov. 21
  • No. 1 Newberry 3, No. 5 West Chester 0
  • No. 3 Shippensburg 3, No. 2 Kutztown 1

• National Championship: Sunday, Nov. 23

  • No. 3 Shippensburg 3, No. 1 Newberry 2 (OT)

NCAA DII field hockey championship history

Year	Champion (Record)	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	St. Anselm (17-6)	Carolyn King-Robitaille	1-0 (OT)	Kutztown	Gaffney, South Carolina
2023	Kutztown (19-3)	Marci Scheuing	2-1	East Stroudsburg	Manchester, NH
2022	East Stroudsburg (20-2)	Sandy Miller	1-0	Shippensburg	Renton, Wash.
2021	Shippensburg	Tara Zollinger	3-0	West Chester	Millersville
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19	—	—	—	—
2019	West Chester (20-1)	Amy Cohen	2-1	Saint Anselm	Millersville
2018	Shippensburg (19-4)	Tara Zollinger	1-0 (OT)	East Stroudsburg	Pittsburgh
2017	Shippensburg (17-4)	Tara Zollinger	4-1	LIU Post	Louisville
2016	Shippensburg (20-3)	Bertie Landes	2-1	LIU Post	Stonehill
2015	East Stroudsburg (18-3)	Sandy Miller	1-0	Merrimack	Bloomsburg
2014	Millersville (20-3)	Shelly Behrens	1-0	LIU Post	Louisville