The University of Delaware names its new field hockey coach.
Tara Zollinger comes to UD from Division II Shippensburg in Pennsylvania. In eight seasons coaching the Raiders, Zollinger racked up a 118-25 career record, including three Div. II national championships in four appearances. She was also an assistant coach at Syracuse, where the team posted a perfect season in 2015.
Zollinger is also a coach for USA Field Hockey.
When Zollinger starts her new job on March 26, she takes the reins of a Hens team that went 12-10 overall and 3-3 in conference play in 2024. The team won a CAA conference title last year as well.
Zollinger replaces Rolf van de Kerkhof, who announced in February that he was stepping down after 14 years. He led UD to a Division I NCAA national championship win 2016.
