Temple University Athletics
Marybeth Freeman Steps Down as Temple Field Hockey Coach
11.8.18 | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA – Marybeth Freeman, who has guided the Temple University Field Hockey program for the last four years, announced that she is stepping down as the team's head coach, effective immediately.
"I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such an amazing group of strong, driven and talented women and coaches," said Freeman. "Their work ethic, passion for Temple and desire to be successful runs deep. The student athletes are fortunate to have so many resources here at Temple that will benefit them in countless ways during their time on campus and long after they leave. I will continue to be their biggest supporter. Yet there are new opportunities for me and while it is never an easy decision to leave, I am confident that great things are in store for our field hockey program."
Freeman guided the Owls to 21 wins and two BIG EAST tournament berths in her four-year tenure at the school. Over her four years, Freeman had five Longstreth/NFHCA All-Region selections, seven All-BIG EAST selections and a Longstreth/NFHCA All-American in Alyssa Delp ('16). Her teams also excelled off the field, particularly in 2016 when the Owls tied for fifth among all NCAA Division I field hockey teams with a program grade-point average of 3.56. Temple had a program-record 18 players named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad in 2018, the second-most in the BIG EAST, after having 16 in the previous two seasons.
"I want to thank Marybeth for her service and commitment to our University and to the young women who came through her program," said Temple University Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "We wish her all of the best in her future endeavors. We will begin a national search to find the right person to lead the program forward and I am confident that with our support of the program, we will attract a strong pool of coaching candidates."
"I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such an amazing group of strong, driven and talented women and coaches," said Freeman. "Their work ethic, passion for Temple and desire to be successful runs deep. The student athletes are fortunate to have so many resources here at Temple that will benefit them in countless ways during their time on campus and long after they leave. I will continue to be their biggest supporter. Yet there are new opportunities for me and while it is never an easy decision to leave, I am confident that great things are in store for our field hockey program."
Freeman guided the Owls to 21 wins and two BIG EAST tournament berths in her four-year tenure at the school. Over her four years, Freeman had five Longstreth/NFHCA All-Region selections, seven All-BIG EAST selections and a Longstreth/NFHCA All-American in Alyssa Delp ('16). Her teams also excelled off the field, particularly in 2016 when the Owls tied for fifth among all NCAA Division I field hockey teams with a program grade-point average of 3.56. Temple had a program-record 18 players named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad in 2018, the second-most in the BIG EAST, after having 16 in the previous two seasons.
"I want to thank Marybeth for her service and commitment to our University and to the young women who came through her program," said Temple University Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "We wish her all of the best in her future endeavors. We will begin a national search to find the right person to lead the program forward and I am confident that with our support of the program, we will attract a strong pool of coaching candidates."
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