Montclair State head field hockey coach Beth Gottung became the all-time leader in victories as the Red Hawks edged Susquehanna, 2-1, on October 13.

Gottung, now in her fourth season, picked up victory No. 49, surpassing the previous mark of 48 held by Donna Olson, who guided the Montclair State program from 1971 to 1978. Gottung is now 49-19 in her tenure with the Red Hawks, a .720 winning percentage, which includes 10-plus win campaigns each year.

Gottung, the 2003 NJAC Coach of the Year, has also led Montclair State to the postseason three times, including the school's first trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2003 where MSU reached the second round before falling to eventual runner-up Middlebury College, 2-1. She was named the NFHCA South Atlantic Coach of the Year as MSU finished 15-4, tying the school record for victories.

Gottung, who has also taken the Red Hawks to two ECAC Mid-Atlantic Championship Tournaments, has coached 10 All-NJAC selections, six All-Region picks and two All-Americans as well as sending two players to the NFHCA Senior All-Star Game.

Gottung came to Montclair State from Trinity College in Connecticut where she served as an assistant coach for both the field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history from American International College in Springfield, MA in 2000. She earned her master’s degree in American Studies from Trinity in July 2002.

At AIC, Gottung was a four-year letterwinner and a three-year captain in field hockey, and a three-year letterwinner and one-year captain in lacrosse. She earned Northeast-10 All-Conference honors in field hockey in 1999, and was selected as an Academic All-American following the 1997 and 1999 field hockey seasons and the 1999 lacrosse campaign.

Gottung was awarded an ECAC Merit Medal in 2000 and earned awards at American International for excellence in civics, history and education as an undergraduate.