Meredith York

Title

Assistant Athletic Director for Recruitment and Retention/Head Coach
Email

mspence3@stevens.edu
Phone

201-216-8203
Year

Ninth Season
Alma Mater

Mount Holyoke College '11/Smith College '16

Meredith (Spencer-Blaetz) York was named the head field hockey coach at Stevens in April of 2016 and is entering her ninth season as head coach of the Ducks.

In the season-opener in 2024, York recorded her 83rd career victory, surpassing Jessica Reed's previous-best of 82. Through her first eight seasons at the helm, York is 97-58, winning 10 or more games in each of the last six campaigns (excluding 2020 where no games were played during the COVID-19 Pandemic).

Under her tutelage and guidance, Stevens has made seven postseason appearances, two in the Empire 8 Conference and five in the MAC Freedom, winning consecutive MAC Freedom Championships in 2023 and 2024. York has led the Ducks to six straight winning seasons and the team reeled off a program record 14-game winning streak in 2023.

2024: First Round
2023: First Round
2021: First Round

2024: Coaching Staff of the Year
2024: MAC Freedom Tournament Champions
2024: Sophia Cozza - First Team All-MAC Freedom
2024: Emilia Lopes - First Team All-MAC Freedom
2024: Gabi Moroney - First Team All-MAC Freedom
2024: Sarah Korczukowski - Second Team All-MAC Freedom
2024: Molly DiCampli - Second Team All-MAC Freedon
2024: Lily Wierzbicki - Honorable Mention All-MAC Freedom
2023: Coach of the Year
2023: Regular Season and Tournament Champions
2023: Sophia Cozza - Rookie of the Year
2023: Sophia Cozza - First Team All-Conference
2023: Lynda Farinella - First Team All-Conference
2023: Lily Wierzbicki - First Team All-Conference
2023: Lauren Flynn - First Team All-Conference
2023: Sarah Korczukowski - Second Team All-Conference
2023: Emilia Lopes - Honorable Mention
2021: Aryana Muscara - Defensive Player of the Year
2021: Coach of the Year
2021: Regular Season and Tournament Champions
2021: Kila Eadie - First Team All-Conference
2021: Aryana Muscara - First Team All-Conference
2021: Lynda Farinella - Second Team All-Conference
2021: Emily Franco - Second Team All-Conference
2019: Michaela Thompson – First Team All-Conference

2018: Emily Franco – Rookie of the Year
2018: Skylar Migliaccio – First Team All-Conference
2018: Michaela Thompson – First Team All-Conference
2017: Victoria Alvarez – First Team All-Conference
2016: Victoria Alvarez – First Team All-Conference

2024: Sophia Cozza - First Team All-Region IV
2024: Gabi Moroney - First Team All-Region IV
2024: Sarah Korczukowski - Second Team All-Region IV
2024: Emilia Lopes - Second Team All-Region IV
2023: Sophia Cozza - Second Team All-Region IV
2023: Lynda Farinella - Second Team All-Region IV
2023: Lily Wierzbicki - Second Team All-Region IV
2023: Lynda Farinella - Division III Senior Team
2021: Aryana Muscara - Third Team All-American
2021: Aryana Muscara - First Team All-Region IV
2021: Kila Eadie - Second Team All-Region IV
2019: Michaela Thompson – Second Team All-South Atlantic Region
2019: Michaela Thompson – DIII Senior All-Star
2018: Michaela Thompson – Second Team All-North Atlantic Region
2017: Victoria Alvarez – First Team All-North Atlantic Region
2017: Victoria Alvarez – DIII Senior All-Star
2016: Nicole Prouty – First Team All-North Atlantic Region
2016: Victoria Alvarez – Second Team All-North Atlantic Region
2016: Nicole Prouty – DIII Senior All-Star

137 total NFHCA All-Academic selections
2024: NFHCA All-Academic Team
2024: Taylor Brooks - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2024: Aleah Dinmore - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2024: Emily Smart - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2024: Elizabeth Sullivan - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2023: NFHCA All-Academic Team
2023: Taylor Brooks - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2023: Aleah Dinmore - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2023: Dani Hessels - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2023: Maggie Neumann - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2023: Emily Smart - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2023: Elizabeth Sullivan - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: Maris Daly - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: Lynda Farinella - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: Dani Hessels - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: Samantha Hessels - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: Amanda Murnick - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: Emily Smart - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: Julia Zatyko - NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2021: NFHCA All-Academic Team
2020: Posted a top-five GPA in all of NCAA DIII
2020: Maris Daly – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: Lynda Farinella – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: Paulina Georgoutsos – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: Dani Hessels – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: Samantha Hessels – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: Amanda Murnick – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: Shannon Stewart – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: Julia Zatyko – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2020: NFHCA All-Academic Team
2019: Maris Daly – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2019: Lynda Farinella – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2019: Samantha Hessels – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2019: NFHCA All-Academic Team
2018: Samantha Hessels – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2018: NFHCA All-Academic Team
2017: Nicole Apintiloaiei – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2017: Izy Engel – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2017: Allison Buffenbarger – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2017: Skylar Migliaccio – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2017: NFHCA All-Academic Team
2016: Emily Sneddon – NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
2016: NFHCA All-Academic Team

Program leader with 97 career victories
Has posted an overall record of 97-58 after the 2023 season
Stevens is 54-20 at the DeBaun Athletic Complex since taking over the program
Led the Ducks to the Empire 8 Tournament in 2016, 2018 and the MAC Freedom Tournament in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024
Helped Stevens win its third MAC Freedom title in 2024
Notched a victory over Rowan on September 11, 2024, their first win over the Profs since 2009
Stevens reeled off a program record 14 straight victories in 2023
Led Stevens to seven consecutive wins in 2019, the longest win streak since 2009
Shutout 11 opponents in 2023, tied for the most in program history
Doubled the team’s win total from the 2017 to 2018 season
Helped Stevens go 7-1 at DeBaun Athletic Complex in 2024
Has a Level II Coaching Certification from USA Field Hockey
Coaches the Futures Development Program through USA Field Hockey
A member of the WeCOACH NCAA Women Coaches Academy in December of 2018
Also achieved her Master's Degree in Exercise and Sport Studies from Smith College in 2016

Helped the Lyons to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances
Appeared in the Round of 16 in 2014
Coached three All-Americans in just two years
Achieved her M.S. in Exercise and Sport Studies from Smith College in 2016
Got her Bachelors degree in Sociology from Mt. Holyoke in 2011

Helped the Presidents to back-to-back winning seasons
Coached seven All-Empire 8 conference selections
Helped produce three All-Region selections