Head Coach Christy Knab concluded her second season as the Head Field Hockey Coach at Philadelphia University in 2006 with an 8-10 overall record.  A four-year letterwinner as a player for the Lady Rams from 1999 through 2002, Knab succeeded former coach Denise Junkerman, who resigned following the 2004 campaign to pursue her secondary education administration certification.

In her first season guiding the program, Knab saw her Lady Rams post an 8-12-0 overall mark, including a 6-3 performance in the team's final nine games.  Highlighting the campaign were a pair of wins over traditional NCAA Division II powers Mercyhurst College and Bellarmine (Ky.) University, along with the individual play of sophomore standout Brooke Woodland.  Woodland registered the third-best single-season point total in school history in 2005 with 27 points.

The 2006 campaign saw Knab's Lady Rams finish with an 8-10 overall record, highlighted once again by the play of Woodland.  As a junior, Woodland set nearly every school record offensively, including single-season goals (15) and point (37), as well as career goals (37) and points (86).  In addition, she also set a school record with four goals and nine points in a season-opening win over Immaculata University.  As a team, Knab saw her squad turn some outstanding performances, particularly a two-game winning streak to close the season as well as a hard-fought 3-1 loss to top-ranked and eventual national champion Bloomsburg University.

A native of Sewell, N.J., Knab previously served as the program's assistant coach for two seasons after a stellar playing career at the University. In her four seasons as a player, including two under Junkerman's guidance, Knab proved to be one of the team's top defensive players, starting 51 of 68 career contests. This included the 2002 campaign, when Knab led a defensive corps that registered a school-record 11 victories.

Alison Stammen, born and raised in Drexel Hill, Pa., graduated from The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova, Pa. in 2001.  As a senior, she contributed to the team that won the 2001 Inter-Ac Field Hockey Championship.  Stammen then ventured to Philadelphia University to demonstrate her athletic abilities as a member of both the Lady Rams Field Hockey and Lacrosse teams.  In 2005, she became a graduate assistant on the coaching staff; discovering the game of field hockey in a different way.  She assisted current Head Coach Christy Knab by conducting drills and maintaining enthusiasm for the current Lady Rams.

Stammen graduated from Philadelphia University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Design.  She is currently working as an Assistant Technical Designer for Charming Shoppes Inc. in Bensalem, Pa.

Lorraine Lasorsa Ford, a 1985 graduate of Philadelphia University, returns as an assistant field hockey coach after a stellar athletic career as a player for the Lady Rams in 1984 and 1985.  Lorraine was a Philadelphia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (PAIAW) All-Conference selection in her senior season and led the Lady Rams in goals scored in 1984; while leading the team in assists and total points in 1985.  Lorraine was named a co-MVP of the 1985 team and received the Athletic Directors' Award for most outstanding female athlete.

A transfer from Penn State University, she managed to compete in four intercollegiate sports during her short two years at Philadelphia University.  Although she also played basketball and even appeared in a softball game, her career highlight was being part of the 1985 team that posted the first winning season in school history in lacrosse with an 8-4 record; beating Division I Villanova University in the process. 

Lorraine is returning to field hockey coaching this season, after assisting in the late 1980's at Bishop Kenrick High School.  There, she helped guide the varsity team to their first-ever Philadelphia Catholic League Championship in 1985 with the second following in 1988.  Lorraine also coached the junior varsity team to an undefeated 10-0-0 that season, and had a three-year JV head coaching record of 27-1-2.

She is currently a computer consultant and resides in Warrington, Pa. with her husband Pat and their four children.

Jill Rider is originally from Rockville, Md., where she was part of the Maryland State Championship field hockey team at Magruder High School.  Rider attended James Madison University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology.  While attending JMU, she participated in both field hockey and lacrosse as a midfield and attack player.  After graduation, Rider moved to Philadelphia where she continued her education and received a Masters in Public Health degree from Drexel University.  She is currently working on cancer clinical trials as a scientist for GlaxoSmithKline.