J.S. Coyne Stadium - Facilities - Syracuse University Athletics

J.S. Coyne Stadium

2023 Syracuse Field Hockey Coaches in Action

Sarah Smalley and Willemijn Boogert celebrate a goal

Syracuse field hockey players Olivia Bell and Hattie Madden celebrate a 'Cuse goal

Field Hockey jerseys laid out on a bench.

Syracuse field hockey celebrates a goal against Cornell

Willemijn Boogert and Amber Coebergh Celebrate a Syracuse goal

Field Hockey celebrates a goal against Rutgers

Berber Bakermans runs down the field hockey away from defenders

Lieke Leeggangers Ready for Penalty Stroke

Syracuse celebrates a goal against No. 14 Princeton

Syracuse goal celebration versus Stanford

Field hockey huddles before a penalty corner

Taylor Bigbie Celebrates Against UConn Exhibition

Bo van Kempen and Karsin Beatty celebrate a goal

Home to the field hockey Orange is J.S. Coyne Stadium, the largest outdoor sports facility on the Syracuse University campus. Coyne Stadium received a face-lift in 2016, highlighted by a world-class playing surface.

The 2015 NCAA Champions made a multitude of upgrades to J.S. Coyne Stadium prior to the 2016 season, first beginning with the turf. Installed by GreenFields, the new surface which is the same field that was installed at the 2014 Hockey World Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. It is a synthetic system developed in collaboration with the global textiles technology specialist TenCate and leading field hockey players that was ranked No. 1 by FIH during the selection process for the official World Cup turf.

"The bounce is very natural and it suits our game as a really fast turf," said head coach Ange Bradley prior to the 2016 season opener. "It was a lot of work on designs, but I liked the natural look of the dark and light greens, I thought The Hague did a fantastic job and it was a beautiful field, so what better than to bring it here. GreenFields did a great job. We're extremely happy and I want to thank (Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer) Pete Sala for all the work he has done along with (Assistant Athletics Director for Facilities and Event Operations) Morey Mossovitz to help this come together. It's a beautiful field to play on, I can't wait for our opener."

A fast surface, the pitch is designed with two different shades of green, with a lighter surface covering the field, and a dark shade of green surrounding the field to demarcate the out of bounds areas. The coloring is designed to provide high visibility both on the field and for spectators. The field has also been branded with a blue end zone with Orange spelled out opposite the scoreboard side of the field.

In addition to the surface itself, the stadium has been equipped with a new watering system, with water cannons that rise out of the field to provide optimum playing conditions for the Orange.