A 1996 Olympian, Leslie Lyness starred as a USA midfielder from
1990-96.
A graduate of The Baldwin School (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) and the Univ. of
North Carolina, Lyness earned a bronze medal at the 1994 World Cup and competed in an
additional World Cup in 1990. She won a bronze medal with the USAat the 1991 Pan American
Games and earned a Pan Am silver medal in 1995. Lyness captured a bronze medal at the 1995
Champions Trophy before concluding her career at the 1996 Olympic Games (5th). She
competed in 92 international contests in her career.
Lyness was a two-time All-America selection at the Univ. of North
Carolina and was named the Honda Award winner as the nation’s top collegiate field
hockey player in 1990.she was the ACC player of the Year in 1989 in leading the Tar Heels
to the 1989 NCAA Championship.
Lyness is currently a student at the Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
Hall of Fame moment: In a remarkable run at the the 1994 World
Cup, Lyness scored the game’s only goal to lift the USA to a 1-0 win over China and a
spot in the World Cup semifinals.
"...it was me and the goalie," Lyness said at the time of her
game winning goal. "I knew she liked to go down for every ball, so somehow I just
stuck it underneath her."
The USA went on to place third in the World Cup.
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Barbara Marois |
A tenacious defender and hard-hitting corner specialist, Barbara Marois
competed for the USA from 1986-96.
The Auburn (Mass.) High School and Univ. of New Hampshire graduate
competed in the 1988 and 1996 Olympic Games and captained the USA to a third place finish
at the 1994 World Cup in Dublin. She played in additional World Cups in 1986 and 1990 and
competed in three Pan American Games tournaments in 1987 (silver medal), 1991 (bronze
medal) and 1995 (silver medal). She earned a bronze medal at the 1995 Champion Trophy.
An Auburn, Mass. native, Marois earned USA Field Hockey’s Athlete
of the Year four times from 1991-94 and retired in 1996 after appearing in 152
international contests.
At New Hampshire, Marois earned collegiate All-America honors in 1984
and was named New Hampshire’s Athlete of the Year in 1985-86. She is a member of the
Auburn High School Hall of Fame and the New England Women’s Hall of Fame.
Marois is now a physical education teacher at York Middle School in
York, Maine.
Hall of Fame moment: With time running down in a 2-2 draw with
Korea at the 1996 Olympic Games, Marois fired a penalty corner blast past Korea
keeper Jae-Sook You as time expired to give the USA a dramatic 3-2 win.
Laurel Hershey Martin
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Laurel Hershey Martin |
A Hummelstown, Pa. native, Laurel Hershey Martin competed in 69
international matches for the United States from 1990-96.
A 1996 Olympian, Hershey Martin competed in two World Cup tournaments
in 1990 and as a member of the USA bronze medal team in 1994. She captured a bronze medal
at the 1991 Pan Am Games and earned a silver Pan Am medal in 1995. She won a bronze medal
at the 1995 Champions Trophy before retiring following the 1996 Olympic Games (5th).
A graduate of Lower Dauphin High School (‘87) and the Univ. of
North Carolina, Hershey Martin helped lead the Tar Heels to 1989 NCAA championship. She
was named to the 1990 All-America team and earned NCAA all-tournament honors in 1989.
She is currently the head field hockey coach at Lebanon Valley College
in Annville, Pa.
Hall of Fame moment: With the USA and India tied at the end of
regulation in their 1993 Intercontinental Cup classification match, Hershey calmly netted
the penalty stroke that ensured the USA a 4-2 win in strokes, and secured the USA a 5th
place finish and a spot in the 1994 World Cup. The USA went on to a best-ever third place
finish at the World Cup in 1994.
Christy
Morgan
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Christy Morgan |
With an aggressive, fearless style, Christy Morgan struck fear in the
hearts of international defenders and goalkeepers from 1982-90.
A member of the 1988 Olympic Team, the high-scoring forward gained
additional honors as a selection to the 1983 and 1986 World Cup teams and 1987 Pan
American Games silver medalist team. She competed in 65 international matches for the
United States.
The Norristown, Pa. native graduated from Methacton High School
(‘81) and Old Dominion Univ. (‘86). At Old Dominion, she earned All-America
honors in from 1982-84 and earned the Honda Award as the nation’s top collegiate
field hockey player in 1984. she played on Old Dominion’s NCAA championship teams
from 1982-84 and was named Old Dominion’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1984 and
1985. She is a member of Old dominion’s Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Virginia
Sports Hall of Fame.
Morgan currently resides in Lithia, Fla. where she owns and directs
Circleplay, Inc. as a Life Coach. She is the former head field hockey coach at Davidson
College. (2001-02) and James Madison Univ. (1991-00) where she led the Dukes to the 1994
NCAA championship.
