Northeastern University Athletics

Sweeney Field Summary and History:

The home of Northeastern field hockey for the ninth season is Sweeney Field, located on Huntington Avenue across from the Museum of Fine Arts and next to the West Village of Northeastern’s campus. Since relocating to the Wentworth Institute facility before the 2001 season, the Huskies have posted an amazing 58-23 overall record and are 25-7 in conference games.

An additional benefit to Northeastern’s move to campus has been increased attendance at Husky home games. Northeastern played all of its home games at Parsons Field in Brookline for the prior 21 seasons until Northeastern converted Parsons Field from Astroturf to AstroPlay, which is similar to grass without the necessary maintenance of the natural surface. While AstroPlay is beneficial for football and soccer, it is not best suited for the speed of field hockey. Sweeney Field’s traditional Astroturf surface is more conducive to field hockey, allowing Northeastern to remain eligible to host conference tournament games. The field hockey team will continue to practice and play all its games at Sweeney this season.

Wentworth opened Sweeney Field in 1996. The field is also the practice and contest site for Wentworth’s varsity softball, soccer and lacrosse teams, as well as host to the school’s intramural programs. The field is lit so that competition can be held during both daylight and evening hours.