The College of New Jersey Women's Field Hockey

Pfluger directs both the field hockey and women's lacrosse programs at The College and ranks among the all-time leaders nationally in wins in both programs. She is one of just two female coaches (Pat Summitt being the other) featured in the NCAA Hall of Champions Legends of the Game display located in Indianapolis, IN. She authored a chapter for a book edited by Cecile Reynaud, PhD entitled, She Can Coach: Tools for Success from 20 Top Women Coaches, which was published by Human Kinetics Publishers in March 2005. Pflugers chapter focuses on team cohesion. Pfluger was an assistant coach at Drew University in 1982 for field hockey and in 1984 for lacrosse, and the head field hockey coach at Kean College in 1983 and at Montclair State College in 1984, prior to her return to the College. Field Hockey Pfluger leads all active NCAA Division III coaches when it comes to victories and winning percentage as the veteran coach has collected 557 wins with an impressive .838 overall winning percentage. That number is even better in her tenure at the College as she has racked up a .864 winning percent with a mark of 548-82-5.  Overall, Pfluger has a career record of 557-100-9. She collected that 500th career win early during the 2013 season as the Lions posted a 4-0 victory over Cabrini College. Under her guidance, the Lions have captured nine NCAA Division III Championships (1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011 and 2014) and have boasted five undefeated seasons. Her teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 27 of her 30 years seasons. TCNJ's most recent title came in the fall of 2014 when the Lions blanked Bowdoin College for the program's 11th national title. Pfluger led the Lions to another tremendous season in 2015, coaching TCNJ to a 20-2 overall record and trip back to the national semi-final. The Lions also won the 2015 New Jersey Athletic Conference championship. Since the inception of the NJAC in 1985, her squads have won 22 of 28 possible NJAC titles. Pfluger has been tabbed as the NJAC Coach of the Year nine times, with selections in 1989, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014 in addition to being the Co-Coach of the Year in 2007. In the fall of 2011, she was honored as the 2011 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Coach of the Year.   Pfluger has coached 84 All-Americans at TCNJ with four of those players being tabbed as the national player of the year. She has also had five players selected as Honda-Broderick Award Nominees as the top player in their sport, with Gina Carey being named the Most Outstanding Collegiate Field Hockey Athlete in 1992. She is a member of the NFHCA Hall of Fame Class of 2003 which was inducted on January 10, 2004 at the NFHCA Awards Luncheon in Baltimore, MD. The Class of 2003 was only the fourth group of inductees to be honored by the NFHCA Awards & Hall of Fame Committee. Pfluger was a member of the Colleges 1981 field hockey team that was named as a Team of Distinction by the Athletic Alumni Hall of Fame in the summer of 2006. Lacrosse Pfluger ranks among the elite at any NCAA level as the veteran coach has compiled an impressive 475-53-1 record in 30 seasons. Her lofty winning percentage of .900 is the best in NCAA history at any level and she also ranks in the top five at all levels for career wins. Under her guidance, TCNJ has earned 11 NCAA Division III Championships, five NCAA Runner-Up titles, and four third-place finishes. Her teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of her 30 seasons and also captured the inaugural New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship when it was introduced as a conference sport in 2009. Pfluger has coached 145 All-Americans and has had 17 players recognized as a Division III National Field Player of the Year in the last 25 years. In November of 2007, the US Lacrosse Board of Directors acknowledged her outstanding contributions to the game of lacrosse with her selection for the 50th class of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Pfluger was named the 1987 Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Coach of the Year and again earned that honor in 2004. She has also been selected as a regional coach of the year in 1995, 1996, and 2008. The Lions put together one of the most impressive streaks in college sports from April 14, 1991 until May 18, 1997 when Pfluger directed the program to 102 straight victories. Over the course of her career, there have been many additional honors in the areas of athletics and service for Pfluger. During the 1991 NCAA Division I and III Womens Lacrosse Championships, she was the recipient of the NCAA 10th Anniversary Outstanding Service Award for her accomplishments in womens lacrosse. Since 1989, Pfluger has served on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee and assisted in coaching the U.S. Womens Lacrosse Squad from 1987 to 1989. She received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the March of Dimes in 1990, while the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association cited her with the Outstanding Achievement Award in both 1991 and 1992. On November 15, 1992, Pfluger became the first woman honored by the Trenton Select Committee. In 1995, she was honored with the Bea Marwick Award for outstanding support and service to the sport of womens lacrosse. In the summer of 1997, Pfluger joined four other women in the New Jersey Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fames charter class.   Sharon Pfluger '82 Head Field Hockey & Women's Lacrosse Coach Year of Service: 32nd (FH), 30th Women's Lacrosse                      Trenton State College 82      Hometown: Pompton Lakes, NJ Education: BS, Health and Physical Education Sharon Pfluger directs both the field hockey and women's lacrosse programs at The College and ranks among the all-time leaders nationally in wins in both programs. She is one of just two female coaches (Pat Summitt being the other) featured in the NCAA Hall of Champions Legends of the Game display located in Indianapolis, IN. She authored a chapter for a book edited by Cecile Reynaud, PhD entitled, She Can Coach: Tools for Success from 20 Top Women Coaches, which was published by Human Kinetics Publishers in March 2005. Pflugers chapter focuses on team cohesion. Pfluger was an assistant coach at Drew University in 1982 for field hockey and in 1984 for lacrosse, and the head field hockey coach at Kean College in 1983 and at Montclair State College in 1984, prior to her return to the College. Field Hockey Pfluger leads all active NCAA Division III coaches when it comes to victories and winning percentage as the veteran coach has collected 557 wins with an impressive .838 overall winning percentage. That number is even better in her tenure at the College as she has racked up a .864 winning percent with a mark of 548-82-5.  