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The secret to Maryland field hockey’s exceptional goalie play is a coach’s academics

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Coaching at a Division I field hockey program is difficult. Just the thought of long hours, a complex schedule and the mounting pressure of teaching some of the best athletes in the sport induces anxiety.

Doing all this while simultaneously working to earn a degree seems virtually impossible.

But for Maryland field hockey goalie specialist Natalie Hunter Cyrus, it’s a reality.

Hunter Cyrus — who won two national championships as a player with the Terps — has balanced coaching a top team in the nation while also being a physical therapy student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.