KISSIMMEE, FL–William Paterson head softball coach Hallie Cohen earned her 600th career victory on March 16 when the Pioneers defeated Endicott, 2-0, and Fontbonne, 3-2 in eight innings at the Rebel Spring Games.
Cohen, who owns a 600-361-3 record in her 31st season as a coach, started the year 12th overall and eighth among active coaches in Division III victories. She is 405-206-2 in her 16th season at William Paterson.
Recognized three times by her peers as the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Coach of the Year (1999, 2001, 2005), Cohen is the school’s all-time leader in victories (405) and has guided William Paterson to its four NJAC Tournament championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2009) and its two NCAA Tournament East Regional titles (2001 and 2005). In addition, she has mentored nine All-Americans and has coached the Pioneers to four 30-win seasons (30-16 in 1999, 39-10 in 2001, 37-11-1 in 2005, 35-9 in 2009).
Cohen also coached the Pioneers’ field hockey program for nine years and owns more than 200 victories. She guided the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001, and oversaw the 2003 squad that won the school’s first postseason game and reached the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament final.
Prior to her arrival at William Paterson, Cohen coached the field hockey and softball teams at FDU-Florham. She posted a 195-155-1 record in softball and was inducted into the institution’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.
A graduate of Wayne Valley High School and a member of its Hall of Fame, Cohen was a scholarship athlete in both softball and field hockey at Rutgers University, enjoying standout careers in each before earning her bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1980.