Garber Field is a

lacrosse Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst () is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. Amherst has a council–manager form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts state law. Amherst is one of several Massach ...

. It is currently the home of the

UMass Minutemen The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst; strictly speaking, the ''Minutemen'' nickname applies to men's teams and athletes only — women's teams and athletes are known as ...

and

UMass Minutewomen The UMass Minutemen are the athletic teams that represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst; strictly speaking, the ''Minutemen'' nickname applies to men's teams and athletes only — women's teams and athletes are known as ...

lacrosse teams. The field has also hosted games for the UMass

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team, men's soccer team and

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team.

History

Previously known as "Upper Boyden Field", the athletic field was renamed to Richard F. Garber Field in 1992. The field was rededicated at halftime of a 8-7 win over

Yale Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges ch ...

on April 11, 1992. Garber Field is named in honor of

Richard F. Garber Richard Franklin Garber (1928-1994) was an American college lacrosse coach and player. Spending his entire head coaching career coaching at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Garber amassed 300 career wins, one of 26 college lacrosse coach ...

, the famed coach of the UMass men's lacrosse program from 1955 to 1990. At the time of his retirement, Garber was the winningest coach in college lacrosse history and had amassed 300 collegiate victories. Several upgrades have been made to Garber Field over the years. In 1997, permanent lights were installed to allow for nighttime play. In 2006, there were playing surface, spectator stands, and press box upgrades. In 2015, a resurfacing project upgraded the playing surface. In 2020, a new video board was installed at the field. In 2003, Garber Field was the host site for 2003 NCAA Division I field hockey tournament Final Four.

References

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