The Flashes face off against Michigan State on Friday, Aug. The Kent State field hockey team opens the 2021 Mid-American Conference fall season with three games in a five-day span. ? : previews the tough challenge ahead in the non-conference for #MACtion I /2dFbog8XKV 'This is possibly the strongest non-conference schedule Miami has ever had.' A trip to Virginia to take on UVa and Richmond the following week completes the bulk of the non-conference schedule. The following weekend, Miami returns home to take on Big 10 regional rival Indiana and 2020 NEC Champion Rider in back-to-back games before traveling to Columbus to face a third Big 10 opponent in Ohio State on Monday. to take on 2020 NCAA participants Northwestern and Connecticut in the regular season opening weekend. The RedHawks travel to Ann Arbor to face the 2020 NCAA finalists on the road in a scrimmage before traveling to Evanston, Ill. Miami will look to compete for their fifth consecutive MAC Field Hockey title in 2021 after finishing last season 13-2 overall and going a perfect 10-0 in Conference play. Team-By-Team Previews (In Preseason Coaches Poll Predicted Order) The 2021 Mid-American Conference Field Hockey season begins today, Friday, August 27th with all eight teams competing non-conference matchups throughout the weekend.īelow is a team-by-team preview taking a deeper look at each squad as they start a new MAC campaign.