Princeton University Athletics
All Hale The Assistant Coach
August 17, 2000 | Field Hockey
Aug. 17, 2000
PRINCETON, N.J. - Kirsty Hale, a former Princeton standout and two-time All-America selection, has been named assistant field hockey coach for the 2000 season.
"She brings to us a genuine understanding of the game and our program," says head coach Beth Bozman. "She knows the Princeton field hockey tradition."
Hale, a 1999 graduate, holds nearly every offensive record including career points (198), career goals (71) and career assists (56). She scored eight or more points in a single game twice during her career and registered a record-setting 73 points (24 g, 25 a) during the 1996 season in which the Tigers made it to the NCAA championship game for the first time.
In all, Hale led her team to four NCAA tournaments, including three Final Four appearances. She was selected to the all-tournament team twice (1996, 1998).
"I am really excited about this opportunity," commented Hale. "When Beth asked me to come back I thought about it for a while, then decided to go ahead with it. Beth is looking to have a promising year and I hope that I can go in and do my part. I want to be able to extend my knowledge of the game and I'm looking forward to being a part of the program on a different level." During Hale's career she was named first-team All-America, Honda Broderick Award nominee and Ivy League Player of the Year in 1998 and second-team All-America in 1997. She earned first-team All-Ivy recognition in her last three seasons and was selected Rookie of the Year after her freshman campaign. Most recently, Hale was awarded Princeton's C. Otto Von Kienbusch Award as the top senior female athlete in 1999.
The Tigers are looking to regroup this season after missing out on their first NCAA tournament bid since 1993. Bozman has led Princeton to seven Ivy League titles and an unprecedented six in a row. Her record at Princeton stands at an impressive 145-59-6 (.705), including a 59-13-3 (.807) Ivy mark. Perhaps Bozman's biggest accomplishments can be found in her teams' 10 postseason appearances -- five of which were to the NCAA tournament.
"We are really going to value her input with regard to her knowledge and understanding of the attack," Bozman stated. "That is something that we needed last year."