The NCAA crowned its 2025 field hockey champions across Divisions I, II, and III, and all three title games needed overtime to determine a winner.
Division I — Northwestern Goes Back-to-Back
The Division I national championship matchup in Durham, N.C., was so competitive it extended into double overtime. Junior back Ilse Tromp delivered the game-winning goal to lift Northwestern to a 2–1 victory over No. 3 Princeton, securing the Wildcats’ second straight national title and third in the last five years under coach Tracey Fuchs.
Graduate midfielder Maddie Zimmer played a central role, assisting on a goal and earning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors for the third time in her career. Zimmer also became the first player in Northwestern history to win three national championships.
Princeton struck first with a goal by Beth Yeager late in the third quarter. Northwestern answered when sophomore Kate Janssen scored in the 50th minute off a Tromp assist, setting the stage for Tromp’s heroics in the second overtime. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Juliana Boon made four saves as Northwestern extended its streak to 14 consecutive overtime shutouts dating back to Oct. 16, 2022.
Division II — Shippensburg Wins Sixth Championship
The Division II final in Bloomsburg, Pa., also went beyond regulation. Senior Kelly Naude scored just over two minutes into overtime to give Shippensburg a 3–2 win over previously unbeaten Newberry, capturing the Raiders’ sixth national title.
Senior Agus Garibaldi tallied Shippensburg’s first two goals. Naude and Garibaldi are part of a senior class that finished with a 70–14 record, reaching the national semifinals in all four seasons and winning titles in both 2022 and 2025.
In her first season as head coach, Ravell Wallace led Shippensburg to a 20–3 record while playing a schedule in which 74% of opponents were ranked in Division II’s Top 10. Newberry ended its year at 20–1.
Division III — Tufts Takes OT Thriller
In Hartford, Conn., Tufts claimed the Division III championship with a 2–1 overtime win against Johns Hopkins. Senior Hannah Biccard scored the game-winning goal one minute into overtime and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Her overtime winner marked her 17th goal of the season, the most by a Tufts player since 2010.
The title is the second for coach Tina Mattera, who previously led Tufts to a championship in 2012.
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