Field Hockey EAIAW champions 1976

This photograph is of Springfield College's 1976-1977 field hockey team after winning the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) Champtionship. The following players are shown in the photograph: Melissa White, Sharon LaBracque, Sherry Sanborn, Denise Desaultes, Laurie Lumsden, Patti Chiudioni, Nita Lambourghini, Caryl Copland, Cindy White, Laurie Smith, Sharon Schmickley, Wendy Anderson, Nancy Shapiro, Cindy Bartlett, and coach Dottie Potter.The team had a record of 13-3 during that season, went on to win the EAIAW championship and then continued to nationals in which they lost after two games. Springfield outscored their opponents 46 to 6 in the games prior to nationals. The Springfield College Field Hockey program started in the 1950s as an intramural sport. The early days consisted of few practices and contests and gradually grew into the intercollegiate sport it is today. In 1970, the program's iconic coach, Dottie Zenaty, returned to her alma mater to coach field hockey