Boston University Women's Field Hockey

Starr has certainly established herself as one of the finest coaches in the nation, leading the Terriers to 12 NCAA tournament appearances, including three straight from 2005-07. She was twice named the Dita/NFHCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year during that span (2005, 2007). Starr is 11th all-time in career wins among college field hockey coaches with 442 - a total that ranks fifth among current Division I head coaches. Her teams have posted winning records in 27 of the past 32 seasons and have been ranked among the top programs in the country since the mid-1980s. She has posted an impressive 423-268-19 record in her tenure at Boston University, which includes 12 NCAA tournament appearances, three ECAC Tournament appearances, the 1987 ECAC Championship, 10 conference tournament championships, 13 conference regular-season titles and 17 appearances in conference title games. Under Starr's guidance, the program has been remarkably stable over the past quarter-century. Since 1985, the Terriers have finished the season ranked in the top 20 23 times, and have finished in the top 10 six times. The Terriers are coming off back-to-back Patriot League titles as the 2015 team won the regular-season crown before successfully their 2014 league title on their home field with a victory over American in the championship game. BU claimed its first PL title in 2014, topping top-seeded Bucknell on its own field after coming up short in the league championship game in 2013, their inaugural season in the conference. BU won eight America East conference titles under Starr before the athletic department changed its conference affiliation in 2013. The Terriers hoisted the league championship in four of its final eight seasons in the America East. Starr and the Terriers earned back-to-back NCAA appearances for the first time in program history in 1999 and 2000 before repeating the feat in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, BU made it three straight league title and enjoyed its winningest season ever. The Terriers posted an 18-6 record and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 1991. Pam Spuehler became the first BU athlete to ever be a finalist for the Honda Award, given to the top player in the country. In 1985, Starr led BU to its best finish ever, a 17-4-2 record and a trip to the NCAA semifinals. The Terriers wrapped up that season ranked fourth in the country after nearly making it to the championship game - falling to eventual national champion Connecticut, 2-1. The 1996 season ranks among the most successful in Starr's tenure. Boston University established a school record with 16 regular-season wins, received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, and finished the year ranked eighth in the nation. The Terriers have been a frequent participant in national and regional tournaments. In 1987, Starr directed the club to the ECAC Tournament title. In 1989, the Terriers made their second appearance in the NCAA tournament, and in 1991, the Terriers advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Including the two years she spent as head coach of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., Starr has totaled a 442-282-21 coaching record. Her 400th career victory came on Oct. 27, 2012, with a 6-2 win against Fairfield. She reached the 300-win mark on Nov. 5, 2004, with a 3-0 home victory over New Hampshire in the America East semifinals and earned her 250th with a 5-1 victory against Vermont in 2000. Starr began her coaching career at the University of New Hampshire in 1978. While earning her master's degree, she served as the head coach of the Wildcat junior varsity field hockey team and as an assistant coach with the women's lacrosse team. The following year, she began a two-year stint as head coach at Bucknell. During her 33 years at the Division I level (BU gained Division I status in 1983), Starr has coached 36 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Americans, including six first-team selections, and 76 of her players have earned a combined 128 All-Region selections. Sixteen of her players have received conference Player of the Year honors, and nine were conference Rookies of the Year. Terrier players have earned first- or second-team all-conference honors a total of 116 times. Under Starr's guidance, 13 Terriers have been elected to the BU Athletic Hall of Fame. In recognition of her efforts, Starr was named the 2015 Patriot League Coach of the Year after being selected as sthe America East Coach of the Year six times (1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2007). In 1994, she received the William French Award from Boston University's Hall of Fame. This award is presented annually for excellence in the coaching profession. A native of Camp Hill, Pa., Starr played scholastically at Shawnee High School in Medford Lakes, N.J., and was one of the school's inaugural Hall of Fame members in September 2007. In 1978, Starr went on to graduate from Ursinus College, where she guided the field hockey team to three consecutive AIAW Division I championship matches. She also earned varsity letters in basketball and lacrosse and was inducted into the Ursinus Hall of Fame in 1994. Following graduation, she was selected to the U.S. Field Hockey Team and participated in the 1978 and 1979 National Sports Festivals. She was also a member of the national lacrosse team in 1978. An active member of the national field hockey community, Starr coaches at U.S. Development programs and camps, and is a member of the U.S. Field Hockey Association. In 1998, she served as an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team, which competed in the World Cup in the Netherlands. In 2008, Starr was one of 18 coaches invited to the inaugural Level III accreditation course that was hosted by USFHA technical director Terry Walsh in Palm Springs, Calif., and was one of only five who received the accreditation. Starr was officially inducted into the NFHCA Hall of Fame at the annual convention in January 2015.   Starr Radio Interviews: BU All-Access Radio Show Interview - August 31, 2010 BU All-Access Radio Show Interview - September 19, 2009 BU All-Access Radio Show Interview - September 18, 2008 BU All-Access Radio Show Interview - August 31, 2008 BU All-Access Radio Show Interview - December 22, 2007

Shute also was selected to the America East All-Conference First Team in each of those three seasons in addition to earning All-ECAC honors her senior year. Shute played in the 2007 NFHCA Division I Senior All-Star Game and also received America East Academic Honor Roll Recognition three consecutive years. She trained with the USA 'B' Team during the summer of 2008 and played in international matches against Japan and Canada.

Paul's tutelage and Snow was a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing. Paul has also coached National Team players Robyn Kenney and Pam Spuehler while they came through the BU ranks. Paul also coached the nationally renowned Wargles club team. She was honored as the 1997-98 California State Coach of the Year. Paul has been a U.S. Field Hockey Association (USFHA) Elite High Performance/Olympic Development Coach and has also worked as an assistant for the U.S. women's Under-16 team. She has served as a coach/selector for the U. S. Men's National program. In 2005, Paul completed the International Hockey Federation (FIH) High Performance Coaching Course in Virginia Beach. Paul served on the USFHA Futures Executive Committee for two years. In the past, she was the head coach of the Southern California Futures site, a regional selector, and a National Futures Tournament California team coach.