Overall, Pfluger has a career record of 557-100-9. She collected that 500th career win early during the 2013 season as the Lions posted a 4-0 victory over Cabrini College. Under her guidance, the Lions have captured nine NCAA Division III Championships (1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2011 and 2014) and have boasted five undefeated seasons. Her teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 27 of her 30 years seasons. TCNJ's most recent title came in the fall of 2014 when the Lions blanked Bowdoin College for the program's 11th national title. Pfluger led the Lions to another tremendous season in 2015, coaching TCNJ to a 20-2 overall record and trip back to the national semi-final. The Lions also won the 2015 New Jersey Athletic Conference championship. Since the inception of the NJAC in 1985, her squads have won 22 of 28 possible NJAC titles. Pfluger has been tabbed as the NJAC Coach of the Year nine times, with selections in 1989, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014 in addition to being the Co-Coach of the Year in 2007. In the fall of 2011, she was honored as the 2011 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Coach of the Year.   Pfluger has coached 84 All-Americans at TCNJ with four of those players being tabbed as the national player of the year. She has also had five players selected as Honda-Broderick Award Nominees as the top player in their sport, with Gina Carey being named the Most Outstanding Collegiate Field Hockey Athlete in 1992. She is a member of the NFHCA Hall of Fame Class of 2003 which was inducted on January 10, 2004 at the NFHCA Awards Luncheon in Baltimore, MD. The Class of 2003 was only the fourth group of inductees to be honored by the NFHCA Awards & Hall of Fame Committee. Pfluger was a member of the Colleges 1981 field hockey team that was named as a Team of Distinction by the Athletic Alumni Hall of Fame in the summer of 2006. Lacrosse Pfluger ranks among the elite at any NCAA level as the veteran coach has compiled an impressive 475-53-1 record in 30 seasons. Her lofty winning percentage of .900 is the best in NCAA history at any level and she also ranks in the top five at all levels for career wins. Under her guidance, TCNJ has earned 11 NCAA Division III Championships, five NCAA Runner-Up titles, and four third-place finishes. Her teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of her 30 seasons and also captured the inaugural New Jersey Athletic Conference Championship when it was introduced as a conference sport in 2009. Pfluger has coached 145 All-Americans and has had 17 players recognized as a Division III National Field Player of the Year in the last 25 years. In November of 2007, the US Lacrosse Board of Directors acknowledged her outstanding contributions to the game of lacrosse with her selection for the 50th class of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Pfluger was named the 1987 Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Coach of the Year and again earned that honor in 2004. She has also been selected as a regional coach of the year in 1995, 1996, and 2008. The Lions put together one of the most impressive streaks in college sports from April 14, 1991 until May 18, 1997 when Pfluger directed the program to 102 straight victories. Over the course of her career, there have been many additional honors in the areas of athletics and service for Pfluger. During the 1991 NCAA Division I and III Womens Lacrosse Championships, she was the recipient of the NCAA 10th Anniversary Outstanding Service Award for her accomplishments in womens lacrosse. Since 1989, Pfluger has served on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee and assisted in coaching the U.S. Womens Lacrosse Squad from 1987 to 1989. She received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the March of Dimes in 1990, while the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association cited her with the Outstanding Achievement Award in both 1991 and 1992. On November 15, 1992, Pfluger became the first woman honored by the Trenton Select Committee. In 1995, she was honored with the Bea Marwick Award for outstanding support and service to the sport of womens lacrosse. In the summer of 1997, Pfluger joined four other women in the New Jersey Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fames charter class.  

Selbst enters her 14th season with the field hockey program and 12th with the women's lacrosse program at TCNJ. She returned to her alma mater after serving for two years (1999-2000) as the assistant field hockey coach at Rutgers University.  Selbst was not a new face to head coach Sharon Pflugers staff, having served as a volunteer field hockey coach in 1995, then as a graduate assistant in field hockey in 1996 and 1997.  She was a graduate assistant in lacrosse in 1997 and a volunteer assistant in both sports from the fall of 1998 to the spring of 1999. In 2010, she was named the IWLCA Assistant Coach of the Year. From September 1998 to January 1999, Selbst taught elementary health & physical education at Barley Sheaf Elementary School in Flemington, NJ. A three-sport standout at TCNJ, she played field hockey, softball, and womens lacrosse.  In field hockey, Selbst was named to the All-America First Team twice and was a member of the Lion team that won the 1991 NCAA Division III Championship.  The field hockey program compiled a 74-4-2 record in her four seasons at TCNJ.  A four-year letterwinner in softball, Selbst was a two-time All-America First Team selection as well.  TCNJ won the NCAA Softball Championship twice during her career.  Selbst was also part of TCNJs lacrosse team that won the 1996 NCAA Championship. In the fall of 2012, Selbst earned a spot in TCNJ's Athletic Alumni Hall of Fame. In 1993, she was invited to the U.S. Field Hockey Trials.  Selbst won two bronze medals as a member of the U.S. Maccabiah Field Hockey Team that competed in Israel in 1993 and 1997.