Sacred Heart University Field Hockey Head Coach Chris Blais begins her tenth year with the Pioneer Field Hockey Program.  During Blais’ tenure as head coach she has led the Pioneers to eight Northeast Conference (NEC) Postseason Tournament appearances. 

In her first nine seasons, Blais has coached 30 All-Conference players, 2 NEC Rookies of the Year, an NEC Player of the Year, an NEC Defensive Player of the year, 3 Mideast Region All-
Americans, as well as 9 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Team Awards and numerous NFHCA National Academic Squad recipients (approximately 100 over the past 9 years).

The 1995 Penn State graduate was an NCAA All-American, a 3-time All-Big Ten Academic Athletic honoree and the recipient of the Academic-Athletic Achievement Award.  Chris has coached several US Field Hockey developmental camps and holds a USFHA Level II Coaching Accreditation.