Gwynedd-Mercy College Women's Field Hockey

Lane is preparing for yet another successful season with the Griffins, who look to get back the CSAC Championship crown. She was named the Colonial States Athletic Conference Field Hockey Coach of the Year in 2007, in her first season at Gwynedd Mercy. Lane has brought the field hockey team to the CSAC Playoffs in each of the past nine years with six-straight championship game appearances (2010-2015). Prior to conference titles in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Griffins also received two consecutive bids to the ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championships in 2009 and 2010. Under Coach Lane, the Griffins were part of the NFHCA All-Academic Team in each of her nine seasons. Coach Lane is originally from New Hampshire, coming to the Philadelphia are to attend Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College). While there, she played goalkeeper for the field hockey team and was named the 1988 Beaver College Softball Rookie of the Year. She also received the 1991 PIAWA Philadelphia Player of the Year in field hockey, among other highly-regarded recognitions. After receiving her bachelors degree in biology, Lane became the assistant and subsequently head coach for Arcadias field hockey and lacrosse teams. While the field hockey head coach, they had four post-season appearances in her six seasons. She was named the 2002 PAC Coach of the Year and organized numerous community service and outreach activities with the team. She received her masters degree in elementary education from Arcadia University in 2002. In 2004, Lane was the head coach at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, where she helped led the team to the postseason on three occasions including a semifinal appearance. She then came back to the Philadelphia area to coach at Gwynedd-Mercy. She is a summer camp coach for Merestead Sports Camp, an active member of the NFHCA, a summer 2008 Womens Coaches Academy graduate, and is currently on the NCAA Regional Ranking Committee as well as the NFHCA South Atlantic Region All America Committee. Overall Coach Lane has mentored over 30 PAC/CSAC All Conference Players, three STX/NFHCA All American players, over 26 Academic All-Americans, and nine ODAC all-league performers.      Laura-Ann Lane