Katie Lange is back at the helm for her third season and enters the 2010 campaign ranked second all-time in wins (16) and win percentage (.485).
The Seahawks finished .500 last season, falling in overtime to Wesley College in the CAC First Round. Lange led Allie Skiest and Julia Puzak to All-CAC accolades while Lauriann Parker was named the CAC Rookie of the Year.
In 2008, Lange guided her team to the program's second appearance in the CAC championship game while mentoring three All-CAC honorees as well as the CAC Co-Player of the Year (Emily Smithson '09).
Prior to St. Mary's, she spent the 2007-08 academic year as the assistant coach in both field hockey and women's lacrosse at Gettysburg College. While at Gettysburg, Lange helped to mentor a pair of Centennial Conference title contenders and nationally ranked teams. She helped the field hockey team reach the league tournament and earn a ranking of No. 19. Then Lange assisted the lacrosse team to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament as well as a No. 2 national ranking.
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LANGE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD |
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Year |
Overall Record |
Conference Record |
Postseason |
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2008 |
8-9 |
5-1 |
CAC Runner-Up |
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2009 |
8-8 |
2-4 |
CAC First Round |
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Totals |
16-17 |
7-5 |
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A 2006 graduate of St. Mary's, she earned eight varsity letters with the field hockey and lacrosse teams. Lange appeared in all but two games during her four-year field hockey career, tallying 19 points (7g, 5a) and helping the program improve from a 6-11 mark (2002) to a 12-5 record (2005). She made an impact in the spring as well for the nationally ranked lacrosse team as the Seahawks won over 70% of their contests during her career, earning first-team All-CAC honors as a senior.
The Columbia, Md. native graduated from St. Mary's with a degree in human studies. Lange recently earned her master's degree in exercise science and physical education from McDaniel College.
Josh Hunter returns for a second stint as an assistant coach on the field hockey sidelines.
A 2002 graduate of St. Mary's, Hunter was a four-year letterwinner for the Seahawk men's soccer program. He saw action in 35 games, notching three goals and an assist during his career.
Hunter received a B.S. from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science in 2006 then earned his Master's in Physician Assistant Studies from the same school in 2008. He will complete the doctoral program in health sciences from Nova Southeastern University in December 2010.
A Bangor, Maine native, Hunter is currently a certified Physician Assistant for the Department of Corrections in Washington, D.C.
