Hempstead, NY - Hofstra head field hockey coach Hillary Fitts has announced the addition of Lauren Curran to the Hofstra field hockey coaching staff as an assistant coach.

"I'm thrilled to announce and extend a warm welcome to Lauren as she joins our staff," Fitts said of Curran. "Her dedication to both the game and the people is evident, and I have no doubt that her enthusiasm and commitment will greatly enhance our team."

"I am extremely honored to be joining the Pride, and am so grateful to Coach Fitts and Hofstra Athletics for the opportunity to work with such an incredible group of young women," Curran said. "To be able to learn and grow alongside this amazing coaching staff of Hofstra University is such a privilege. I am excited to share my passion for the game and to help contribute to the future successes of this program. I look forward to building relationships with each student-athlete to help them be the best they can be both on and off the field. I can't wait to get started!"
 
Curran was a four-year member of the William & Mary field hockey team from 2020 until 2023, playing in 59 games with 58 starts and totaling 74 points on 35 goals and four assists, with her collegiate career culminating in guiding the Tribe to a CAA title in 2023 and being named Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 CAA Field Hockey Championship after scoring a hat-trick in the championship game. Curran ended her collegiate playing career top 10 in William & Mary field hockey history in most major statistical categories, including game-winning goals (sixth, 9), points per game (ninth, 1.25), goals (10th, 35), and points (10th, 74), and her 15 goals and 33 points in 2023 rank 10th-most and 11th-most in a season, respectively, in program history.
 
She was a two-time NFHCA All-South Region Second Team honoree in 2022 and 2023, and she earned recognition on the All-CAA First Team in 2022 and Second Team in 2023. Academically, Curran was named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in 2022 and she was named NFHCA All-Academic in 2021.
 
As a team leader for the Tribe, Curran helped plan drills and led camps and clinics for prospective student-athletes, as well as helped plan tours of campus and athletic facilities for recruits. Curran was also a member of the Boston College field hockey team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2019, and she was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll that year.
 
In addition to her experience as a top collegiate student-athlete, Curran has been a field hockey coach at the Academy of Notre Dame from 2019 through 2022, planning skill development drills and leading camps for middle school and high school student athletes, and she was a coach with PowerHouse Field Hockey Club in 2024.
 
Curran was a star athlete at The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova, Pennsylvania, collecting multiple postseason honors including Delco Player of the Year and MaxPreps.com All-America Second Team in 2017 and 2018. Scoring 103 goals in her career for Notre Dame de Namur, Curran helped the Irish to back-to-back state titles in 2016 and 2017.
 
Curran graduated from The College of William & Mary in December 2023 with her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and Health Sciences.