Head Coach

Dawn Chamberlin

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.