Babson College Women's Field Hockey

Ryan has led the program to four conference regular season crowns and guided the Beavers to their first NEWMAC Tournament championship and second NCAA Tournament berth with a 16-6 mark in 2010. A three-time conference coach of the year, she was selected as the NFHCA New England East Coach of the Year in 2010 and has posted at least 11 victories in eight of her first nine campaigns.  A native of Brewster, Massachusetts, Ryan came to Babson from nearby Boston College, where she served as the Eagles' assistant field hockey coach from May of 2005 until June of 2006. After her term as an assistant, she worked as an intern in the BC Athletics Department while serving as the head coach of the BC Club Field Hockey Team and the Worcester County United U16 Team. Prior to her arrival at BC, Ryan worked stints as an assistant field hockey coach at both Springfield College and Yale University. She has also coached at numerous field hockey camps throughout New England, including the US Field Hockey Association Futures Program, while serving as director of the prestigious Revolution Field Hockey Camps. A 2002 graduate of Quinnipiac University, Ryan received her Master's Degree in Sports Management and Recreation from Springfield in 2006. In addition to coaching, she has worked as an assistant sports information director at Quinnipiac and a sports information intern at Yale. Ryan enjoyed a brilliant playing career while at Quinnipiac, earning Northeast Conference Player of the Year, Academic All-American, First Team Regional All-American, and NFHCA Division I Senior All-Star honors in 2001. A four-year letterwinner who served as team captain during her senior season, Ryan was selected as Quinnipiac's Female Athlete of the Year award, and in 2010 she was inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2012 she became a double-inductee in the Quinnipiac Hall of Fame, as her 2001 team was honored after becoming the program's first to reach the NCAA Tournament at the Division I level. In addition to her current role as head coach, Ryan also serves as Babson's equipment coordinator. View: | Desktop

Heritage, who graduated from Middlebury College in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, was a four-year letterwinner in both field hockey and lacrosse. She captained both squads as a senior and made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the 2007 field hockey national championship game.  Heritage was a three-year starter for the Panthers in field hockey, earning all-region honors as a senior in 2009 and helping the team to four NCAA Tournament bids. A four-year starter in lacrosse, Heritage was selected as the NESCAC Rookie of the Year in 2007. She capped her career by leading the team in scoring in 2010 while being named first-team All-NESCAC, first-team all-region and being chosen as a second-team All-American. Heritage comes to Babson after spending nearly three years as a sales manager and director of product marketing for Winding River & Trimdin LLC, and most recently as a staffing manager for Robert Half International. She also was part of the Needham Girls Youth Lacrosse Program, serving as a middle school clinic coordinator in 2012.  View: | Desktop