Field Hockey Coaches

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Head Coach Peel Hawthorne (William and Mary, 1980)

Peel Hawthorne enters her 21st season as head coach of the William and Mary field hockey team. During her tenure, she has led the Tribe to a record of 232-165-2 (.584), including at-large berths into the 16-team NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2002. Including four seasons as the head coach at Connecticut College, Hawthorne has a career record of 263-182-5 (.590), placing her 33rd on the national coaching victories list (all divisions). The 263 wins rank her 23rd among active head coaches. Hawthorne’s 450 career games coached ranks 26th in collegiate field hockey coaching history annals and is 18th among active head coaches.

Previously voted the CAA Coach of the Year in 1995 and 2001, Hawthorne won the award for a third time in 2004, also earning her first state coach of the year honor, after leading the Tribe to a 7-0 CAA record. It was the first time in school history that W&M had gone undefeated in conference play and was the first outright regular season league title in school history. In 2003, Hawthorne helped the Tribe to a 6-1 league record and the Green and Gold’s first-ever share of the regular season CAA title.

She has mentored 33 players to a total of 51 all-region honors and has coached seven All-Americans, including five (Anna Davis, Kelli Duggan, Ann Ekberg, Kelly Giles and Claire Miller) in the last five seasons. Hawthorne also was selected as the W&M Society of the Alumni Coach of the Year following the 2001-02 academic year.

In 2004 and 2005, W&M players have garnered the conference’s top honor both offensively and defensively. During the 2004 campaign, Giles became the first Tribe player to win Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Year honors. Along with that distinction, Giles garnered the VaSID State Player of the Year, also becoming the first W&M player to be bestowed that honor. In 2005, Davis notched the CAA Defensive Player of the Year award. She not only led the CAA, but ranked second nationally in defensive saves with 11.

Since W&M joined the CAA in 1991, Hawthorne has coached 63 All-CAA players, including a program-high seven in 2000 and 2001. Coupled with the nine All-South Atlantic Conference selections during Hawthorne’s first four seasons, the 20-year Tribe head coach has guided 72 all-conference performers. Since VaSID began honoring a field hockey All-State team in 2000, 18 of Hawthorne’s players have garnered the distinction, including five in 2005.

Hawthorne’s players have also enjoyed success in the classroom. In total, 30 players have received National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Squad honors since 1994. Over the last four years, 24 players have achieved the CAA Commissioner’s Award.

The Tribe has amassed a winning record in 16 of Hawthorne’s 20 seasons at the helm, including 17 seasons of 10 or more victories, and Hawthorne has consistently improved W&M’s national reputation. In 2000, she led the Tribe to a 12-8 record as the College earned one of just eight at-large berths into the NCAA Tournament. W&M proved it was worthy of its selection, taking No. 5 Michigan to two overtimes in the first round, before falling, 3-2. The game marked the first time W&M had competed in the national field hockey postseason in 20 years, with the College’s last appearance coming in the 1980 AIAW Nationals.

In 2002, W&M returned to the NCAAs after reaching the CAA championship game for the first time, before falling to No. 1 Old Dominion. Again, the Tribe validated its appearance in the tournament, this time taking No. 5 Maryland to the wire, before losing in double overtime, 2-1.

Far and away the winningest coach in school history, Hawthorne’s 232 career victories at the College are more than twice as many as the 86 recorded by her former mentor, Nancy Porter, who coached at the College from 1974-80. Hawthorne set the school record in 1993, as the Tribe shut out Villanova, 2-0, on Oct. 9. Including her four years as a player from 1976 through 1979, she has either coached or played in 284 (77 percent) of the W&M field hockey program’s 369 victories since the start of the 1973 season.

The head field hockey and lacrosse coach at Connecticut College for four years before returning to W&M, Hawthorne produced three All-Americans, 15 All-New England players and six USFHA Northeast players while posting a 31-17-3 (.637) record. As lacrosse coach, she led her teams to a 35-15-1 (.696) record and four postseason bids.

