Washington College

Rachel Boyle returns for her 15th season as the Shorewomen’s head coach and 17th year as part of the Washington College field hockey coaching staff. During her tenure as head coach, the Shorewomen have reached postseason play on seven occasions, including trips to the Centennial Conference Tournament four of the last six seasons. The Shorewomen have twice reached the Centennial Conference Semifinals in the last eight years.

With Boyle on staff, Washington College field hockey players have earned All-Centennial Conference recognition 43 times. Additionally, the Shorewomen have received the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Academic Team Award 11 times, most recently in 2015.

Coach Boyle earned a B.S. in Sport Industry and Coaching from Division I Ohio University in 1996. During her four-year career as a Bobcat, Boyle was a starting defender as a junior and senior and served as a team co-captain during the 1995 season. Boyle was a four-year letter-winner and helped the Bobcats reach the Mid-American Conference Tournament her junior and senior seasons.

Boyle serves as the athletic department’s Coordinator of Student-Athlete Services and earned an M.S. in Psychology from Washington College in 2006. Coach Boyle holds a Level II Accreditation from the USA Field Hockey Association and is an active member of both the US Field Hockey Futures Development Program and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Boyle and her husband David have three children - Marcus, Lexi, and Brady - and reside in Chestertown.