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UniversityPennsylvania State University
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Head coachCharlene Morett[1]
FieldCapacity: 750
LocationState College, Pennsylvania
ColorsBlue and white[2]
   
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
2002, 2007
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,[3] 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 Charlene Morett.

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.[3] 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.[3][4] 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).[3][4][5] 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.[3] Penn State is currently coached by Charlene Morett, who is in her 28th season as the program's head coach.[3][1] Before Morett's tenure began in 1987, the Nittany Lions had previously been coached by Pat Seni (1964–68), Nancy Bailey (1969), Tonya Toole (1970–73), and Gillian Rattray (1974–86).[3]

Season-by-season results

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

Season-by-season results through the end of the 2022 season[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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.[3]

YearCoachOpponentScoreRecord
1980Gillian RattrayCalifornia Golden Bears2–120–0–2
1981Temple Owls5–119–2–1

Conference championships

Penn State has won 10 conference titles, three in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) and seven in the Big Ten Conference.[3]

YearCoachConference RecordOverall RecordConferenceNCAA Result
1988Charlene Morett2–015–6–1A-10NCAA 2nd Round
19894–0–118–3–1A-10NCAA 1st Round
19904–121–4A-10NCAA Final Four
19939–120–2Big TenNCAA Final Four
19977–318–6Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
19988–218–5Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
20056–017–4Big TenNCAA 1st Round
20085–113–7Big TenNCAA 1st Round
20125–118–4Big TenNCAA 2nd Round
20135–113–6Big TenNCAA 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 

Olympians

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

Individual honors through the end of the 2014 season[3][10]

Stadium

The scoreboard at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex

Penn State has played its home games at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex since its opening in 2005. The complex has a seating capacity of 750, and 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).[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Charlene Morett-Curtiss". GoPSUsports.com. Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Penn State Artwork (PDF). November 6, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "2014 Penn State Field Hockey Yearbook". Penn State Athletics. Issuu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Women's Field Hockey Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Big Ten Field Hockey Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "2014 Field Hockey Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 Big Ten Conference Field Hockey Tournament". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Three Big Ten teams make 2014 NCAA Field Hockey Tournament". BTN.com. Big Ten Network. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "2014 Division I Field Hockey Tournament". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletics Association. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Eleven Big Ten Players Earn NFHCA All-America Honors". BTN.com. Big Ten Network. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Penn State Field Hockey Complex". GoPSUsports.com. Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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