Nike Field Hockey Camp at Saint Joseph's University

In just her third season at the helm, Prince deftly guided the Hawks to a legendary season in 2024 as Saint Joseph's made a storybook run to the national championship game for the first time in program history, marking the first time in school history that a Saint Joseph's team competed for a national title. Along the way, the Hawks set a program record with 20 victories, won their fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 tournament title, achieved their highest-ever poll ranking (#3), hosted NCAA Tournament games on campus for the first time, and reached the program's first-ever Final Four.

For their efforts, Prince and her staff were named the NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year, while forward Manu Ghigliotti earned Mid-Atlantic Regional Player of the Year honors, the first in Hawk history to achieve that honor. Ghigliotti also became the program's first-ever two-time First Team All-America honoree. Julia Duffhuis and Lily Santi were named to the All-America Second Team as well; Santi and Ghigliotti became the fifth and sixth Hawks to earn multiple All-America honors on Hawk Hill. In addition, Ghigliotti and Duffhuis were joined by Sol Borensztein as the program's first-ever NCAA All-Tournament Team selections, while Santi also claimed her second Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year Award in three seasons. All four were named to the NFHCA All-Region First Team as well.

The Hawks' magical run was keyed by a group that included 11 seniors and graduate students; six of those graduate students earned their degrees from Saint Joseph's and chose to return to Hawk Hill for their final season of eligibility. Collectively, their achievement and dedication to their program and University was recognized with the prestigious Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Team of the Year Award, which has previously been bestowed upon such illustrious squads as the Dream Team, the 1999 U.S. Women's Soccer Team that won the World Cup, and a host of World Series and Super Bowl champions.

Prince led the Hawks to familiar territory in 2023, as Saint Joseph's completed its third consecutive Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament sweep, accomplishing the feat for the second time in seven years (2017-19, 2021-23), and the program's sixth NCAA Tournament berth. She guided the Hawks to their eighth consecutive Atlantic 10 title game as well, a league record, and a second consecutive unbeaten season in league play. The Hawks finished the season ranked 13th in the NFHCA Coaches Poll and were one of the NCAA's Statistical Champions, leading the nation in penalty corners.

Ghigliotti earned First Team All-America honors, the fourth Hawk to be recognized as one of the very best players in the nation, and earned her second Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year award to go along with First Team All-Region and All-Conference accolades. Santi was also tabbed for the All-Region First Team, while Borensztein and Katy Benton earned Second Team laurels. That quartet was joined on the All-Conference First Team by Kate Crist, while Hailey Bitters, Erika Culp, Annabel Lindemulder, and Celeste Smits also earned postseason accolades.

During her first season leading the Hawks, Saint Joseph's claimed its second consecutive Atlantic 10 regular season and postseason championship sweep, marking the fifth league title in six seasons and the sixth regular season crown in seven years for the program. The Hawks went on to make program history, securing their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a 3-1 win over Wake Forest on November 11. Prince's charges would end the season ranked seventh in the NCAA RPI and ninth in the NFHCA Coaches Poll, the highest end-of-season marks in program history, and also led all of Division I in shutouts.

For their efforts, Lily Santi and Freke van Tilburg were named the Atlantic 10 Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and would go on to earn All-America honors. The pair was joined on the All-Mid-Atlantic Region Teams by Katy Benton, Robin Bleekemolen, and Manu Ghigliotti; that quintet also earned All-Conference honors alongside Maaike Gorissen, Anna Miller, and Meike van Nieuwland.

Prince returned to Hawk Hill in 2022 after spending the previous two seasons as the associate head coach at Louisville, where she helped lead the Cardinals to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. Louisville reached the Final Four in the spring of 2021 after the NCAA Championship was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic and claimed the 2021 ACC regular season title last fall, going unbeaten in conference play. The Cardinals spent the entirety of the 2021 season ranked in the top 10 of the NFHCA Coaches Poll and were ranked as high as third in the nation at one point.

During her two seasons as an assistant at Saint Joseph’s under Lynn Farquhar, the Hawks swept the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament titles, with the 2017 postseason crown clinching the program’s first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament. Prince was instrumental in the growth and development of four All-Americans in Tonya Botherway, Victoria Kammerinke, Pepa Serrano, and Anna Willocks; Kammerinke, Serrano, Willocks, and Kathrin Bentz would all go on to earn Atlantic 10 Offensive or Defensive Player of the Year honors as well.

After her initial tenure on Hawk Hill, Prince spent two years on the coaching staff at Princeton, helping guide the Tigers to the national championship game in 2019 before the squad’s 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Princeton won the Ivy League title in 2019 as well, while its coaching staff was named the NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year and Clara Roth earned Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year accolades.

