Facilities

Richard F. Garber Field

Open As of Monday, 8/29 at 9:55 AM

Description

Garber Field currently serves as the home of the UMass men's and women's lacrosse teams, and formerly hosted contests for the field hockey and men's and women's soccer squads. A new, longer field turf was installed during the Summer 2015 during a resurfacing project which brought the women's lacrosse program back to Garber Field after spending 2007-15 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

In 2006, the playing surface was replaced with a state-of-the-art artificial turf while the stands were expanded and a press box added to the West side of the facility. Prior to that, permanent lights were installed in Garber in 1997 so lacrosse games could be played at night. UMass will be installing a high definition video board to be ready for the 2020 lacrosse seasons.

Garber Field was the site of the 2003 NCAA women's field hockey championship and served as the home for the Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship in 1997, 2000, 2009, 2012 and 2013. The facility has a listed capacity of 5,000 and is named in honor of the late Richard "Dick" Garber, the legendary men's lacrosse coach who won 300 games as the program's leader from 1955-90.