Syracuse University Women's Field Hockey

Bradley has turned the Orange into a field hockey national power in her nine seasons at the helm of the program, transforming Syracuse into one of the nation's top programs. That success reached its peak in 2015, when Bradley led the Orange to the first National Championship in program history and first national title by any women's program at Syracuse University. She has won 82 percent of her games at SU (161-36), running her career record to 296-97-2 (.752). In addition to the 2015 National Championship, Bradley has led the Orange to eight-straight NCAA Tournaments (2008-15), their only four Final Fours in program history (2008, 2012, 2014 and 2015), two national championship game appearances (2014 and 2015), an ACC regular season title (2015), four BIG EAST regular season titles (2008-10, 2012), and two BIG EAST Tournament Championships (2010-11). Besides her 2015 ACC Coach of the Year honors, she won the BIG EAST Coach of the Year award four times (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). Bradley amassed a 31-5 (.861) record in BIG EAST Conference play and since joining the ACC in 2013, widely considered to be the nation's toughest conference, Bradley has led Syracuse to a 12-6 mark in conference play. After going 4-2 in ACC play in 2013, Bradley guided the club to its first appearance in the ACC Tournament final and NCAA Tournament championship game in 2014. Following that success she led the Orange back to the ACC title game in 2015 after taking the regular season title, while coaching 'Cuse to a perfect 16-0 regular season. The Orange once again reached the NCAA Title game in 2015, this time taking down North Carolina 4-2 to claim the crown. In nine seasons at Syracuse, Bradley has coached 25 NFHCA All-Americans, 51 Regional All-Americans, 27 All-BIG EAST selections, 11 All-ACC selections, 55 NFHCA National Academic Squad members, a Honda Award recipeint (Alyssa Manley, 2015), an ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Alma Fenne, 2015), an ACC Defensive Player of the Year (Alyssa Manley, 2015), an ACC Rookie of the Year (Roos Weers, 2015), a BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year (Heather Susek, 2011), a BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (Iona Holloway, 2012) and a BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year (Heather Hess, 2008). Bradley's 25-year tenure as a head or assistant coach includes stints at Richmond, Maryland, Iowa and Goucher (Md.). 2015 "I've been chasing this dream for 25 years," Bradley said following capturing the National Championship. The 4-2 win in the NCAA final capped off a remarkable 2015 campaign that saw the Orange complete a perfect 16-0 regular season to start off the year en route to a 21-1 overall finish. It was just the 10th perfect regular season in Syracuse athletics' history and the Orange were the first team to accomplish the feat since men's lacrosse did so in 1990. 'Cuse took the regular season ACC crown, its first since joining the league in 2013, and swept the ACC postseason awards - a first for any team since 1994. Bradley won ACC Coach of the Year, Alma Fenne won ACC Offensive Player of the Year, Alyssa Manley won ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Roos Weers won ACC Rookie of the Year.  Syracuse then treked into ACC Tournament play, defeating Virginia in the semifinal to reach its second ACC title game in as many years. North Carolina upended the Orange in overtime, providing the only blemish on the year, but Syracuse's stellar body of work on the year afforded them the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. 'Cuse lived up to the billing, defeating UMass and Princeton in consecutive days to reach its third Final Four in four seasons. In a rematch of the 2014 NCAA title game, Syracuse met UConn in the semifinal round, rolling to a 3-1 victory and ending the nation's longest winning streak in the process. The Orange then capped off the historic season with a 4-2 NCAA title game victory over North Carolina to avenge their only loss from two weeks prior. 2014 In the program's second season in the ACC, Syracuse owned an 18-6 overall record and advanced to its first-ever NCAA Tournament final. The Orange lost in the championship game, 1-0, to Connecticut. For the second straight year, Syracuse hosted first and second round competition in the national tournament after earning the fourth seed. In addition, the team advanced to the ACC Tournament final, losing to Wake Forest, 2-0. Alyssa Manley and Emma Russell both earned First Team All-America honors, making it the first time two members of the club earned first-team accolades in the same season. 