Rudd Field is the home of the UMass men's and women's soccer teams.[1]
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| Location | Hadley, Massachusetts |
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| Owner | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Operator | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 6, 2002 |
| Opened | September 8, 2002 |
| Construction cost | $900,000 |
| Architect | Clough, Harbour & Associates |
| Tenants | |
| UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen (NCAA) (2002–present) | |
The facility opened September 8, 2002.[2] The field includes a 120 by 75 yard sand-based natural turf playing surface. Funding for the field was made possible by a commitment from the Rudd Family Foundation.[3]
On May 6, 2002, ground was broken for the construction of Rudd Field. The field is named in honor of Jinny and Andrew Rudd, the parents of former UMass soccer player Alexandra Rudd. The Rudd Family Foundation contributed half a million dollars to construct the field.[4]
References
edit- ^ UMass Athletic Facilities Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at UMassAthletics.com, URL accessed March 17, 2013.
- ^ UMass Amherst (September 2002). "UMass Rudd Field dedication set" (PDF). UMass Women's Soccer Media Guide. p. 20. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ [1] at UMassMagazine Online, URL accessed March 17, 2013.
- ^ [2] at UMass Athletics, URL accessed May 19, 2023.