Nancy Stevens is an American

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coach, most notable for serving as the head coach of the UConn Huskies field hockey team. She served as head coach for 30 seasons, compiling a 700–189–24 record, the most wins of any field hockey coach in Division I. She has made 17 NCAA Tournaments and won 12

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championships, a record. After UConn defeated Louisville 6–0 on October 11, 2013, Stevens passed

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for most wins all time of any Division I field hockey coach. Stevens won her first national championship in

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when the Huskies beat the

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2–0 in the national championship game. Stevens and the Huskies would repeat as champions the following year with a 1–0 win over

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in the final. She also coached at

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for nine years and

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for two years.

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