2013 Bradley led Syracuse to a highly-successful inaugural season in the ACC, going 16-4 overall including a 4-2 mark in conference play. The Orange posted seven top-10 wins over No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Virginia, No. 6 Princeton, No. 6 Stanford, No. 7 Duke, No. 7 Massachusetts and No. 10 Boston College. SU finished the season ranked No. 2 in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll. 2012 Bradley won her fourth BIG EAST Coach of the Year honor in six seasons, guiding the Orange to a 19-3 overall record, including a perfect 6-0 mark in SU's final BIG EAST season. The Orange won the conference regular season title and advanced to the Final Four for the second time in her tenure. SU was ranked in the top 10 the entire season, including three straight weeks at No. 1 in the country. 2011 Bradley led the Orange to a 19-4 overall record and a No. 3 ranking in the final NFHCA poll. The Orange won its second BIG EAST Championship in a row, defeating UConn, 3-2, at Coyne Stadium, and advanced to its fourth-straight NCAA Tournament. After an opening round win vs. Richmond, 2-0, SU suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to eventual champion Maryland in the quarterfinal round. 2010 She won her third BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors in 2010 after the Orange won its third consecutive BIG EAST Regular Season Championship and BIG East Tournament Championship. SU ended its season with a 16-5 record after a second round loss in the NCAA Tournament, making the third straight season the Orange won an NCAA Tournament game. 2009 Bradleys third campaign with the Orange led to another season full of successes. Bradley earned her second BIG EAST Coach of the Year award as the team finished the regular season as conference champions for the second consecutive season, compiling a perfect 6-0 record in BIG EAST play. Bradley guided the team to its second NCAA Tournament in as many years and finished the season with an 18-4 overall mark. The team started the season ranked No. 3 in the Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll and remained in the top 10 of the poll for the entire season, finishing the year at No. 8. 2008 In her second campaign, Bradley was named the 2008 National Coach of the Year, leading the squad to its most successful season in history, advancing to the Final Four. Bradley, the 2008 STX/NFHCA Mideast Regional Coach of the Year, guided SU to its first No. 1 national ranking and its first NCAA championship semifinal appearance. SUs squad also became the first womens team at Syracuse to reach No. 1 in a national poll. The 2008 BIG EAST Champions finished the season 22-2 overall and 5-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, and ranked No. 3 in the final STX/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll Under Bradleys guidance, SU finished the season ranked first in the nation in scoring average (4.77), goals per game (4.83), scoring margin (3.74), winning percentage (0.917), points per game (13.88) and assists per game (4.21). The Orange ranked second in the nation in goals against average (1.03) and tallied six shutouts on the year. 2007 In the 2007 season, Bradley earned the title as BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Orange to what was its most successful season since 2001. The honor was Bradleys third coach of the year award in the past seven years. She garnered BIG EAST accolades after guiding Syracuse to a 12-7 overall record. Under Bradleys tutelage, the Orange also went 3-3 in BIG EAST play. SUs 12 overall wins and three league victories were the most by a Syracuse team since it won 16 games overall, including five conference contests, in 2001. Her first season with the Orange was also one for the record books. Syracuse won its season opener for the first time since 2002 and was 2-0 for the first time since 2001. SUs success continued as the Orange went 5-0 for the first time since 1997 and the 7-1 mark was the best since 1990. Syracuse was in the BIG EAST Championship for the first time since 2005 and the Oranges No. 18 national ranking on October 9 and 16 was its highest since October 12, 2004 Richmond Success In her last five seasons at Richmond, Bradley recorded a 42-0 record in the Atlantic 10, won five consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championships and earned five NCAA Tournament invitations. She was 96-36 (.727) overall in six seasons as head coach of the Spiders. In addition to the Spiders team success, Bradley mentored an Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year, six conference Offensive Players of the Year and three league Defensive Players of the Year in six seasons. A two-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, Bradley coached former Spider Allie Howard, who became the first Atlantic 10 student-athlete to win three consecutive Atlantic 10 Player of the Year honors. In 2006, the 17th-ranked Spiders beat Lock Haven, 4-2, in the NCAA Tournament play-in game before losing to