In 2005, she was a member of the W&M Athletics Task Force and was part of the NCAA Recertification Subcommittee on Equity and Welfare. A member of many professional organizations, Hawthorne recently ended her term as the Division I representative for the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, has served as the South Region Chair for the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Committee and as a member of the South Region All-America Selection Committee. In 2003, she served as head coach for the South team at the NFHCA Senior All-Star Game. Hawthorne holds a U.S. Field Hockey Association coaching certification, was site director and head coach of several USFHA Development Camps and the Head Futures Coach for eastern Virginia. She also served as a USFHA summer league volunteer coach in 1999 and is the director of the Colonial Field Hockey Camp held each June at W&M. She has experience as a field hockey clinician at many levels, hosting the NFHCA Coaches Clinic at W&M, as well as participating in VHSLCA and NCAA Youth Education through Sports (YES) clinics.

Hawthorne also served for nine years on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Women’s Lacrosse Association and is past chair of that organization’s Sports Medicine committee. As a member of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) subcommittee on Eye Safety in Sports, Hawthorne chaired the organization’s task force on women’s lacrosse. She was instrumental in establishing an ASTM manufacturing standard for protective eye wear for the sport.

A field hockey and lacrosse standout at W&M, Hawthorne graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1980. In her career, the Tribe field hockey team posted a record of 52-13-7 and made two trips to the AIAW Nationals, finishing fifth in 1979. A defender, she helped the team allow just 0.92 goals per game during her career, while scoring five goals. The Tribe totaled 37 shutouts in her career, more than half the total number of games played in the span and the most in any four-year period in school history. Hawthorne was an NATA certified athletic trainer for six years and has an M.Ed. in the field from Virginia. She enjoys water skiing and has been an instrumentalist and vocalist for a contemporary Christian band for over 10 years.

Hawthorne's Career Milestones
Game 100 - 10/8/89 - vs. North Carolina - L, 1-3
Win 100 - 9/13/92 - vs. Michigan - W, 3-2
Game 200 - 9/20/94 - at VCU - L, 1-2 (2OT)
Win 200 - 9/30/0 - vs. Dartmouth - W, 1-0
Game 300 - 9/24/99 - at Richmond - W, 3-0
Game 400 - 9/29/04 - at Virginia - W, 5-4
Win 250 - 10/7/05 - vs. Delaware - W, 2-1

Hawthorne's W&M Milestones
Game 1 - 9/12/87 - vs. Davis & Elkins - W, 3-1
Win 1 - 9/12/87 - vs. Davis & Elkins - W, 3-1
Win 50 - 10/17/90 - at Virginia - W, 1-0
Game 100 - 11/9/91 - vs. American - W, 1-0
Win 87* - 10/9/93 - vs. Villanova - W, 2-0
Win 100 - 10/29/94 - at Radford - W, 4-0
Game 150 - 9/23/94 - vs. James Madison - L, 0-5
Game 200 - 11/2/96 - vs. Princeton - L, 1-6
Win 150 - 8/26/00 - at Towson - W, 4-0
Win 200 - 8/28/04 - at Ohio - W, 3-1
Game 250 - 9/29/99 - vs. Virginia - L, 1-2 (2OT)
Game 300 - 11/3/01 - vs. James Madison - L, 1-2 (2OT)
Game 350 - 10/1/04 - vs. Drexel - W, 4-2
* Set W&M record for coaching wins



Assistant Coach Quan Nim Anderson (Iowa, 1999)

Quan Nim Anderson is beginning her seventh season as the top assistant at William and Mary. A 1999 graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in social work, she came to the Tribe after serving as the assistant coach at Davidson for one year.

During her six years with the Tribe, the College has posted an overall record of 71-47 (.602), including a 28-12 (.700) ledger in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) action. Anderson helped guide the Tribe to its first-ever perfect conference record, as W&M went 7-0 in CAA play in 2004. Over the last five years, five W&M players have earned All-America accolades, including Anna Davis, who in 2005 became the first Tribe player to earn first-team honors since 1979. Over Anderson’s six-year career at W&M, 17 players have earned all-region and VaSID All-State honors, while 24 players have garnered All-CAA accolades.