Hall of Fame moment: In helping secure the USA’s lone point
at the 1988 Olympic Games, Morgan scored a second half goal to help the USA to a 2-2 draw
with Great Britain .
The previous year, Morgan scored four goals in leading the USA to a
silver medal finish in the first Pan American Games to feature a women’s tournament.
Pam Neiss Stuper
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Pam Neiss Stuper |
A dedicated defender for the USA team, Pam Neiss Stuper encased a
brilliant career within three World Cup appearances from 1990 to1998.
A native of Lancaster, Pa., Stuper made her first major international
appearance at the 1990 World Cup and added a World Cup bronze medal in 1994. She made her
final major USA appearance at the 1998 World Cup in Ultrecht, The Netherlands (9th).
Stuper earned additional honors with the USA team at the 1995 Pan
American Games (silver medalist) and 1995 Champions Trophy (bronze medalist). She also
appeared in the 1997 Champions Trophy (6th). She concluded her career in 1998 with 80
international appearances.
A graduate of Hempfield High School (Landisville, Pa. ‘88) and Old
Dominion Univ. (‘92), Stuper earned collegiate All-America honors in 1990 and
‘91. She was named the Virginia Athlete of the Year in 1992 and competed on ODU NCAA
Champion teams in 1988, ‘90 an d’91. She was the ODU Female Scholar Athlete of
the Year in 199-92 and a GTE Academic All-American in 1991.
Stuper know resides in Hamden, Conn. and is an assistant field hockey
coach at Yale. She previously served on the coaching staff at James Madison Univ. with
fellow inductee Christy Morgan during the team’s 1994 national championship campaign.
Hall of Fame moment: Appearing in her first major international
tournament at the 1990 World Cup, Stuper and the USA defense suffered a crushing 9-0 loss
to Korea. "You don't realize the incredible level of play that is going on beyond the
college scene," the first-year national team member would later say of the humbling
experience. However, Stuper quickly added her name to the World Cup scoring elite a few
days later by scoring the USA's only goal in the team's final game against Japan.
Marcia Pankratz
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Marcia Pankratz |
Afiery and spirited vice-captain of the USA team, Marcia Pankratz
helped spark the USA squad with her strong-willed determination from 1985-96.
A 1988 and 1996 Olympian, the Wakefield, Mass. native helped lead the
USA to World Cup appearances in 1986 and 1994 (bronze medal). She earned a bronze medal at
the 1991 Pan American Games and added a Pan Am silver medal in 1995. She captured a bronze
medal at the 1995 Champions trophy and led the team in scoring at the 1996 Olympic Games
with three goals. She concluded her career with 110 international appearances.
A graduate of Wakefield High School and the Univ. of Iowa, Pankratz was
a two-time All-America selection at Iowa (1984, ‘85) and the Univ. of Iowa Female
Athlete of the Year. She was a 1984 NCAA All-Tournament team selection and the recipient
of a 1985-86 Big Ten Medal of Honor. and a first team selection to the Big Ten All-Decade
Team (1981-91).
Pankratz is currently the head coach at the Univ. of Michigan where she
led the Wolverines to the 2001 NCAA Championship.
Hall of Fame moment: At the 1994 World Cup, Pankratz scored the
game winning goal on a penalty corner to lift the USA to a 2-1 victory over defending
World Cup champion The Netherlands. The win helped propel the USA to a third place finish
in the World Cup
Patricia Shea
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Patricia Shea |
Overcoming more than a dozen knee surgeries in her 11-year National
Team career, Patricia Shea anchored the USA defense as the team’s
unyielding goalkeeper from 1985-96.
A member of the 1988 and 1996 Olympic Teams, the Belmont, Mass. native
defended the USA goal on the way to a World Cup bronze medal in 1994. She made an
additional World Cup appearance in 1986 and earned Pan American Games silver medals in
1987 and 1995. She earned a bronze medal at the 1995 Champions Trophy. Shea concluded her
career in 1996 with 87 career international appearances.
As a result of her play in her two Olympic Tournaments, Shea was named
the USA Field Hockey Athlete of the Year in 1988 and 1996.
The Univ. of Massachusetts (‘84) graduate is a two-time
All-America selection (‘82, ‘83) and a member of the Belmont High School Hall of
Fame.
She is currently the head coach at the Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
where she earned Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year honors in 1999 and 2000.
Hall of Fame moment: During the 1996 Olympic Games, Shea made a
tournament best 42 saves in helping the USA to a 5th place finish. For her efforts, Shea
was named the "goalkeeper of the tournament" by World Hockey magazine.
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