Beth Bozman begins her ninth season as the head coach of the Princeton field hockey. The 1995 season was arguably her best, as she guided the Tigers to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in the program's history. Princeton also earned its fifth Ivy League title and finished 6-0 in league play, becoming the first school to post three undefeated league seasons. In 1996 she guided Princeton to yet another league title, making Princeton the first team ever to win three back-to-back unshared Ivy League Championships.
Bozman guided the Tigers to the ECAC tournament in each of her first five seasons at the helm, winning the ECAC championship in 1992. She has compiled an 83-42-6 record in her eight years at Princeton and a record of 48-17-1 in the last four seasons. Under her guidance the Tigers boast the highest winning percentage of any Ivy League program (.656). In 1995, Bozman has three All-Americas: Lisa Rebane (first team), Liz Hill (second team), and Kathleen Kelly (third team). Rebane, the 1992 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, finished her career as the league's 1995 Player of the Year. She was also College Sports Magazine's Female Athlete of the Year.
Before her arrival at Princeton, Bozman served as head coach of field hockey and women's lacrosse at Hofstra University. She led the field hockey team to a 15-4 record and a No. 18 national ranking in 1987. Prior to her stint at Hofstra, Bozman spent one year as an assistant field hockey and lacrosse coach at James Madison University. A 1976 Trenton State College graduate with a master's degree in sports management, Bozman returned to her alma mater as assistant field hockey coach in 1980 after a one-year stint as a graduate assistant at Old Dominion University. During her six years at Trenton State, the field hockey team won two national championships and was runner-up twice.
Bozman is president-elect of the College Field Hockey Coaches Association (CFHCA), is the CFHCA's representative to the United States Field Hockey Association Umpire Division and serves on the United States Field Hockey Association's standards and ethics committee. Recently she was named a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for International Sport.
A 1996 graduate of the University of Delaware, Brenda Lear enters her first year with the Princeton field hockey program. A two-year captain and two-time All-America field hockey player at Delaware, Lear was a standout midfielder for the Blue Hens. She also was a member of the U.S. National Under-21 team and competed in the 1994 Olympic Festival. Lear also played lacrosse during her four years at Delaware. Along with her playing knowledge and skills, Lear brings experience as a strength and conditioning coach to the Tigers. Most recently she was an intern at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and assisted with creating and implementing strength training programs for Olympic athletes.
A 1996 Princeton graduate, Pam Cosse begins her first season as a volunteer assistant with the field hockey program. A four year member of the varsity team, Cosse made a significant impact on defense and created many scoring opportunities for the Tigers from her corner hitting position. At the conclusion of her senior season she was named to the All-Ivy League second team for her outstanding defensive play.