UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; March 24, 2023 – Penn State's Laura Gebhart has been promoted to the position of associate head coach with the Nittany Lion field hockey program. Gebhart moves up to fill the slot formerly held by new head coach Lisa Bervinchak Love.
Gebhart, a former Nittany Lion All-American as a player, will begin her third season on the Penn State staff this coming fall. She played for former Penn State head coach Char Morett-Curtiss and returned to Happy Valley to coach with her former mentor. With Bervinchak Love taking over after Morett-Curtiss retired in February, Gebhart has been elevated to the position once held by Bervinchak Love.
A 2015 Penn State graduate, Gebhart joined the Nittany Lion coaching staff prior to the 2021 season. She came to Penn State after serving as head coach at Bryant University and a volunteer assistant at the University of Vermont.
Gebhart was a four-time All-American at Penn State, including first team honors in 2014. She earned first team All-Big Ten laurels four times (2011-14) and was a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American as well. Gebhart left Penn State with 91 career points off 23 goals and 45 assists. She helped lead Penn State to four straight NCAA tournaments, including three trips to the NCAA quarterfinals. Penn State won 64 games during her career, two Big Ten Regular Season crowns and two Big Ten Tournament titles during her four years as a player.
Penn State is coming off a superb 2022 season. The team advanced to the national semifinals and won a share of the 2022 Big Ten Championship. The Nittany Lions finished the stellar campaign with a 17-4 record.
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