America East

Tiffany Huisman, a former member of the U.S. Women's National Field Hockey Team who played in more than 100 international matches including the 2008 Beijing Olympics, completed her second season as UC Davis field hockey's head coach. In its first season as a member of the America East Conference - ranked No. 3 in the nation with its league RPI, trailing only the ACC and Big Ten - Huisman led UC Davis to a quarterfinal berth in the league's championship tournament.

Shellie Onstead, a 2008 U.S. Olympic assistant coach and Cal Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, has put Cal field hockey on the map as a player and a head coach. She was an All-American for the Bears on the field and has overseen the program as head coach since 1995.

Andy Smith joined Pacific in February of 2013 and enters his third season as Field Hockey Head Coach in 2015. In two years at the helm of the program, Smith has doubled the Tigers' win total in two years as the 2014 Tigers posted the program's highest win total since 2005. Smith was also instrumental in the completion of the Tigers' facility, as after years of playing on a grass surface or home games off campus, the program moved to Pacific Field Hockey Turf for the 2014 season, and hosted the 2014 NorPac Championship.

When head coach Tara Danielson first arrived on The Farm, Stanford was considered to be one of the country's fast-rising programs. As Danielson enters her sixth season with the Cardinal in 2015, she has continued to elevate the program's national standing in the form of both team and individual success.

Phil Sykes enters his 12th season as head coach of the University at Albany field hockey program in 2015. In his tenure, Sykes has guided the Great Danes to four of the last six America East Conference Championship titles (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) and four NCAA Tournament berths.

Josette Babineau begins her ninth season as head coach of the Black Bears. While at the helm of the Black Bears, coach Babineau has guided the squad to seven-straight America East Tournament apperences. Through her time at Maine, Babineau has coached and mentored 34 All-Conference players and seven All-American selections.

In 24 seasons at the helm of the University of New Hampshire field hockey program, Robin Balducci is the program's all-time winningest head coach by guiding the Wildcats to 246 victories and 20 postseason appearances.

Shannon Hlebichuk continues her legacy in 2015, as she enters her 14th year at the helm of the UMass Lowell field hockey program. Backed by a resume that includes a pair of NCAA Division II Championships (2005, 2010) and eight Northeast-10 Conference Tournament titles (2003-07; 2010-12), Hlebichuk will have the ability to take her team to the NCAA Division I postseason for the first time ever this fall.

Kate Pfeifer was named the head coach of the Vermont field hockey program on January 16, 2014. She is the fourth head coach for the UVM field hockey program since 1979. Pfeifer guided the Catamounts to three victories in her first season at the helm of the program in 2014, including two wins in the team's final four games.