Field Hockey Headlines
Rein and Hoppmann Earn Longstreth/NFHCA Division III All-Region Honors
11/16/2009
Springfield, Mass. - November 16, 2009 - Seniors Morgan Rein and Julie Hoppmann continued to be acknowledge for their fine play this season as they were selected as 2009 Longstreth/NFHCA Division III All-Region honorees. Rein was named to the New England East Region First Team, while Hoppmann picked up second team honors. Read More
Field Hockey Lands Six On NEWMAC Field Hockey Academic All-Conference Team
Babson Park, Mass. - November 11, 2009 - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference announced its 2009 Field Hockey Academic All-Conference Team on Wednesday and six members of the Springfield College field hockey team were selected. Springfield and WPI tied for the most honorees on the team as each had six student-athletes honored. Read More.
Rein Selected To NFHCA Division III Senior All-Star Game
Springfield, Mass.- November 11, 2009 - Springfield College senior co-captain Morgan Rein has been selected to play in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Senior All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Mount Holyoke College. Read More.
Rein, Hoppmann, and Bradley Tabbed NEWMAC All-Conference Selections
Babson Park, Mass. - November 10, 2009 - A trio of student athletes from the Springfield College field hockey team were honored for their play this season as they were named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference Team. Morgan Rein was named to the first team, while Julie Hoppmann and Meg Bradley picked up second team honors. Read More.
More Headlines
- MIT Topples Field Hockey, 4-2, For NEWMAC Tournament Crown
- Field Hockey Upends Wellesley, 3-2, In Overtime Thriller
- Rein Earns NEWMAC Field Hockey Player of the Week Honors
- Field Hockey Powers Past WPI, 5-1, In NEWMAC Quarterfinals
- Rein's Late Goal Gives Field Hockey a 2-1 Win Over Plymouth State
About The Team
Since Melissa Rogers’ inception as head coach five seasons ago, SC has continued its winning ways on the field hockey turf, capturing five straight (2004 through 2008) NEWMAC championships and making five trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Rogers' record in that time frame is 94-24, for a winning percentage of .796. In two of the last four seasons (2005, 2007), Springfield has reached the Elite Eight. Last season, Rogers was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year, as well as the NFHCA New England East Region Coach of the Year.
One of the elite programs in Division III, the Springfield College field hockey team reached the national championship game in 2000 and the national semifinals in 1999. For four consecutive seasons, from 1998 to 2001, a Springfield College player garnered New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Year honors, including current head coach Rogers in 2001. Rogers took the head coaching reigns in 2004 from field hockey legend Dottie Potter Zenaty, who retired after 34 years on the SC sidelines.
In 2006, Brittany Veazie was named NFHCA Division III First Team All-American, as well as NEWMAC Player of the Year. In addition, Jane Kelleher was named NFHCA Division III Second Team All-American. In 2007, Kelleher was named NEWMAC Player of the Year, and goalkeeper Emma Kaplan was named a First Team All-American. And in 2008, Kelleher was again named NEWMAC Player of the Year, becoming the first player since 1991 to win that honor in back-to-back seasons, as well as a Second Team All-American by two separate organizations.
Springfield College’s Stagg Field hosted the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Division III Field Hockey National Championships. It was the first time in NCAA history that both semifinal games and the national championship had been played at a pre-determined site. Springfield also hosted the 1984 and 1989 Division I National Championships.
Team Links
- 2009 Schedule
- 2009 Roster
- 2009 Statistics
- 2009 JV Schedule
- Photo Gallery
- 2008 Recruiting Brochure (.pdf)
- NEWMACsports.com
- Team Archives
Head Coach Melissa Rogers
After only five years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Rogers, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 94-24 record, good for a winning percentage of .796 at the helm of her alma mater. She is the reigning NEWMAC Coach of the Year and NFHCA New England East Region Coach of the Year. Read more.