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Bradley Selected to NFHCA Hall of Fame
8/4/2026 12:13:00 PM | Field Hockey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Former Syracuse University field hockey head coach Ange Bradley was selected to the 2026 NFHCA Hall of Fame. The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced its 27th Hall of Fame class Tuesday morning.
Bradley, currently the head coach for the U21 USA Women's National Team, spent 16 seasons at the helm of the Orange program, winning 246 games at Syracuse and 381 across a career that spanned 26 seasons at Syracuse, Richmond, and Goucher. Bradley finished her collegiate coaching career winning well over 70 percent of the games she coached, including 75 percent with the Orange.
In addition to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances with the Orange, Bradley guided Syracuse to the pinnacle of collegiate field hockey, claiming the 2015 NCAA Division I National Championship, the first national championship by any women's program at Syracuse University. Over the course of her Hall of Fame career at Syracuse, Bradley and the Orange made four Final Four appearances, berths in two national championship games, in addition to an ACC regular season championship, four BIG EAST regular season titles and two BIG EAST Tournament championships.
Bradley mentored 43 All-Americans, two Olympians (Shannon Taylor, Alyssa Manley), and the University's first-ever Honda Award Winner (Manley).
Joining Bradley in the Class of 2026 are Jill Cosse (West Essex High School (N.J.)), Karen Doxey (The Collegiate School (Va.)), and Tina Mattera (Tufts University). Carol Anderson will be recognized posthumously with the 2026 NFHCA Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 2026 Hall of Fame class will be formally inducted on January 15, 2027 in Lake Mary, Florida at the NFHCA Annual Convention.
Bradley, currently the head coach for the U21 USA Women's National Team, spent 16 seasons at the helm of the Orange program, winning 246 games at Syracuse and 381 across a career that spanned 26 seasons at Syracuse, Richmond, and Goucher. Bradley finished her collegiate coaching career winning well over 70 percent of the games she coached, including 75 percent with the Orange.
In addition to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances with the Orange, Bradley guided Syracuse to the pinnacle of collegiate field hockey, claiming the 2015 NCAA Division I National Championship, the first national championship by any women's program at Syracuse University. Over the course of her Hall of Fame career at Syracuse, Bradley and the Orange made four Final Four appearances, berths in two national championship games, in addition to an ACC regular season championship, four BIG EAST regular season titles and two BIG EAST Tournament championships.
Bradley mentored 43 All-Americans, two Olympians (Shannon Taylor, Alyssa Manley), and the University's first-ever Honda Award Winner (Manley).
Joining Bradley in the Class of 2026 are Jill Cosse (West Essex High School (N.J.)), Karen Doxey (The Collegiate School (Va.)), and Tina Mattera (Tufts University). Carol Anderson will be recognized posthumously with the 2026 NFHCA Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 2026 Hall of Fame class will be formally inducted on January 15, 2027 in Lake Mary, Florida at the NFHCA Annual Convention.
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