eventual national champion Maryland in the first round. Richmond finished the season with a 17-5 record. Bradley began her tenure at Richmond with a 10-10 mark in 2001, followed by a 17-7 record in 2002. The turnaround earned Bradley the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Award and helped propel the Spiders into their first NCAA Tournament. Bradleys 2003 squad won a school-record 18 games en route to the Atlantic 10 Conference championship and the 10th spot in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association ranking. In 2004, Richmond closed the season ranked 10th nationally, set the mark for highest winning percentage in school history (.857) and tied the school-record win total of 18. The 2005 season marked the end of a great four-year run for Bradleys first recruiting class. The group was a part of four Atlantic 10 titles and four NCAA Tournament appearances, and earned many individual honors and awards. The Spiders finished the 2005 season with a 16-6 record. The Beginning Bradley began her collegiate coaching career as the head coach at Goucher in Towson, Md., in 1991. In her second year, she was named the NCAA Division III South Region Coach of the Year and in 1994 she led the Gophers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. In 1995, Bradley became the assistant coach at Iowa. During her time with the Hawkeyes, the team won two regular-season Big Ten Championships and earned NCAA Tournament berths both seasons. She returned to Maryland after two seasons in the Big Ten to become an assistant at Maryland, where she stayed until taking over the Richmond program after the 2000 season. During her four-year tenure at College Park, the Terrapins won the 1999 national championship, three Atlantic Coast Conference Championships from 1998-2000 and established an 83.7 (77-15) winning percentage. Playing Days A native of Drexel Hill, Pa., Bradley earned a degree in physical education and was a four-year field hockey and lacrosse letterwinner at Delaware. She earned a masters degree in exercise physiology from Northern Illinois in 1991. A goalkeeper for the Fightin Blue Hens, she holds school records in career shutouts (26) and career goals-against average (0.91), and ranks second in career saves with 477. Her collegiate accomplishments earned her entrance into the Blue Hen Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. Bradley Year-By-Year has turned the Orange into a field hockey national power in her nine seasons at the helm of the program, transforming Syracuse into one of the nation's top programs. That success reached its peak in 2015, when Bradley led the Orange to the first National Championship in program history and first national title by any women's program at Syracuse University. She has won 82 percent of her games at SU (161-36), running her career record to 296-97-2 (.752). In addition to the 2015 National Championship, Bradley has led the Orange to eight-straight NCAA Tournaments (2008-15), their only four Final Fours in program history (2008, 2012, 2014 and 2015), two national championship game appearances (2014 and 2015), an ACC regular season title (2015), four BIG EAST regular season titles (2008-10, 2012), and two BIG EAST Tournament Championships (2010-11). Besides her 2015 ACC Coach of the Year honors, she won the BIG EAST Coach of the Year award four times (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). Bradley amassed a 31-5 (.861) record in BIG EAST Conference play and since joining the ACC in 2013, widely considered to be the nation's toughest conference, Bradley has led Syracuse to a 12-6 mark in conference play. After going 4-2 in ACC play in 2013, Bradley guided the club to its first appearance in the ACC Tournament final and NCAA Tournament championship game in 2014. Following that success she led the Orange back to the ACC title game in 2015 after taking the regular season title, while coaching 'Cuse to a perfect 16-0 regular season. The Orange once again reached the NCAA Title game in 2015, this time taking down North Carolina 4-2 to claim the crown. In nine seasons at Syracuse, Bradley has coached 25 NFHCA All-Americans, 51 Regional All-Americans, 27 All-BIG EAST selections, 11 All-ACC selections, 55 NFHCA National Academic Squad members, a Honda Award recipeint (Alyssa Manley, 2015), an ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Alma Fenne, 2015), an ACC Defensive Player of the Year (Alyssa Manley, 2015), an ACC Rookie of the Year (Roos Weers, 2015), a BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year (Heather Susek, 2011), a BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year (Iona Holloway, 2012) and a BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year (Heather Hess, 2008). Bradley's 25-year tenure as a head or assistant coach includes stints at Richmond, Maryland, Iowa and Goucher (Md.).

