Field Hockey
Liz Ryan
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- ryanlr@bu.edu
Former All-Patriot League standout Liz Ryan (CAS’21) returned to the Boston University field hockey program in 2024 as an assistant coach.
Since graduating, Ryan played and coached overseas in Ireland and England, most recently completing a master’s degree in sports performance and coaching from Dublin City University.
A member of the 2019-20 U.S. U-21 National Team, Ryan received All-Patriot League and NFHCA All-Region honors her senior year at BU.
“I am thrilled to have Liz return to campus as our assistant coach,” said head coach Sally Starr. “She has spent the past three years following her passion for the game in Europe and building an impressive coaching and playing resume. As an athlete, she was a true Terrier – fast, feisty and loyal. I am excited to see her sharing those attributes with our current athletes and I am confident that she will be an outstanding addition to our program.”
Ryan earned her International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey Academy Level 1 coaching accreditation last year through Hockey Ireland and has been working towards her Level 2 verification through Hockey England.
She played with the Catholic Institute Hockey Club (CIAC) for two years, helping them finish atop their league in 2022 and claim the Division 1 Irish Senior Cup for the first time in club history. In May 2023, Ryan was on the CIAC squad that competed in the Club European Championships in Alanya, Turkey.
While playing, Ryan was a hockey coordinator at Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ in Limerick, Ireland, and also served as a development coach for the Munster U21 team in the fall of 2022. She spent the 2023-24 year as a graduate hockey sports fellow at Oakham School in England.
Ryan starred at Hoosick Falls High School in New York before starting her collegiate career at Albany, where she helped the Great Danes reach the NCAA Tournament in 2018. She transferred to BU in 2019 and went on to earn a degree in international relations from the College of Arts & Sciences in 2021.
Since graduating, Ryan played and coached overseas in Ireland and England, most recently completing a master’s degree in sports performance and coaching from Dublin City University.
A member of the 2019-20 U.S. U-21 National Team, Ryan received All-Patriot League and NFHCA All-Region honors her senior year at BU.
“I am thrilled to have Liz return to campus as our assistant coach,” said head coach Sally Starr. “She has spent the past three years following her passion for the game in Europe and building an impressive coaching and playing resume. As an athlete, she was a true Terrier – fast, feisty and loyal. I am excited to see her sharing those attributes with our current athletes and I am confident that she will be an outstanding addition to our program.”
Ryan earned her International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey Academy Level 1 coaching accreditation last year through Hockey Ireland and has been working towards her Level 2 verification through Hockey England.
She played with the Catholic Institute Hockey Club (CIAC) for two years, helping them finish atop their league in 2022 and claim the Division 1 Irish Senior Cup for the first time in club history. In May 2023, Ryan was on the CIAC squad that competed in the Club European Championships in Alanya, Turkey.
While playing, Ryan was a hockey coordinator at Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ in Limerick, Ireland, and also served as a development coach for the Munster U21 team in the fall of 2022. She spent the 2023-24 year as a graduate hockey sports fellow at Oakham School in England.
Ryan starred at Hoosick Falls High School in New York before starting her collegiate career at Albany, where she helped the Great Danes reach the NCAA Tournament in 2018. She transferred to BU in 2019 and went on to earn a degree in international relations from the College of Arts & Sciences in 2021.
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