NEW YORK – With a 5-0 win over Villanova, No. 7 Liberty was named the regular season champions and will be the No. 1 seed in the 2025 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship presented by JEEP. 

This is Liberty’s first regular season title since 2023. With the win over Villanova, they improved to 15-2 on the season and 7-0 in conference play. No. 20 UConn earned the No. 2 spot in the tournament as they finished the regular season 6-1. Old Dominion capped league action at 5-2 and the No. 3 seed. 

Villanova takes the last spot in the Championship as the No. 4 seed finishing the regular season 3-4. The Wildcats secured their spot in the Championship with a Quinnipiac loss to UConn.

Liberty takes on Villanova in the semifinal opener at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, November 7 at Liberty Field Hockey Field in Lynchburg, Va. In the second semifinal game, Old Dominion will take on UConn at 4 p.m. ET. Both games will stream live on ESPN+. 

The winners of Friday’s semifinal matches will advance to the championship game on Sunday, November 9 at 1 p.m. ET. The BIG EAST Championship final will also stream on ESPN+. The winner of the Championship will earn the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. 

For more on the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, visit Championship Central HERE. 

2025 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship 
Presented by Jeep 
Semifinals – Friday, Nov. 7 – Lynchburg, Va. 
No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 1 Liberty, 1 p.m. ET 
No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 2 UConn, 4 p.m. ET 
Final – Nov. 9 –Lynchburg, Va.
Semifinal Winners, 1 p.m. ET