In 2002, the Tribe amassed a 12-9 overall mark and received one of eight at-large bids in the NCAA Tournament. Despite putting a scare in the No. 5 Maryland Terrapins, the Tribe fell, 2-1, in double overtime. In the last five years, William and Mary owns 12 wins over teams ranked in the top 20, including five over top 10 competition.

As a senior at Iowa in 1999, Anderson received Second-Team NFHCA All-America honors and was named to the All-Big Ten and all-region first teams and the NCAA All-Tournament squad. She also earned all-region honors in 1995 and 1998 and was a Second-Team All-Big Ten pick in 1998. Anderson played in 86 games at Iowa and finished with 69 points on 29 goals and 10 assists. She was a two-year captain and received the Dr. Patricia Hicks Award given for overcoming adversity and showing perseverance and great strength of character.

Anderson is currently the site director and head coach of the under-19 team for the USFHA Futures Regional site at W&M and has coached regional teams at National Futures tournaments since 2002. In 2004, Anderson was a member of the NFHCA Regional All-America selection committee, and in 2003, she was the assistant coach for the South team in the USFHA North/South Senior All-Star game.

Anderson is married to Jeff Anderson. The couple has two daughters, Dakota (2), and Gabriella, born April 11, 2007.



Assistant Coach Kristen McCann (North Carolina, 2001)

Kristen McCann enters her first fall season with the W&M field hockey program after joining the Tribe in the spring. McCann bring a wealth of experience to Williamsburg after earning All-America honors at North Carolina and playing on the U.S. National Team for five years. Prior to joining the W&M staff, McCann coached the Walsingham Academy team in Williamsburg.

McCann played with the U.S. National Team from 2000-04. During that stretch, she earned 74 International caps, while tallying 20 goals. She played in the 10th World Cup in Perth, Australia, helping the U.S. to a ninth place finish. McCann also earned a silver medal on the 2003 Pan American Games team.

During her career at North Carolina, McCann was a two-time All-American, earning first-team accolades as a senior in 2000. She guided UNC to a national runner up finish in 2000, while earning ACC Player of the Year honors. She also helped the Tar Heels to the 1997 National Championship, scoring 12 goals as a redshirt freshman. McCann was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary team in 2002 after scoring 59 career goals for UNC.

McCann earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Carolina in 2001. In May of 2007, she completed her master’s from William and Mary in public policy.



Volunteer Assistant Tess Ellis

Tess Ellis, an experienced coach on the international scene with the United States Field Hockey Association, is in her fourth season as a volunteer assistant coach at W&M. Ellis previously served as an assistant coach for the Tribe for eight seasons from 1993 through 2000. Ellis has a resume that includes of great deal of international experience after serving at the U.S. Field Hockey Under-21 National Team Coach and an assistant for the U.S. National Senior Team.

During her 12 total years with W&M, the Tribe has amassed an overall record of 127-111 (.534), including a 46-29 (.613) mark in the Colonial Athletic Association. Ellis was an assistant in 2000, when the Tribe earned its first NCAA Tournament bid as an at-large selection.

An internationally experienced player, coach and clinician, field hockey has afforded Ellis many opportunities to travel the globe. In 2002, she was an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team at the World Cup in Perth, Australia and served as the head coach of the U.S. Under-23 team that toured South Africa. Ellis was also the head coach of the U.S. Junior World Cup Team in Argentina in 2001. She served as an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team at the 1999 Sydney International Hockey Challenge in Australia and at the 2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Milton Keynes, England. Ellis also served as an instructor at U.S. Field Hockey’s selection camps and Futures Program.

In the fall of 1992, Ellis volunteered as a part-time coach at Salisbury State University in Maryland, which reached the final four of the NCAA Division III Tournament. From 1986-90 she was the head coach of Pymble Ladies College in Sydney, Australia, and spent time as the head hockey coach at The American School in London, England. She has also served as head coach of the under-18 West team at the Olympic Sports Festival in St. Louis, traveled back to Australia with the USA National squad and toured Canada with the under-18 USA national squad.

Ellis played as a member of the Australian National Indoor team and Australia’s National Under-21 National team. She was a player/coach of several New South Wales championship teams. Ellis founded the Peninsula (now Colonial) Field Hockey Club and co-founded the Colonial Field Hockey Camp at W&M.