Penn State Nittany Lions field hockey

University	Pennsylvania State University
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Head coach	Lisa Bervinchak-Love
Field	Capacity: 1200
Location	State College, Pennsylvania
Colors	Blue and white [1]
NCAA Tournament championships
1980 (AIAW), 1981 (AIAW)
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1979 (AIAW), 2002, 2007
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2007, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2016
Conference regular season championships
1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, [2] 2022

The Penn State Nittany Lions field hockey team is the intercollegiate field hockey program representing Pennsylvania State University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), although it was also previously a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Penn State field hockey team plays its home games at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex on the university campus in State College, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions captured the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championship twice, in 1980 and 1981, and have won 10 regular-season conference titles as well as eight conference tournament championships. While Penn State has qualified for the NCAA tournament 30 times, and has made seven appearances in the semifinals and two in the championship game, it has never won the NCAA national championship. The team is currently coached by Lisa Bervinchak-Love. ^[3]

History

Field hockey has been a varsity sport at Penn State since 1964. In 1980 and 1981, the Nittany Lions won back-to-back Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championships. ^{[2] [4]} Penn State played in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) between 1988 and 1990, and has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since 1992. ^{[2] [5]} The team has won 10 regular-season conference titles (three in the A-10 and seven in the Big Ten) as well as eight conference tournament championships (two in the A-10 and six in the Big Ten). ^{[2] [5] [6]} The Nittany Lions have appeared in the NCAA tournament 30 times, including seven appearances in the semifinals and two in the championship game, but have never won the NCAA national championship. ^{[2] [4]} Penn State is currently coached by Lisa Bervinchak-Love, who is in her 2nd season as the program's head coach following 29 years as an assistant coach. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Before Bervinchak-Love's tenure began in 2023, the Nittany Lions had previously been coached by Pat Seni (1964–68), Nancy Bailey (1969), Tonya Toole (1970–73), Gillian Rattray (1974–86), and Charlene Morett (1987-2022). ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Season-by-season results

Coaches Lisa Bervinchak-Love (L) and Charlene Morett-Curtiss (R) on sideline during a game on September 14, 2014

The 2010 Penn State field hockey team in action against Indiana

The 2010 Penn State field hockey team in action against Michigan

The 2010 Penn State field hockey team in action against Iowa

The 2011 Penn State field hockey team in action against Maryland

The 2011 Penn State field hockey team in action at Iowa

The 2011 Penn State field hockey team in action against Northwestern

The 2011 Penn State field hockey team in action against Ohio State

Year	Head Coach	Overall	Pct.	Conf.	Pct.	Conf. Place	Conf. Tourn.	Postseason
1964	Pat Seni	4–0	1.000	–	–	–	–	–
1965		1–3–1	.300	–	–	–	–	–
1966		1–2–1	.375	–	–	–	–	–
1967		3–2	.600	–	–	–	–	–
1968		2–2–1	.500	–	–	–	–	–
1969	Nancy Bailey	3–3	.500	–	–	–	–	–
1970	Tonya Toole	1–5–1	.214	–	–	–	–	–
1971		5–3	.625	–	–	–	–	–
1972		4–3–1	.563	–	–	–	–	–
1973		3–2–3	.563	–	–	–	–	–
1974	Gillian Rattray	5–2–2	.667	–	–	–	–	–
1975		6–4–2	.583	–	–	–	–	–
1976		9–3–2	.714	–	–	–	–	–
1977		8–8	.500	–	–	–	–	–
1978		13–1–3	.853	–	–	–	–	–
1979		18–3	.857	–	–	–	–	AIAW Runner-Up
1980		20–0–2	.955	–	–	–	–	AIAW Champions
1981		19–2–1	.886	–	–	–	–	AIAW Champions
1982		14–6	.700	–	–	–	–	NCAA Final Four
1983		14–3–5	.750	–	–	–	–	NCAA 2nd Round
1984		14–8–1	.630	–	–	–	–	NCAA 1st Round
1985		16–4–1	.786	–	–	–	–	NCAA 1st Round
1986		18–5–2	.760	–	–	–	–	NCAA Final Four
1987	Charlene Morett	14–5–2	.714	–	–	–	–	NCAA 1st Round
1988		15–6–1	.705	2–0	1.000	1st (West)	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1989		18–3–1	.841	4–0–1	.900	1st	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1990		21–4	.840	4–1	.800	T1st	1st	NCAA Final Four
1991		18–3–1	.841	–	–	–	–	NCAA Final Four
1992		16–5–1	.750	8–2	.800	2nd	–	NCAA 2nd Round
1993		20–2	.909	9–1	.900	1st	–	NCAA Final Four
1994		13–7–2	.636	6–3–1	.650	2nd	T3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
1995		15–9	.625	6–4	.600	T2nd	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1996		14–9	.609	6–4	.600	T2nd	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1997		18–6	.750	7–3	.700	T1st	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1998		18–5	.783	8–2	.800	1st	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1999		17–5	.773	8–2	.800	2nd	T3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2000		17–6	.739	5–1	.833	2nd	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2001		12–7	.632	3–3	.500	T4th	T5th	–
2002		19–5	.792	4–2	.667	3rd	T3rd	NCAA Runner-Up
2003		18–7	.720	3–3	.500	4th	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2004		10–10	.500	3–3	.500	4th	T5th	–
2005		17–4	.810	6–0	1.000	1st	T3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2006		16–6	.727	4–2	.667	T2nd	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2007		16–8	.667	3–3	.500	4th	T3rd	NCAA Runner-Up
2008		13–7	.650	5–1	.833	1st	T3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2009		7–13	.350	1–5	.167	T6th	T3rd	–
2010		14–6	.700	4–2	.667	3rd	T3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2011		17–6	.739	4–2	.667	3rd	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
2012		18–4	.818	5–1	.833	1st	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
2013		13–6	.684	5–1	.833	T1st	T3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2014		16–6	.727	5–3	.625	4th	T3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
2015		9–10	.474	4–4	.500	T4th	T3rd	-
2016		17–2	.895	6–2	.750	2nd	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2017		16–4	.800	6–2	.750	T2nd	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
2018		12–6	.667	6–2	.750	3rd	T5th	NCAA 1st Round
2019		8–12	.400	4–4	.500	T5th	2nd	-
2020		7–7	.500	5–2	.714	2nd	T5th	-
2021		14–6	.700	6–2	.750	T2nd	T3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2022		17-4	.810	7–1	.875	1st	T3rd	NCAA Final Four
2023	Lisa Bervinchak-Love	9-8	.529	4-5	.444	T4th	T5th	-
2024		8-9	.471	2-6	.250	T8th	–	-

