Head Coach Christy Knab concluded her fourth season as the Head Field Hockey Coach at Philadelphia University in 2008 with an 6-11-0 overall record.  A four-year letterwinner as a player for the Lady Rams from 1999 through 2002, Knab succeeded former coach Denise Junkerman in 2004.

The Lady Rams wrapped up the 2008 season on a three-game winning streak before falling to #1 nationally-ranked Bloomsburg University.  Knab's most decorated player in '08 was senior Brooke Woodland who led the team with 15 goals (which tied the school record she had already set as a junior).  Woodland was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches' Association (NFHCA) South All-Star Team, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star team, as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. 

Knab's overall coaching record stands at 28-45. 

In 2007, Knab's Lady Rams finished 6-12 overall.  Her squad had a hard-fought 2-1 loss to top-ranked Shippensburg University. 

The 2006 campaign saw Knab's Lady Rams finish with an 8-10 overall record, highlighted once again by the play of Woodland.  As a team, Knab saw her squad turned in some outstanding performances, particularly a two-game winning streak to close the season as well as a hard-fought 3-1 loss to top-ranked and eventual national champion Bloomsburg University.

In her first season guiding the program (2005), Knab saw her Lady Rams post an 8-12-0 overall mark, including a 6-3 performance in the team's final nine games.  Highlighting the campaign were a pair of wins over traditional NCAA Division II powers Mercyhurst College and Bellarmine (Ky.) University. 

A native of Sewell, N.J., Knab previously served as the program's assistant coach for two seasons after a stellar playing career at the University. In her four seasons as a player, including two under Junkerman's guidance, Knab proved to be one of the team's top defensive players, starting 51 of 68 career contests. This included the 2002 campaign, when Knab led a defensive corps that registered a school-record 11 victories.

Knab is currently a graphic designer for Philadelphia magazine in Philadelphia, PA. 

Lorraine Lasorsa Ford, a 1985 graduate of Philadelphia University, returns as an assistant field hockey coach after a stellar athletic career as a player for the Lady Rams in 1984 and 1985.  Lorraine was a Philadelphia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (PAIAW) All-Conference selection in her senior season and led the Lady Rams in goals scored in 1984; while leading the team in assists and total points in 1985.  Lorraine was named a co-MVP of the 1985 team and received the Athletic Directors' Award for most outstanding female athlete.

A transfer from Penn State University, she managed to compete in four intercollegiate sports during her short two years at Philadelphia University.  Although she also played basketball and even appeared in a softball game, her career highlight was being part of the 1985 team that posted the first winning season in school history in lacrosse with an 8-4 record; beating Division I Villanova University in the process. 

Lorraine is returning to field hockey coaching this season, after assisting in the late 1980's at Bishop Kenrick High School.  There, she helped guide the varsity team to their first-ever Philadelphia Catholic League Championship in 1985 with the second following in 1988.  Lorraine also coached the junior varsity team to an undefeated 10-0-0 that season, and had a three-year JV head coaching record of 27-1-2.

She is currently a computer consultant and resides in Warrington, Pa. with her husband Pat and their four children.