Rudd Field (UMass)

Rudd Field is a soccer stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the home of the UMass Minutemen and UMass Minutewomen soccer teams.^[1]

Rudd Field

Location	Hadley, Massachusetts
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]