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2024 season ^{[2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Awards and accolades

National championships

Before the advent of NCAA field hockey, Penn State won two AIAW national championships, in 1980 and 1981. Since the NCAA has sanctioned field hockey, the Nittany Lions have appeared in the NCAA tournament 30 times, including seven appearances in the semifinals and two in the championship game, although they have never won the NCAA national championship. ^[2]

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Record
1980	Gillian Rattray	California Golden Bears	2–1	20–0–2
1981		Temple Owls	5–1	19–2–1

Conference championships

Penn State has won 10 conference titles, three in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and seven in the Big Ten Conference. ^[2]

Year	Coach	Conference Record	Overall Record	Conference	NCAA Result
1988	Charlene Morett	2–0	15–6–1	A-10	NCAA 2nd Round
1989		4–0–1	18–3–1	A-10	NCAA 1st Round
1990		4–1	21–4	A-10	NCAA Final Four
1993		9–1	20–2	Big Ten	NCAA Final Four
1997		7–3	18–6	Big Ten	NCAA 2nd Round
1998		8–2	18–5	Big Ten	NCAA 2nd Round
2005		6–0	17–4	Big Ten	NCAA 1st Round
2008		5–1	13–7	Big Ten	NCAA 1st Round
2012		5–1	18–4	Big Ten	NCAA 2nd Round
2013		5–1	13–6	Big Ten	NCAA 1st Round
10 Conference Championships 3 A-10 Championships, 7 Big Ten Championships

National Player of the Year winners

Year	Player
1982	Brenda Stauffer

All-Americans

Key
First-team selection	Second-team selection	Third-team selection

Season Player Remarks 1977 Charlene Morett 1978 Chris Larson 1978 Charlene Morett Second first-team selection 1979 Candy Finn 1979 Jeannie Fissinger 1979 Charlene Morett Third first-team selection 1979 Jan Snyder 1980 Candy Finn Second first-team selection 1981 Brenda Stauffer 1982 Tracy Houston 1982 Judy Mahaffey 1982 Brenda Stauffer Second first-team selection 1985 Mary McCarthy 1985 Chris Vitale 1986 Mary McCarthy Second first-team selection 1987 Tami Worley 1988 Lisa Bervinchak 1988 Tami Worley Second first-team selection 1989 Kristen Winters 1990 Chelle Frates 1990 Eleanor Stone 1990 Kristen Winters Second first-team selection 1991 Susann Bisignaro 1991 Michelle Brennan 1991 Stacy Gilburg 1991 Christine McGinley 1991 Jen Stewart 1991 Eleanor Stone Second first-team selection 1992 Becca Main 1992 Christine McGinley Second selection 1992 Amy Stairs 1992 Jen Stewart Second selection 1993 Kristie Benedict 1993 Chris Blais 1993 Becca Main Second selection 1993 Christine McGinley Third selection; Second first-team selection 1993 Shelly Meister 1994 Chris Blais Second selection 1994 Sharon Kuntz 1994 Jill Pearsall 1995 Jen Coletta 1995 Meghann Spratt

