COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND — The Iowa Hawkeye field hockey team fought back from two deficits but saw its season end Friday, November 13, 2026, in a 3-2 overtime loss to Duke in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at the Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse Complex in College Park, Maryland.
The Hawkeyes finished 13-6 after a postseason battle that featured two Iowa comebacks before Duke scored the winner in sudden-victory overtime.
Duke (13-5) struck first at 3:08 of the opening quarter when Ashley Stockdale scored off an assist from Julia Boehringer.
Iowa answered in the second quarter as Fréderique van Cleef scored unassisted at 18:01, tying the game at 1-1 with her 20th goal of the season.
Stockdale put Duke back ahead at 36:17 of the third quarter, with Alaina McVeigh supplying the assist.
But the Hawkeyes rallied again. Meg Tebben scored her third goal of the season at 41:10 off a pass from van Cleef, pulling Iowa even at 2-2.
Neither team scored in the fourth quarter, sending the opening-round NCAA Tournament contest into overtime.
Madison Beach ended the contest at 64:14, scoring unassisted to give the Blue Devils the 3-2 sudden-victory win.
Duke held an 8-7 edge in total shots, while Iowa led 5-4 in shots on goal. Hawkeye goalkeeper Abby Johnson finished with four saves and a 7-2 record for the season.
Van Cleef figured in both Iowa goals with a goal and an assist, but the Hawkeyes could not find a third score to extend their tournament run.