Law and the Syracuse coaching staff has elevated the Syracuse field hockey program to historic levels of success, highlighted by the team's first NCAA Championship in program history in 2015. A native of Scotland, Law joined the Orange as a highly-accomplished player and coach. Law, who is responsible for video analysis and technical development of the student-athletes has helped develop some of the nation's most talented players and has helped both current student-athletes and alums reach the international level. The 2015 season was a historic one for 'Cuse in more ways than just the NCAA Championship run. Syracuse went a perfect 16-0 in the regular season. The mark was just the 10th program in Syracuse athletics' history, and the first team in 25 seasons to run the table in the regular season. After the stellar regular season, the No. 1 ranked Orange swept the ACC postseason honors, becoming the first team since North Carolina in 1994 to acheive the feat.  After earning the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Law led the Orange past UMass and Princeton at J.S. Coyne Stadium to get to the NCAA Semifinals for the second-straight season, setting up a rematch of the 2014 NCAA title game with UConn. Syracuse jumped out to an early lead and dispatched the Huskies to return to the final. The Orange took on North Carolina - the only team to beat Syracuse in 2015, in overtime of the ACC Championship game - where Syracuse once again came out firing and defeated the Tar Heels 4-2 to win the championship. In 2014, Law and the Syracuse field hockey team advanced to its first-ever NCAA Tournament final. The Orange ultimately lost 1-0 to Connecticut. Syracuse recorded an 18-6 overall record and also went on to its first-ever ACC Tournament final. In addition, the club hosted the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, by virture of earning the tournament's fourth seed. In his first season at Syracuse in 2013, Law helped lead the Orange to a highly-successful inaugural campaign in the ACC, going 16-4 overall including a 4-2 mark in conference play. The Orange posted seven top-10 wins over No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Virginia, No. 6 Princeton, No. 6 Stanford, No. 7 Duke, No. 7 Massachusetts and No. 10 Boston College. SU finished the season ranked No. 2 in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll. Among Law's chief duties as assistant coach are video analysis and technical development of the student-athletes. Law, Scotlands Mens Coach of the Year in 2009, served as the head coach of the Scotland U16 Boys National Team (2011-13) and Head of Hockey for the St. Andrews University Hockey Club (2012-13), while performing the role of senior hockey coach and coach education coordinator at Glenalmond College, working with boys and girls from U14 to U18 levels.   Besides his many accomplishments coaching the sport, Law has had a success career as a player, playing for the St. Andrews Hockey Club since 2012. He has previously played for the Clydesdale Hockey Club (2011-12), Dundee Wanderers Hockey Club (1996-2011) and the Teddington Hockey Club First Team (2002-03).   At the national level, Law played on Scotlands U16 team in 1996-98, the U18 squad from 1999-2000, and the Scottish Senior National Team for both in indoor and outdoor from 2002-10. He played in the Great Britain Super League in 2009.   With Dundee, Law led the club to U18 indoor titles in 1996-2000, the Scottish Indoor Championship in 2002 and the Indoor European B Division bronze medal in 2004.   Law helped lead St. Andrews to a promotion to National Division 2 in 2009-10 and its mens first team to Bucs Division 1 in 2012.   The opportunity to work with and develop alongside many quality student-athletes and coaching staff is exciting, Law said. Syracuse is a winning environment and Im looking forward to contributing towards an already very successful program."

