Staci Brennan enters her seventh season as the head field hockey coach at Hood and has engineered the program's strong resurgence which included winning the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference championship in 2005. Last year, Brennan guided the Blazers into their inaugural season in the Capital Athletic Conference.

Brennan, whose first three squads managed a combined six victories, guided a young squad featuring 13 freshmen and sophomores back to the top of the AWCC in 2005. As the No. 3 seed in the AWCC tournament, Hood upset No. 2 Mary Baldwin and No. 1 Wilson by 1-0 scores to capture its second conference title in school history (the other came in 1999).

In 2005 Brennan was selected the AWCC Coach of the Year after helping Hood to a 7-8 finish, which more than doubled its win total (3-11) from 2004. In addition, five Blazers were named to the All-AWCC squad, led by senior goalie Cheryl Banks, who was voted the Most Outstanding Player after leading NCAA Division III with a .909 save percentage and tying for 14th in the nation with 179 saves. Banks finished her career with 874 saves to rank fourth in NCAA Division III history.

Additionally, six Blazers were named to 2005 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad.

In 2006, despite falling early in AWCC tournament, three Blazers were honored by the AWCC. Justina Miller, Crystal Parker and Brandy Noel were all named to the all-conference first team.

Brennan has also led the Blazer women's lacrosse program to renewed success in her four years as head coach. In the spring of 2005, just her third season as the head coach, Brennan guided Hood to a school-record seven wins, its first-ever AWCC championship game and a runner-up finish in the conference. She was rewarded with AWCC Coach of the Year honors as well.

Also in 2005, Tiffany Still was named the AWCC Most Outstanding Player of the Year and played in the prestigious Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association/STX Division III North-South Senior All-Star Game. That same year, Banks led NCAA Division III with 6.64 ground balls per game.

In 2006, Brennan tutored five Blazers to All-AWCC honors, led by freshman Liz Rakowski, who was chosen the AWCC Newcomer of the Year.

Brennan, who also serves as the Hood athletic department's recruiting coordinator, played field hockey for Catawba College, a NCAA Division II school in Salisbury, N.C. In her four years at Catawba she started all 63 games, was named to the All-Deep South team, received the Coaches Award and served as a co-captain her senior year. After receiving a bachelor's degree in communication arts from Catawba in 1995, Brennan returned to Maryland to attend Towson University. Two years later she earned a master's degree in mass communications.