Prince began her coaching career at New Hampshire, helping lead the Wildcats to the America East title game in each of her two seasons on campus, prior to coming to Saint Joseph’s. Hailing from Gorham, Maine, Prince is a 2014 graduate of UMass, where she was a four-year starter and three-time Atlantic 10 champion and reached the NCAA quarterfinals with the Minutewomen in 2013. She also played with the U.S. Women’s Outdoor National Team before going on to serve as the captain of the Indoor National Team for six years, where she won a gold medal at the 2017 Pan American Cup and took part in the 2018 Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany.

An active member of the national team program, Prince earned her USA Field Hockey Level 3 Coaching Certification, the highest level of accreditation currently offered by the organization, in 2023 and graduated from the NCAA Women’s Coaches Academy in 2018. She also served as an assistant coach with the Indoor National Team in 2024 as well as the U-16 Junior National Team at its selection camp in 2023. Prince is also the founder and director of Prince Elite Field Hockey and the Prince Elite club program.

During the 2024 season, Wadsley was part of the NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year as he helped guide the Hawks to the NCAA national championship game. Along the way, the Hawks earned their fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 postseason title, the program's highest-ever poll ranking of third in the nation, and the program's first-ever Final Four appearance.

In his first season on Hawk Hill, Wadsley helped guide the Hawks to their third consecutive sweep of the Atlantic 10 regular season and postseason titles and their sixth NCAA Tournament berth in seven seasons.

Wadsley came to Hawk Hill from Repton Hockey Club, where he had been the Head of Performance since January 2022. He also served as the head coach of Repton's top women's indoor and outdoor teams; the indoor squad claimed the Indoor Premier League national championship and qualified for next season's European club championship.

Prior to his stint with Repton, Wadsley spent time working with the staff at the University of Louisville in a remote role, assisting in recruiting and scouting efforts among other responsibilities. He has also served as the head coach of the top men's squad at Beeston Hockey Club and the women's program at Nottingham Trent University.

On the international level, Wadsley worked with England Hockey as a Performance Centre head coach at the Nottingham Performance Centre, where he helped develop junior players on their path to the national team.

Wadsley boasts a wealth of playing experience as well, having made 245 appearances for Beeston, earning eight domestic trophies and participating in the European Hockey League on six occasions, reaching four quarterfinals. He also earned more than 50 caps in the England junior national team setup.

A native of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Wadsley holds academic degrees from both the University of Birmingham and the University of Stirling; he has also earned Level One, Two, and Three England Hockey Coaching Certificates. He has also spent time with the PowerHouse club program and is active with Prince Elite Field Hockey Club.

During the 2024 season, Dickman was part of the NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year as she helped guide the Hawks to the NCAA national championship game. Along the way, the Hawks earned their fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 postseason title, the program's highest-ever poll ranking of third in the nation, and the program's first-ever Final Four appearance. Forwards Manu Ghigliotti (First Team) and Lily Santi (Second Team) both earned All-America accolades under her tutelage.

Dickman recently served as a head coach with the PowerHouse Field Hockey club program and is now a director with Prince Elite Field Hockey. In addition to on-the-field coaching, Dickman developed practice plans and clinic sessions while also playing a role in the day-to-day operations of both organizations. Prior to her time in the Philadelphia area, Dickman worked with the International Field Hockey Club of Kentucky.

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Dickman played for four years at Wake Forest, appearing in 75 games and earning a spot on the ACC All-Academic Team and the NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad. Dickman helped lead the Demon Deacons to the NCAA Tournament as a senior in 2022. She graduated from Wake Forest in December of 2022 with degrees in communications and psychology and is currently pursuing a masters degree at Louisville.

During the 2024 season, Riley was part of the NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year as she helped guide the Hawks to the NCAA national championship game. Along the way, the Hawks earned their fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 postseason title, the program's highest-ever poll ranking of third in the nation, and the program's first-ever Final Four appearance.

Riley helped guide goalkeeper Victoria Kammerinke to consecutive NFHCA All-America honors – a Third Team selection in 2017 and a Second Team honor in 2018 – as well as the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year award in each of those seasons. In 2022, Robin Bleekemolen earned Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-Conference honors, while the Hawks led the nation with 11 shutouts.

The Hawks have won seven Atlantic 10 regular season championships and seven postseason titles during Riley's tenure; SJU also earned the first NCAA Tournament berths and the first NCAA Tournament win in program history with Riley on the sidelines.

A former student-athlete with the University of Michigan field hockey program, Riley went on to assistant coaching stops at Temple and Indiana before spending three seasons as the head coach at Bryn Mawr College.

A native of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, Riley was inducted into the Palmyra High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. She graduated from Michigan in 2007 and is currently an Assistant Director of Admissions at Neumann College.