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Missy Meharg

Missy Meharg

  • Title
    Head Field Hockey Coach
  • Alma Mater
    Delaware
  • Graduating Year
    1985
  • Experience
    37 Years
Head coach Missy Meharg is in her fourth decade at the helm of the Maryland field hockey program in 2025, along the way building a program rich with a winning tradition. Voted National Coach of the Year an unprecedented nine times, Meharg has exemplified the tradition of excellence Maryland field hockey has become known for, a program with eight National Championships and 27 conference championships - solidifying the Terrapins' position among the top programs in the nation.
On Oct. 17, 2021, Meharg became just the third Division I coach to reach the 600-career wins mark. The Terrapins beat No. 17 Connecticut, 3-2, at home at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex for the milestone victory. Meharg has won more games than any Maryland coach, in any sport.
  • Seven national titles, including five in seven years (1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011).
  • 27 conference titles
  • 20 appearances in the NCAA Semifinals round, including 12 in the NCAA Finals.
  • Overall record of 642-165-9 gives her a winning percentage of .792
  • Nine National Coach of the Year awards and nine Conference Coach of the Year awards.
  • Led the team to two of the most successful seasons in school history in 2009 and 2010. Over those two years, the Terps earned a record of 46-2 with two ACC titles and an NCAA title.
  • Seven Honda Sports Awards won by five players.
  • 59 All-Americans, including five four-time All-Americans and 14 three-time All-Americans.
  • 19 players have been named Big Ten/ACC Players of the Year. Paula Infante and Bodil Keus earned the Defensive Player of the Award twice, while Katie O'Donnell won all four years of her career.
  • Meharg was contracted by NBC to work as a color commentator and analyst for field hockey during coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. 
  • 11 of Meharg's former athletes have competed on U.S. Olympic teams. Katie Bam and Keli Smith Puzo both represented Team USA in London in 2012. Four former Terrapins played in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Lauren Powley, Dina Rizzo and Smith Puzo were on the 16-spot roster and Sara Silvetti served as an alternate. Bam and Jill Witmer helped Team USA to a Quarterfinals appearance in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. This past summer, four Terps competed in the Paris Olympic Games.  Leah Crouse, Brooke DeBerdine, Emma DeBerdine, and Kelee Lepage were four of 16 athletes that were selected to represent the United States.
  • Kate Kauffman Beach was the Terps' first Olympian in Atlanta Games in 1996. 
  • Terrapin athletes have played on their respective national teams from eight countries around the world: England, Ireland, Chile, Holland, Germany, Australia, Zimbabwe, Scotland.
  • Coached six Maryland student-athletes that are in the Hockey Pro League - Jill Witmer Funk (USA), Anna Dessoye (USA), Alyssa Parker (USA), Linnea Gonzalez (USA), Grace Balsdon (England) and Nike Lorenz (Germany).
  • Served on the U.S. National Team coaching staff from 1993-1997. She assisted in the 1994 World Cup, the 1995 Pan American Games and the 1996 Olympics. 
  • 2010 USA Under 21 squad coaching staff member and has worked with International teams in the ages of Under-21 and Under-18.
  • USA hockey level 3 coaching accreditation.
  • Created 7 teaching tapes and DVDs for Championship Productions.
  • Over 100 Terrapins have been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's Academic Squad.
  • Four Terps earned Gossett Fellowship awards - Kelee Lepage (Smith School of Business), Madison Maguire (Clarke School of Engineering), Brooke DeBerdine (Smith School of Business), Hannah Bond (Smith School of Business)
Updated August 12, 2025
Personal Information
  • Full Name: Margaret L. Meharg
  • Education: Delaware, 1985
  • Children: Andre & Genya
Career Coaching Record
Year Institution Record Pct. Postseason
1988 Maryland 11-9-2 .545 NCAA First Round
1989 Maryland 11-8-1 .575
1990 Maryland 11-6-2 .632 NCAA First Round
1991 Maryland 17-5-1 .761 NCAA Semifinals
1992 Maryland 15-5-1 .738 ACC Champion, NCAA Quarterfinals
1993 Maryland 21-3-0 .875 NCAA Champion
1994 Maryland 10-9-2 .526
1995 Maryland 19-5-0 .792 NCAA Finals
1996 Maryland 15-7-0 .681 NCAA Quarterfinals
1997 Maryland 18-4-0 .818 NCAA Quarterfinals
1998 Maryland 16-6-0 .727 ACC Champion, NCAA Quarterfinals
1999 Maryland 24-1-0 .960 ACC Champion, NCAA Champion
2000 Maryland 19-4-0 .826 ACC Champion, NCAA Semifinal
2001 Maryland 20-4-0 .833 ACC Champion, NCAA Final
2002 Maryland 17-5-0 .773 NCAA Quarterfinals
2003 Maryland 20-4-0 .833 NCAA Semifinal
2004 Maryland 17-6-0 .739 NCAA Semifinal
2005 Maryland 23-2-0 .920 ACC Champion, NCAA Champion
2006 Maryland 23-2-0 .920 NCAA Champion
2007 Maryland 18-3-0 .857 NCAA Quarterfinals
2008 Maryland 22-2-0 .917 ACC Champion, NCAA Champion
2009 Maryland 23-1-0 .958 ACC Champion, NCAA Final
2010 Maryland 23-1-0 .958 ACC Champion, NCAA Champion
2011 Maryland 19-4-0 .826 NCAA Champion
2012 Maryland 18-6-0 .750 NCAA Semifinal
2013 Maryland 22-2-0 .917 ACC Champion, NCAA Semifinal
2014 Maryland 19-4-0 .826 Big Ten Champion, NCAA Quarterfinals
2015 Maryland 19-4-0 .826 Big Ten Champion, NCAA First Round
2016 Maryland 18-5-0 .783 Big Ten Champion, NCAA Quarterfinals
2017 Maryland 16-7-0 .615 NCAA Final    
2018 Maryland 22-3-0 .880 Big Ten Champion, NCAA Final    
2019 Maryland 17-4-0 .810 Big Ten Champion, NCAA Quarterfinals
2020 Maryland 8-7-0 .533
2021 Maryland 15-7-0 .682 NCAA Semifinal
2022 Maryland 19-4-0 .875 Big Ten Champion, NCAA Semifinal
2023 Maryland 17-6-0 .739 Big Ten Finals, NCAA Quarterfinals
2024 Maryland 13-7-0 .650 Big Ten Semifinal, NCAA First Round
37 Years 655-172-9 .789 7 NCAA Championships
27 Conference Championships