Maureen Scott Dupcak was a talented three sport athlete at West Chester East High School in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse leading her teams to State Championship games. Bean was a member of the 1989 & 1990 PIAA State Championship lacrosse team, was a Lacrosse High School All-American (1989 & 1990), DLN Field Hockey Player of the Year (1989), the 1990 Most Outstanding Female Athlete at East, and was named to the 1990 Chester County All- Century Lacrosse Team.

Bean was a four- year starter and letter winner in field hockey and lacrosse at the University of Maryland. She played in 6 NCAA Final Four Championships, won an NCAA Championship in both field hockey (1993) and lacrosse (1992), was All American in field hockey (1993) and lacrosse (1994) and was inducted into the University of Maryland Hall of Fame (2014). Following college, she played for the United States National Lacrosse team (1995-2001) winning gold at the World Cup in 1997. While still competing at the international level, Bean was an assistant coach on the University of Maryland’s NCAA National Championship team (1997). She became head lacrosse coach at American University and was the Colonial Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1999) and Patriot League Coach of the Year.

In 2008 she was inducted into the Potomac Chapter Lacrosse Hall of Fame for playing and coaching. She is also outstanding lacrosse official having officiated the Maryland State High School Championships five times.