New Coach has Pride in Tourney (November 12, 2004)

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Title:
New Coach has Pride in Tourney (November 12, 2004)
Description:
A newspaper article published in the Springfield Republican and dated November 12, 2004 titled, "New Coach has Pride in Tourney". It is written by Ron Chimelis. The article talks about Melissa Rogers (Sharpe), the new head field hockey coach at Springfield College and about the team making it to the NCAA Division III tournament. Melissa D. Sharpe (Rogers) coached the Springfield College field hockey team for 18 seasons to an overall record of 205-142. She retired after the 2021 fall season. Prior to her tenure as a coach, Sharpe (Class of 2002) enjoyed one of the most impressive careers in Springfield College field hockey history. To this day, Sharpe remains the program's second all-time leading scorer with 128 points (59 goals, 10 assists), and as a a senior team captain in 2001, she was an NFHCA/STX First-Team All-American after leading all of Division III in goals (28), and finishing second in points (62). She was also the NEWMAC Player of the Year and the ECAC Division III Co-Player of the Year in 2001. During her time as the coach at Springfield College, the Pride reached the NCAA Division III Championship five times, including trips to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2005 and 2007. Springfield captured five NEWMAC Championships in her tenure and she was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year twice. Her staff was chosen as the NFHCA All-Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2004 and 2008 and she produced 40 all-region honorees and nine All-America selections. In 2005 and 2007 her teams reached 21 wins, marking the most in single-season program history, while the 2018 campaign featured one of the most prolific offenses in all of college field hockey, as it averaged a 4.29 goal-scoring margin, which was sixth best in the nation, regardless of division.
Creator:
Chimelis, Ron
Date:
November 12, 2004
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Student Files
Subjects:
Springfield College--Field Hockey
Springfield College--Sports--Women
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Sharpe (Rogers), Melissa D.
Field hockey
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
2 pages
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/27153
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Publisher:
Springfield Republican (Springfield, Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
rogers-melissa-d-new-coach-article