Welcome Assistant Coach Wood!

A native of Tonawanda, NY, Coach Wood joins Hartwick Women’s Lax after serving as an assistant lacrosse coach at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA. In addition to her lacrosse duties, Wood also served as the college's sports information assistant, undertaking a bulk of the publicity efforts for Wilson's athletic teams. Prior to Wilson, she was a standout athlete on both the lacrosse and soccer teams at Buffalo State. Wood was a three-year starter at defender for the women's lacrosse team from 2003-07. She helped pace the Bengals to a cumulative 35-24 record and a playoff appearance in 2004 and 2006 SUNYAC Semifinals, and played one season (2003) with the women's soccer team.  Coach Wood received her bachelor's degree in Public Communications from Buffalo State in 2008.

RANDOM FACTS from Coach Wood 

I have 4 brothers and 3 sisters. My dad may be the coolest person on earth. I have to sing along to Glee episodes. I have an obsession with ice cream and hot fudge. My jeep still has a car phone in it. I am slightly addicted to coffee. I have an obsession with teeth. My favorite getaway vacation is West Virginia. Disney is the best place on earth. My favorite color is orange. I want to start collecting sneakers. The greatest group of people that I know is Buff State Lax players. I'm attached to my blackberry. My grandma is my hero. I have a cat with no name. I completely overuse the word 'Creeper'. I collect quotes. Riptide Rush Gatorade is my favorite drink of all time.

ALUMNI GAME!

Hello Everyone! This year we are hosting an ALUMNI GAME! We have set the date for Sunday, October 10th. The current 2010-2011 squad will play the Alumni of the Hartwick Women's Lacrosse program. Stay tuned for more details to follow!

Start to Fall Ball

Well, Fall Ball is upon us! We FINALLY started last Monday with wonderful fitness testing. Our scores we’re good but there is definite room for improvement. We are fitness testing every Monday, and hopefully improve each week. We started out this week with basic body position and played without sticks! Three more weeks until our PLAYDAY! On Saturday, October 9, 2010 we’ll compete at the Lacrosse for Autism charity event hosted by Marywood University.



Coach Dell is now a Mrs!!

I don’t even know where to start! July 31^st I got married and it seems like it was years ago! Like many brides, I had been planning my wedding day for as long as I could remember and it ended up being the perfect day and was better than I ever imagined! 

One of the most fun parts of the wedding was showing off my wedding gown. My mom and I decided before I bought my dress that only she and I would know what the dress looked like. Not even my bridesmaids or close friends saw my wedding dress until my wedding day. I loved that; it was just another thing that added to the anticipation of the day.

I asked my three best friends, the three As: Amanda, Anita and Ashley, to all be my matrons of honor. Since I do not have a sister, it was only natural for me to ask them since I was the maid of honor in each of their weddings.

My husband, Chris, and I were engaged one week shy of two years and previous to that we dated for almost four years. He works here at Hartwick in the athletic department too, which is super convenient since we are on the same schedule. Now, in our spare time we are getting ready to paint the rooms in our house that we bought in 2008. Life is good here in Oneonta for us!

Awards fall on women’s lacrosse players as 2010 wraps up

     A trio of Hartwick College women's lacrosse players were recognized as the Empire 8 announced its 2010 All-Conference teams. Sophomore midfielder Brittany LaVaute and sophomore defender Emily Piedigrossi each garnered E8 Honorable Mention. Junior Hannah Kennedy was selected to the Sportswoman of the Year Team.

          Brittany LaVaute led the Hawks in several offensive categories this season including goals scored, 29, free-position goals, 11, assists, 9, and points, 38. She was the only player on the team to score in every game this year, including a career-best six goals versus Elmira College. LaVaute also contributed 30 draw controls 23 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers. LaVaute also earned team MVP for the 2010 season.

          Emily Piedigrossi played as a defender and midfielder throughout the season for Hartwick starting all 13 games. She contributed to the 'Wick offense with four goals and two assists. Piedigrossi recorded 12 caused turnovers which ranked 3rd on the team and added 16 ground balls and 14 draws.

          Hannah Kennedy was Hartwick's representative on the E8 Sportswoman of the Year Team for consistently maintaining a high level of sportsmanship and fair play throughout the 2010 campaign. Kennedy scored 15 goals and dished out six assists this season to bring her two-year total to 29 goals and 10 assists. Kennedy also was the 2010 recipient of the selective Carrie Fridmann Memorial Award.

          Three Hartwick women's lacrosse players, Bianca Gianfrate, Jen Kaye and Emily Walsh each earned IWLCA Academic Merit Roll distinction. The group was among 281 student-athletes in DIII women’s lacrosse to earn this high honor.

           Gianfrate, a three-year starter and junior captain this past season for Hartwick, is one of the Hawks' top defenders and has played every minute of every game since arriving here as a freshman. She led Hartwick in caused turnovers this season and was third in ground balls. She is double majoring in Political Science and Psychology at 'Wick.

            Kaye, also a captain last season, has been the Hawks' starting goalkeeper for two of her three seasons. The junior from Altamont, NY has registered 303 saves in over 1500 minutes in cage and has picked up 121 ground balls and 46 caused turnovers. She has also tallied 14 times and added three assists over her career and was named ECAC and Empire 8 Goalie of the Week in 2009. Kaye, a Business major, is also entering her final season as a Hartwick field hockey player this fall.

             Walsh, an Art History major, has been one of the Hawks' top scorers in her first two seasons with the program. She led 'Wick in scoring in her first year with the team, tallying 24 goals and five assists, and added 17 goals and five assists this past spring.

             Along with being recognized through the IWLCA, this group along with sophomore Hannah Kennedy collected the Philip S. Wilder Jr. Award for Academic Distinction through Hartwick College. This award is named for a former Hartwick College president and is given to any student-athlete carrying a cumulative GPA over a 3.5.

Photos of Awards Winners:

#14 Junior Brittany LaVaute

#26 Junior Emily Piedigrossi

#8 Junior Hannah Kennedy

#13 Senior Bianca Gianfrate

#20 Junior Emily Walsh

#27 Senior Jen Kaye