A four-year starter for the field hockey team, Karen Patterson Greene played every minute of her 71 career games and served as a team co-captain her senior year.
At the end of her sophomore and junior seasons, she was named to the Northeast College All-Star First Team.
Following a tremendous senior season, Greene became Clark's first field hockey player to earn national honors when she was named to the All-America Second Team.
She was also selected to the all-region first-team and played in the NFHCA Division III North-South Senior All-Star game. In addition, she helped lead the team to a four-year 50-10-11 record including a 14-0-3 regular season in 1989 and Clark's only trip to the NCAA Tournament in 1991. A major part of the defense Greene helped the Cougars record 49 shutouts during her career.
Greene also received several awards recognizing her academic accomplishments. In 1991, she was named to the College Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad and the GTE District I Academic All-District At-Large Second Team.
The Athletic Department honored Greene twice as the recipient of the Alice Higgins Award, presented annually to the female athlete who combines academic excellence and athletic achievement. In 1992, she also received the M. Hazel Hughes Award, honoring a senior female athlete who has made a significant contribution to Clark’s intercollegiate athletic program. Moreover, Greene was Clark’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award her senior year.
After graduating from Clark with a bachelor’s degree in geography, Greene earned a Masters of Science in geography from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Karen and her husband, Jeffrey ’92 have two children; Benjamin and Finley.
PRESENTER:
Linda Wage, Clark University Field Hockey Head Coach (1985-present)
