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HEAD COACH Beth Anders Throughout her international playing career, Anders played in over 100 international matches, was a participant in every World Cup from 1971-84, was on the National team from 1969-1980, and was the high scorer for the United States every year she was on the team. Anders participated in the first World Cup field hockey event to have both men's and women's competition at the same venue. She was one of just 24 field hockey coaches from around the world to be in attendance for a clinic during the 1998 World Cup in Holland. After three NCAA titles as coach of Old Dominion and a bronze medal as a player and two-time captain with the Olympic team, Anders was named Olympic Athlete of the Year and Virginia Coach of the Year in 1984. Bringing the two realms of the sport together, Anders was recognized for her many contributions with an induction into the United States Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Anders' love for her sport is infectious, as many former Old Dominion student-athletes have grown into respectable players and coaches in and around the world's field hockey family. A total of 15 former Old Dominion players coached by Anders have participated in the last four Olympics, which include a bronze medalist in NCAA all-time leading scorer Marina DiGiacomo for Argentina and a silver medalist for Maacha van der Vaart of the Netherlands at the Olympics in Athens, Greece in the summer of 2004. The list grew in the summer of 2008 as four Lady Monarchs - Tiffany Snow, Angie Loy, Dana Sensenig, and Caroline Nichols - were named to the U.S. Olympic Team for the 2008 Beijing Games. Anders challenges her teams to not only excel on the field, but in the classroom as well. Since 1989, the Lady Monarch teams have had a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better. In 2009, her team boasted the highest GPA among all Division I field hockey programs, compiling a team average of 3.51. During the Fall of 2009 and 2010, the Lady Monarchs have had a total of 24 of its members named to the Dean's List. Certainly the epitome of Anders' student-athletes is Samantha Salvia, the school's first ever Rhodes Scholar who graduated in 1996 with a 4.0 GPA in environmental and civil engineering. The key to Anders success on and off the field hockey field seems to be her love for and dedication to the game. Her development of the Futures Program during her national coaching stint in 1993 and her active mentoring of the field hockey youth are just two examples of her will to succeed better than anyone in her vocation. A fine all-around athlete herself, Anders was a four-time All- College field hockey and lacrosse player before graduating from Ursinus College with a B.S. degree in health and physical education. The Norristown, Pennsylvania Native was also selected to the national collegiate basketball team and won the intercollegiate squash championship in 1970. Anders is the daughter of Stanley and the late Alice Anders. She has one brother and enjoys fitness, golf, tennis, reading, and creative teaching tools. She also has authored three books, Field Hockey: Steps to Success originally published in 1999 and updated for a 2008 release and Lessons in Field Hockey released in 1996. An avid golfer, Anders resides in Norfolk. YEAR 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 with Beth Anders YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD HIGHEST RANKING 18-4 13-2-2 20-1 19-1 23-0 17-5-1 26-1 24-2 23-2-1 26-0 25-0 17-4-2 17-6-1 16-9 19-5 22-3 23-2 17-7 25-1 18-5 21-4 13-8 19-6 19-4 12-10 10-13 9-11 13-11 Fifth nationally - AIAW NCAA Championship - Third place NCAA National Champions NCAA National Champions NCAA National Champions Fourth Nationally NCAA National Champions NCAA National Finalists NCAA National Champions NCAA and CAA Champions NCAA and CAA Champions Seventh Nationally/CAA Champions Fourth Nationally/CAA Champions Sixth Nationally GF/GA 74-22 49-8 74-14 90-8 127-10 79-26 124-15 114-13 117-12 145-10 163-4 60-18 69-18 64-24 NCAA Semifinalists/CAA Champions 120-45 NCAA Finalists/CAA Champions 154-28 NCAA Champions/CAA Champions 136-23 NCAA Regionals/CAA Champions 101-36 NCAA Champions/CAA Champions 160-26 NCAA Regionals/CAA Champions 87-25 NCAA Semifinalists/CAA Champions 131-31 NCAA Regionals/12th Nationally 61-47 NCAA Semifinalists/CAA Champions 94-37 NCAA Regionals/Third Nationally NCAA Regionals/10th Nationally Eighth Nationally NCAA Regionals/ CAA Champions TOTALS 524-127 (28 seasons) 84-17 46-39 36-46 45-52 61-48