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UNC head coach Erin Matson leads Tar Heels to another title after winning as a player last year

Two defending national champs re-upped their hardware-hoisting privileges, two 2022 runners-up did revenge, and a handful of individuals inked their names in history this weekend.

November 20, 2023

NCAA field hockey and cross country champions will be crowned this weekend

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Play vintage Taylor and stock up on some bubbly — the 2023–24 school year’s first national champions will hoist their hardware this weekend.

November 17, 2023

Updates from the women's field hockey and soccer national tournaments

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The field hockey and women’s soccer national tourneys raged on through the weekend, offering up a few moments that could become our new Roman Empire.

November 13, 2023

NCAA Fall championship season is underway

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The hunt for the first NCAA ’ship of 2023–24 is officially on, so lock in your brackets, and let’s dive in.

November 08, 2023

Conference championship winners in field hockey and women's soccer

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If this weekend’s buffet of conference tournament title games gave you a hardware hangover, buckle up — that was just the beginning, as the field hockey and women’s soccer national tourneys begin this week.

November 06, 2023

Postseason NCAA field hockey continues into the weekend

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When it rains conference tourneys, it pours, and field hockey’s also splashing into the postseason this week.

November 01, 2023

Wrapping up field hockey's regular season

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Most conferences’ regular seasons end this weekend before tournaments begin bullying next week, so here’s the tea on conference play’s grand finale.

October 27, 2023

College

The Iowa Hawkeyes rise to the top of the field hockey poll

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September 22, 2023

One month into fockey season and the Iowa Hawkeyes, the new Midwestern superpower, have risen to top the poll — and just about every other stat line, too.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #397

NFL off-field updates & Solheim Cup preview

September 12, 2024

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NFL off-field updates & Solheim Cup preview

Hi there!

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dive into two complex NFL headlines. First, El and Steph revisit the lawsuit against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was recently accused of sexual assault after facing 26 civil suits accusing him of sexual misconduct.

El and Steph also discuss the developing story regarding the police detainment of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and two of his teammates ahead of last Sunday’s game. The incident has come under serious scrutiny.

Then in part two, the gals preview the 19th edition of the Solheim Cup where the top women golfers in the U.S. and Europe will be facing off in Virginia as Team USA looks to take back the trophy and Team Europe chases a four peat. Who’s ready for the tee?

A big thank you to our friends at Aflac for powering today’s episode! Just like The GIST tackles the gap in women’s sports coverage, Aflac closes the gap that health insurance leaves behind. Learn more at aflac.com/thegist.