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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University field hockey coach Kelley Frassinelli has been selected to participate in the 2014 NCAA Women Coaches Academy. The event will take place in Atlanta from June 23-27.
Frassinelli is entering her 20th season as head field hockey coach this fall and also spent 12 years as head coach of the women’s lacrosse program. She helped guide the women’s lacrosse program from its inception through the 2013 season.
Under her watch, the Owls qualified for the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament in 2004 and 2008 and the ECAC Tournament in 1998.
During her time as head field hockey coach, Frassinelli has coached 13 All-Americans, 33 National Field Hockey Coaches Association North/South Senior All-Star Game participants, 24 All-Northeast 10 Conference picks and a two-time Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
However, equally as impressive is the fact that 92 players have been selected to the NFHCA National Academic squad. Furthermore, nearly 100 student-athletes have been named to the NE-10 Commissioners Honor Roll, along with 20 selections to the NE-10 Field Hockey All-Academic Team.
The field hockey squad has been honored with National Academic Team honors from the NFHCA for six straight years. Southern posted the fifth-highest GPA among all Division II programs in 2013 and had the fourth-best mark in the nation in 2010.
In addition, the Owls are active in numerous community service projects, including work with several local New Haven area schools, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, the March of Dimes, Special Olympics and the Springfield (Mass.) Rescue Mission. As a result of their community efforts, the team won the department-wide Community Service Cup for the 2009-10 academic year. The program was also recognized by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education for their service.
After starting the women’s lacrosse program, she coached one NCAA statistical leader, two IWLCA Senior All-Star Game participants, two IWLCA Academic All-Americans, five IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selections, five Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse All-Academic Team members, one All-Conference pick and 64 Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll members.
Frassinelli has also completed coursework necessary for Level I coaching certification through the United States Field Hockey Association.
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