Field Hockey Headlines
Gallo, Sokol Named 2011 Longstreth/NFHCA All-Region11/16/2011
Springfield, Mass. -- November 16, 2011 -- Kelly Gallo and Kayla Sokol of Springfield College have been named to the 2011 Longstreth/NFHCA Division III New England East All-Region team. Read More
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Field Hockey Has Five Student-Athletes Named NEWMAC All-Academic Wellesley, Mass. - November 10, 2011 - Five members of the Springfield College field hockey team were honored for their academic success as they were named to the 2011 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Field Hockey Academic All-Conference Team on Thursday. Read More. |
Gallo, Sokol Earn All-NEWMAC Honors in Field Hockey Babson Park, Mass. - November 9, 2011 – Sophomore Kelly Gallo and junior Kayla Sokol were honored for their excellence this season as they were selected to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Field Hockey All-Conference teams on Tuesday. Gallo took home first-team honors, while Sokol was named to the second team. Read More |
Top-Seeded MIT Knocks Off Field Hockey In NEWMAC Semifinals Cambridge, Mass. - November 5, 2011 - The Springfield College field hockey team fell behind 3-0 in the opening 10 minutes of play and could never fully recover as it lost to MIT, 8-2, in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament Semifinals on Saturday afternoon. Read More. |
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About The Team
Since
Melissa Sharpe's inception as head coach seven seasons ago, SC has continued its winning ways on the field hockey turf, capturing five straight (2004 through 2008) NEWMAC championships and making five trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Sharpe's record in her seven years with the Pride is 115-44, for a winning percentage of .723. In fact, in 2005 and 2007, Springfield reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The 2008 season was filled with plenty of success as Rogers was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year, as well as the NFHCA New England East Region Coach of the Year.
One of the elite programs in Division III, the Springfield College field hockey team reached the national championship game in 2000 and the national semifinals in 1999. For four consecutive seasons, from 1998 to 2001, a Springfield College player garnered New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Year honors, including current head coach Sharpe in 2001. Sharpe took the head coaching reigns in 2004 from field hockey legend Dottie Potter Zenaty, who retired after 34 years on the SC sidelines.
In 2006, Brittany Veazie was named NFHCA Division III First Team All-American, as well as NEWMAC Player of the Year. In addition, Jane Kelleher was named NFHCA Division III Second Team All-American. In 2007, Kelleher was named NEWMAC Player of the Year, and goalkeeper Emma Kaplan was named a First Team All-American. And in 2008, Kelleher was again named NEWMAC Player of the Year, becoming the first player since 1991 to win that honor in back-to-back seasons, as well as a Second Team All-American by two separate organizations.
Springfield College’s Stagg Field hosted the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Division III Field Hockey National Championships. It was the first time in NCAA history that both semifinal games and the national championship had been played at a pre-determined site. Springfield also hosted the 1984 and 1989 Division I National Championships.
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Head Coach Melissa Sharpe
After seven years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Sharpe, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 115-44 record, good for a winning percentage of .723 at the helm of her alma mater.
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Contact Head Coach Melissa Sharpe
E-Mail | Phone: 413.748.3167
