Penn State Nittany Lions field hockey
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| Full name | Penn State Nittany Lions field hockey |
| Nickname(s) | Nittany Lions |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Head Coach | Charlene Morett (28th season) |
| Home ground | Penn State Field Hockey Complex (Capacity 750) |
| State College, Pennsylvania | |
| University | Pennsylvania State University |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Pre-NCAA Era Champions | |
| 1980, 1981 | |
| NCAA Tournament Runner-Up | |
| 2002, 2007 | |
| NCAA Tournament Final Fours | |
| 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 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 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
| 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013 | |
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.
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. 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. 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). 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. Penn State is currently coached by Charlene Morett, who is in her 28th season as the program's head coach. 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).
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