Salisbury University

A 2009 inductee into the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Hall of Fame, Dawn Chamberlin completed her 38th season as the head coach of the Salisbury University field hockey program in 2024-25. 

Honors/Accomplishments as Head Coach

• Four NCAA National Championships (2003-05, 2009)
• 583 wins, third among active coaches and fifth all-time in Division III
• 36 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 30 Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (1994-present)
• 25 Conference Championships
  • 15 consecutive championships (1995-2011)
  • Four consecutive championships (2013-16)
  • Four consecutive championships (2018-22)
• 77 Division III All-Americans
  • At least one All-American in 35 of her 36 previous years at Salisbury
• 163 NFHCA All-Region
  • 36 consecutive years that Salisbury has had at least three players selected to the All-Region team (1988-present)
• 20 Conference Coach of the Year awards (1995-05, 2008-09, 2011, 2014, 2016. 2018-19, 2022, 2024)
• 23 Conference Player of the Year honorees
  • Marli McDorman, 2024
  • Allie Davis, 2022
  • Dom Farrace, 2021
  • Arielle Johnston, 2019
  • Jillian Hughes, 2018, 2019
  • Tressie Windsor, 2017
  • Hannah Miller, 2016
  • Summer Washburn, 2014
  • Courtney Webster, 2011
  • Tara McGovern, 2009
  • Kandice Hancock, 2008
  • Danielle Twilley, 2007
  • Megan Powell, 2006
  • Brittany Elliot, 2005
  • Melissa Webster, 2004
  • Lindsey Elliot, 2002-03
  • Tara Webster, 2000
  • Gina Dean, 1999
  • Mean Hopper, 1998
  • Laura Getty, 1997
  • Sue Fatz, 1996
• 11 Conference Rookie of the Year honorees
  • McKenna Horner, 2022
  • Tara Flavin, 2018
  • Jillian Hughes, 2016
  • Tara McGovern, 2008
  • Kandice Hancock, 2007
  • Tracey Lloyd, 2003
  • Brittany Elliott, 2002
  • Melissa Webster, 2001
  • Megan Bailey, 2000
  • Jill Cressor, 1999
  • Marie Brewington, 1998
• 16 NFHCA National Academic Teams
• 241 NFHCA National Academic Squad members
• 36 NFHCA Scholars of Distinction
• Three CSC Academic All-Americans
  • Arielle Johnston, 2019-20 (First Team)
  • Jillian Hughes, 2019-20 (Second Team)
  • Lauren Correll, 2010 (Second Team)
• Two Division III Finalists for the Honda National Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Arielle Johnston
  • Breck Sullivan
• Two NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners
  • Arielle Johnston, 2020
  • Erin Budd, 2004
• Gina Dean named 2000 CAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Six CSC Academic All-District honorees
• Four NCAA Elite 89/90 selections
  • Emma Radebaugh, 2024
  • Arielle Johnston, 2019 
  • Breck Sullivan, 2014
  • Haley Quillen, 2013

Notable Games as Head Coach

• Nov. 22, 2003 – Salisbury beats Middlebury, 4-1 to win her first NCAA Championship
• Nov. 20, 2004 – Salisbury caps off a perfect season with a 6-3 win over Middlebury to repeat as national champions
• Nov. 19, 2005 – The three-peat is complete as Salisbury downs Messiah 1-0 in the title game
• Nov. 21-22, 2009 – Back-to-back 1-0 wins over Tufts and Messiah in the NCAA Final Four to capture the program’s fourth national championship
• Sept. 29, 2012 – Became the fifth coach in NCAA Division III history and 12th coach in all of the NCAA to eclipse 400 wins with a 3-1 win over York
• Oct. 31, 2018 – Collected her 500th career win with a 3-0 shutout win over Mary Washington. Chamberlin is only the 11th coach in NCAA history with 500-plus wins

Playing Career

Chamberlin was a four-year letter winner at the University of Iowa. The Hawkeyes won three straight Big Ten championships from 1981 to 1983 before sharing the title in 1984. Chamberlin, a co-captain on the team her junior and senior seasons, was an All-Big Ten selection and finished as the NCAA Tournament national runner-up in 1984. Chamberlin also collected a national indoor championship during her time in Iowa City.

While at Iowa, she also received the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Academic Award (1982-85) and the Physical Education Academic Achievement Award (1983-85).

Personal Life

Chamberlin is a 1985 graduate of the University of Iowa. Chamberlin went on to earn her Master of Education degree from Salisbury in 1987 and her doctorate from the University of Maryland in 2000.

Coach Chamberlin's Record at SU

 Last updated: 2/11/25