Field hockey has been a varsity sport at Indiana University since 2000.[1] The Hoosiers have been a member of the Big Ten Conference and have been coached by Amy Robertson in each season of the program's existence.[1][3] The team has twice appeared in the NCAA tournament, in 2005 and 2009, playing a total of three games. Indiana defeated North Carolina in the first round in 2005, while it was eliminated by Wake Forest both in the 2005 second round and the 2009 first round.[3] The Hoosiers' best regular-season performance in the Big Ten has been second place, which it has accomplished three times, in 2005, 2006, and 2009.[1][3] Indiana has also played in the Big Ten tournament championship game twice, losing both, to Michigan in 2005 and to Michigan State in 2009.[4]
Season-by-season results
The 2010 Indiana field hockey team in action at Penn State
Year
Head Coach
Overall
Pct.
Conf.
Pct.
Conf. Place
Conf. Tourn.
Postseason
2000
Amy Robertson
1–12
.077
0–6
.000
7th
1st Round
–
2001
1–16
.059
0–6
.000
7th
1st Round
–
2002
6–13
.316
1–5
.167
T6th
1st Round
–
2003
8–10
.444
1–5
.167
T6th
1st Round
–
2004
12–8-1
.595
1–5-0
.167
T5th
1st Round
–
2005
18–5
.783
4–2
.667
2nd
Finalist
NCAA 2nd Round
2006
15–6
.714
4–2
.667
T2nd
1st Round
–
2007
8–10
.444
1–5
.167
6th
1st Round
–
2008
7–12
.368
1–5
.167
T6th
1st Round
–
2009
16–7
.696
4–2
.667
T2nd
Finalist
NCAA 1st Round
2010
10–9
.526
1–4
.200
6th
1st Round
–
2011
10-9
.526
2–4
.333
5th
1st Round
–
2012
11-10
.524
0–6
.000
7th
2nd Round
–
2013
9–10
.474
1–5
.167
6th
1st Round
–
2014
9–8
.529
1–7
.125
T8th
–
–
2015
Amanda Janney
9–10
.474
5–3
.625
3rd
1st Round
–
2016
8–12
.400
3–5
.375
6th
1st Round
–
2017
6-13
.316
0-8
.000
–
–
2018
4-13
.235
1-7
.125
9th
1st Round
–
2019
Kayla Bashore
5-12
.294
1-7
.125
7th
–
–
2020
1-14
.067
1-14
.067
9th
1st Round
–
2021
10-10
.500
2-6
.250
7th
1st Round
–
2022
9-10
.474
1-7
.125
9th
–
–
2023
6-13
.316
0-8
.000
9th
–
–
Season-by-season results through the end of the 2023 season[5]
Awards and accolades through the end of the 2014 season[3][6]
Stadium
Indiana has played its home games at the IU Field Hockey Complex since its opening in August 2007.[2] The complex has a seating capacity of 500 and features a Polytan playing surface as well as a Nelson Water Cannon system for watering the field before play.[1][2] Built adjacent to Bill Armstrong Stadium, the home of the Indiana men's and women's soccer teams, the IU Field Hockey Complex serves the Hoosiers field hockey program as a practice venue in addition to as a game venue. In August 2009, the Ireland Family Fieldhouse was added to the complex, which houses the team's locker room, a staff meeting room, and equipment storage space. Prior to the construction of the IU Field Hockey Complex, the Indiana field hockey team played its home games inside Mellencamp Pavilion from 2000 to 2006, making it one of only a few American collegiate field hockey programs to play indoors.[2]