Head Coach: Diana Kuser
Office Phone: (937) 327-6499
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Record: 21-15 (2005-present)

Wittenberg University hired Diana Kuser as its new field hockey head coach in February 2005.

Kuser led a young Tiger team to a 10-8 overall record in her first season at the helm. Wittenberg finished in a second-place tie in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title chase with an 8-4 record before falling in the NCAC Tournament semifinals. In 2006, the Tigers placed second again in the NCAC regular season and ended the season in the conference tournament semifinals with an overall record of 11-7.

Before arriving in Springfield, Kuser was an assistant coach in 2004 at Kenyon College, a North Coast Athletic Conference member like Wittenberg. She helped the Ladies to a second-place finish in the NCAC regular season standings and a 14-5 overall record, tying the school record for wins in a season. Her new team, three-time regular season and tournament champion Wittenberg, defeated her old team, Kenyon, in the 2004 NCAC Tournament title game.

Originally from Boyertown, Pa., Kuser earned a degree in English from The Ohio State University in 2002. She was a four-time West Regional All-American, a three-time All-Big Ten selection and won the respect of her peers as a team captain two straight years.

Interestingly, Kuser earned her all-region designations at three different positions during her four years as a Buckeye. She also helped lead Ohio State to the program’s first Big Ten regular season and tournament championships in 2001 and its second appearance ever in the NCAA Division I Tournament. The Buckeyes were ranked in the top five throughout the 2001 season before falling in the national tourney to perennial powerhouse Virginia.

Kuser’s first coaching experience came at Kenyon in the 2002-03 school year. The next year she served as head field hockey coach at Holland Hall School in Tulsa, Okla., where she also taught physical education.

Kuser resides in Columbus.

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Assistant Coach: Matt Drennen

Matt Drennen, a 2005 graduate of Ohio University, was named assistant coach for field hockey and women's lacrosse at Wittenberg University prior to the 2006-07 school year. It is Drennen's first collegiate coaching experience. While at Ohio, Drennen worked with the university's football team and filmed the program's daily practice sessions. He also worked with other members of the film crew to input the practice film onto a computer system.

Also during his time at Ohio, Drennen participated in a variety of intramural sports, and he was a member of the Sports Marketing Club. He earned a degree in sports industry with a minor in business.

Before attending Ohio, Drennen was named a Columbus Dispatch Scholar Athlete is 2001.

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