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HEAD
COACH PAT RUDY
(Lock Haven University, 1977)
prudy@lhup.edu
Pat Rudy will be entering her ninth season as the
head field hockey coach at
Lock
Haven
University
. She is only the third head coach in the long and
illustrious history of LHU field hockey, following the
legendary names of Charlotte Smith and Sharon Taylor.
Rudy is a 1977 graduate of Lock Haven State College
who played for
Taylor
during her days as a Lady Eagle. Between 1973-76, Rudy
scored 65 goals and is still fourth on the LHU all-time
scoring list. The Haven went a combined 48-11-4 during her
days as a player.
Rudy has posted a 145-33 record in her eight
seasons at LHU, reaching her 100th victory at
Lock Haven in 2001 and her 300th career victory milestone
in 2000. |
Her 2002 Lady Eagles were runners-up in the PSAC
tournament and would place as semifinalists at the NCAA
Division II championships. The 2001 season marked LHU’s
11th overall and second-straight PSAC
Tournament title. Lock
Haven finished as a semifinalist in the NCAA Division II
tournament.
In 2000, Coach Rudy led her squad to the program’s
seventh national championship as the Lady Eagles captured
the NCAA Division II National Championship with a 2-0
decision over
Bentley
College
in front of the home crowd at Charlotte Smith Field.
For her efforts, Rudy was named the Division II
National Coach of the Year.
In 1999, she guided The Haven to a runner-up finish at the
PSAC Championships. In 1998, she guided the LHU squad to a
PSAC Championship title and an NCAA championship runner-up
finish, wrapping up the season with a 20-3 record. In
1997, Coach Rudy directed a young Lady Eagle squad to a
12-9 overall mark, a 7-1 record in the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference and a conference championship
runner-up finish.
In her first season at the helm, Rudy guided the Lady
Eagles to an impressive 20-3 record and their third
straight PSAC championship. The Haven also finished as
national runners-up that year after losing a heart
breaking 1-0 decision to Bloomsburg University of
Pennsylvania in the title game.
Throughout her eight seasons, Rudy has helped direct 34
LHU players to All-America status and 47 to All-PSAC
honors.
Rudy received her bachelor of science degree in
health and physical education from Lock Haven State
College in 1977. She then went on to earn her master's
degree in physical education from
Illinois
State
University
in 1981 and has completed work toward her educational
doctorate at
Temple
University
.
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LHU
Field Hockey Under Coach Rudy |
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Yr. |
Overall |
Post-Season |
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2003 |
17-4-0 |
PSAC Tournament Semifinalist |
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2002 |
18-5-0 |
PSAC Tournament Runner-Up
NCAA Division II Semifinalist |
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2001 |
20-2-0 |
PSAC Tournament Champion, NCAA
Division II Semifinalist |
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2000 |
21-2-0 |
PSAC
Tournament Champion, NCAA Division II Champion |
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1999 |
17-5-0 |
PSAC
Tournament Runner-Up |
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1998 |
20-3-0 |
PSAC
Tournament Champion, NCAA Division II Runner-Up |
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1997 |
12-9-0 |
PSAC
Tournament Runner-Up |
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1996 |
20-3-0 |
PSAC
Tournament Champion, NCAA Division II Runner-Up |
Total
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145-33-0
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Under the guidance of Coach
Rudy,
the 2004 Lady Eagles will transition into the NCAA
Division I ranks this season.
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