Season Player Remarks 1996 Heather Gorlaski 1996 Tara Maguire 1997 Heather Gorlaski Second selection 1997 Kim Hicks 1997 Dawn Lammey 1997 Sonje Volla 1998 Traci Anselmo 1998 Heather Gorlaski Third selection; Second first-team selection 1998 Dawn Lammey Second selection 1998 Jamie Smith 1998 Sonje Volla Second selection 1999 Traci Anselmo Second selection 1999 Maegan Gaile 1999 Tracy Larson 1999 Mandy Robinson 2000 Traci Anselmo Third selection; Second first-team selection 2000 Kiley Kulina 2000 Jill Martz 2001 Kiley Kulina Second selection 2001 Timarie Legel 2001 Jill Martz Second selection 2002 Kelly Concini 2002 Heather Conroy 2002 Timarie Legel Second selection 2002 Jill Martz Third selection; Second first-team selection 2003 Heather Conroy Second first-team selection 2003 Timarie Legel Third selection 2003 Neilye Stoner 2004 Amanda Eckert 2004 Bekah Hostetler 2005 Natalie Berrena 2005 Sara Cahill 2005 Kiersten Wood 2006 Jen Beaumont 2006 Annelise Legel 2006 Jen Long 2006 Kiersten Wood Second selection

Season Player Remarks 2007 Jen Long Second selection 2007 Allison Scola 2007 Mallory Weisen 2007 Kiersten Wood Third selection; Second first-team selection 2008 Jen Beaumont Second selection 2008 Jen Long Third selection; Second first-team selection 2008 Allison Scola Second selection 2010 Kelsey Amy 2010 Ayla Halus 2010 Jessica Longstreth 2011 Kelsey Amy Second selection 2011 Laura Gebhart 2011 Ayla Halus Second selection 2012 Kelsey Amy Third selection; Second first-team selection 2012 Laura Gebhart Second selection 2012 Brittany Grzywacz 2013 Laura Gebhart Third selection 2013 Brittany Grzywacz Second selection 2014 Laura Gebhart Fourth selection 2014 Taylor Herold 2016 Aurelia Meijer 2016 Moira Putsch 2017 Skyler Fretz 2017 Moira Putsch Second selection 2018 Gini Bramley 2018 Cori Conley 2018 Moira Putsch Third selection 2019 Maddie Morano 2020 Sophia Gladieux 2021 Mackenzie Allessie 2021 Sophia Gladieux Second selection; First first-team selection 2022 Mackenzie Allessie Second selection 2022 Brie Barraco 2022 Sophia Gladieux Third selection; Second first-team selection 2022 Anna Simon 2023 Mackenzie Allessie Third selection 2023 Sophia Gladieux Fourth selection; Third first-team selection

Olympians

Olympics	Player	Country
1980	Chris Larson	United States
Charlene Morett
1984	Chris Larson	United States
	Charlene Morett
Brenda Stauffer
2024	Sophia Gladieux	United States

Individual honors through the end of the 2023 season ^{[2] [4] [11]}

Stadium

New scoreboard during dedication ceremony at halftime, August 26, 2012

Penn State has played its home games at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex since its opening in 2005. The complex was renovated in 2022-2023, increasing the seating capacity to 1,200 as well as adding an enclosed press booth, locker room space for officials, a ticket office, public restrooms and concession areas. Upgrades were also made to the home and visiting team dressing areas. ^[12] The scoreboard was upgraded in 2012 to include a 20' x 10' video screen. ^[13] The field itself boasts an advanced field watering system as well as floodlights that allow for the playing of night games. Built adjacent to Bigler Field, the former home of the Nittany Lions field hockey program, the Penn State Field Hockey Complex has witnessed success both on the field and in the stands; in both 2005 and 2006, Penn State did not lose a home game all season, while in 2006 the school finished fifth in the country in home attendance (2006 was the first year that the NCAA kept attendance statistics for field hockey). Before the Nittany Lions field hockey team moved to the complex in 2005, it had previously played at four other venues: Pollock Field (1964–75), Lady Lion Field (1976–88), Holuba Hall (1989–95), and Bigler Field (1996–2004). ^[14]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I field hockey programs

References

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External links

Media related to Penn State Nittany Lions field hockey at Wikimedia Commons

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