The Saint Joseph’s University field hockey team has advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. The Hawks will take on North Carolina in the national semifinals on Friday at noon in Ann Arbor,

It was the second championship for the second-seeded Wildcats (23-1-0), who have played for the title in four straight seasons.

Coach Tracey Fuchs choked up in the press room as she addressed reporters following Northwestern’s national championship victory Sunday. Two of her three captains –– senior midfielder Maddie Zimmer and graduate student goalkeeper Annabel Skubisz –– sat next to her,