Zollinger has helped lift the program to new heights with head coach Ange Bradley, highlighted by the team's first National Championship in program history in 2015. The recruiting coordinator for the Orange, Zollinger has helped bring world-class talent to Syracuse in her three seasons with the program, which has reached back-to-back NCAA title games after having never made it to the final before 2014. The 2015 season was a historic one for 'Cuse in more ways than just the NCAA Championship run. Syracuse went a perfect 16-0 in the regular season. The mark was just the 10th program in Syracuse athletics' history, and the first team in 25 seasons to run the table in the regular season. After the stellar regular season, the No. 1 ranked Orange swept the ACC postseason honors, becoming the first team since North Carolina in 1994 to acheive the feat.  After earning the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Zollinger led the Orange past UMass and Princeton at J.S. Coyne Stadium to get to the NCAA Semifinals for the second-straight season, setting up a rematch of the 2014 NCAA title game with UConn. Syracuse jumped out to an early lead and dispatched the Huskies to return to the final. The Orange took on North Carolina - the only team to beat Syracuse in 2015, in overtime of the ACC Championship game - where Syracuse once again came out firing and defeated the Tar Heels 4-2 to win the championship. The title was the first of Zollinger's coaching career after claiming two NCAA Championships as a player at Maryland. In 2014, Zollinger and the Syracuse field hockey team advanced to its first-ever NCAA Tournament final. The Orange ultimately lost 1-0 to Connecticut. Syracuse recorded an 18-6 overall record and also went on to its first-ever ACC Tournament final. In addition, the club hosted the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, by virture of earning the tournament's fourth seed. Syracuse field hockey head coach Ange Bradley announced the hiring of Tara Zollinger as assistant coach on June 21, 2013. She joined the Orange staff after playing at Maryland the previous four years and coaching at various levels.   In her first season at Syracuse in 2013, Zollinger helped lead the Orange to a highly-successful inaugural campaign in the ACC, going 16-4 overall including a 4-2 mark in conference play. The Orange posted seven top-10 wins over No. 3 North Carolina, No. 4 Virginia, No. 6 Princeton, No. 6 Stanford, No. 7 Duke, No. 7 Massachusetts and No. 10 Boston College. SU finished the season ranked No. 2 in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll.   A native of Jeannette, Pa., Zollinger comes to SU after being a part of two national championship  (2010, 2011) and two ACC championship (2009, 2010) teams at Maryland. The Terrapins made it to the Final Four in all four years of her collegiate career. Primarily a defender, Zollinger saw action in 20 games in career and logged one assist.   Zollingers on-field responsibilities include working with the attack while developing technical skills of the freshman class. Off the field, she serves as the recruiting coordinator.   Tara has personal experience in the U.S. developmental program as well as living abroad, Bradley said. These experiences will make her an excellent global and local recruiter. Tara wants to be a coach and I am so excited to have the opportunity to mentor a young woman in our profession. Having worked at Maryland as an assistant coach, I have a great deal of respect for Coach (Missy) Meharg's ability to train champions. Tara has been trained to by one of the best coaches in the country and I look forward to the knowledge and experiences she will bring to us from her time at Maryland. OrangeNation, please welcome Tara to our family!   Zollinger received Marylands Kateri Simon Award in 2012, along with Colleen Gulick, as the athlete that persevered in times of adversity and displayed courage while bringing positive energy to all team sessions.   Since 2010, Zollinger has served as a coach for the Freedom HKY Field Hockey Club in Howard County, Maryland, working with athletes from 8-18 years of age and coaching in several national tournaments.   In 2012, Zollinger played with the Westside Wolves club team in Perth, Australia while she studies a semester abroad. With Westside, she also coached 16-18 year-old team.   Zollinger was a coach with the USA Field Hockey Futures program in 2010-11, coaching elite players from the Mid-Atlantic region while learning and following the USA Field Hockey Association curriculum. She also coached summer camps in Barcelona, Spain those same two summers.   Zollinger was a member of the USA Field Hockey Futures program from 2005-09, competing in the Nation Field Hockey Festival from 2006-08. She went on to play at the 2010 Junior High Performance Championship with the title-winning Pennsylvania team.   Prior to Maryland, Zollinger was a four-year letterwinner at Hempfield Area High School, leading the Spartans in scoring her freshman through junior seasons. She earned first team All-WPIAL honors in 2006 and 2007, second team honors in 2005 and honorable mention in 2008. Midway through her senior season, she joined Club San Andres in Buenos Aires, Argentina to train and play. Zollinger also played on tours to Argentina and Barbados with her home club team, East Coast Field Hockey.   Zollinger graduated in May 2013 from Maryland with a degree in sociology. She was an active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was a development assistant with the University of Maryland Terrapin Club, coordinating and organizing member and donor events.