Hofstra University Athletics

Kathy De Angelis, a former player and current coach for the United States National Field Hockey program, completed her 21st year as head field hockey coach at Hofstra University in 2018.

She has directed the Pride to winning records in 11 of the past 18 seasons including a stretch of six straight winning seasons (2001 through 2006) for the first time at the Division I level and just the second time since 1947 to 1952. Hofstra's record in those six seasons was 73-47. In her 21 seasons at Hofstra, De Angelis compiled a 200-210 coaching record

During her tenure at Hofstra, De Angelis coached four All-Americans (totaling six selections), 14 regional All-Americans (totaling 31 selections), 28 all-conference players (42 selections), 23 all-conference rookie team selections and 74 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Scholar-Athletes (184 selections).

In 2018, De Angelis directed All-CAA second team selections senior Madison Sauve and freshman Cami Larsson as well as CAA All-Rookie team picks Larsson and goalie Betty Bosma. In 2017 Philene de Wolf and Frankie O'Brien earned CAA All-Rookie honors, 16 players earned NFHCA National Academic Squad accolades and de Wolf earned NFHCA Scholar of Distinction honors.

De Angelis, a native of Lexington, Massachusetts, began her collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts in 1991. She left UMass to become the head field hockey coach, assistant director of the fitness center and assistant strength and conditioning coach for varsity sports at LaSalle University from 1992 through the 1995 season. She then led Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) in 1996 and 1997 before coming to Long Island.

Taking over a Hofstra program in 1998 that had just two winning seasons in the previous 10 years, De Angelis began the Pride turnaround in 2001 leading her team to a 12-8 record. It marked the second straight year of improvement for the team after a 4-16 record in 1999. Hofstra also returned to the national rankings in 2001 as the team received votes in the STX/NFHCA Poll on several occasions.

The Pride posted a 10-9 record in 2002 after joining the highly competitive Colonial Athletic Association. Hofstra spent six weeks in the 2002 STX/NFHCA Division I Poll, peaking at #18 following a 5-0 start to the season. Tricia-Ann Greaves earned the Pride's first All-CAA first team honor. A year later, De Angelis led Hofstra to an 8-0 start en route to a 12-8 record, the second 12-win season in her tenure.  Kate Sergi and Doni-Melissa Jantzen earned All-Mid-East Region honors while Sergi and Jessica Cowperthwait earned All-CAA honors.

In 2004, De Angelis started a run of three consecutive 13-win seasons which are her personal best as coach and tied for the second most wins in the history of the program. The Pride posted a 13-8 record, and a berth in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship. Hofstra, which was seeded fourth, upset top-seed and 13th-ranked William & Mary to become the first four seed to advance to the title game. The postseason appearance was also Hofstra's first since the 1987 season. The 2004 squad also produced the Pride's first All-American since 1999 as Doni-Melissa Jantzen earned third team accolades.

In 2005 De Angelis guided the Pride to a 13-7 mark and a spot in the semifinals of the CAA Championship. The team finished the season ranked 21st in the NCAA RPI and received six votes in the final STX/NFHCA Division I Poll. De Angelis also recorded her 100th career victory, in a 4-1 decision over Drexel and Doni-Melissa Jantzen earn NFHCA All-America third team honors for the second consecutive year in 2005.

The 2006 season was nearly identical to the Pride's 2005 campaign, as the team finished the season with a 13-7 record and reached the semifinals of the CAA Championship. De Angelis led the Pride to an undefeated record at home (8-0) for the first time in program history. The Pride finished the season ranked 21st in the NCAA RPI for the second consecutive year, and also received 23 votes in the final STX/NFHCA Division I Poll. Charlia Warner earned NFHCA All-America second team honors, the program's third All-American in three years.

In 2007, Hofstra moved into its new home, the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium, and qualified for the CAA Championship for a fourth consecutive year. The Pride did produce an All Mid-East Region selection in Warner and three All-CAA selections in Brit Blankmeyer, Amy-Lee Levey and Warner.

The 2008 season saw Hofstra post a 10-9 record and qualify for its fifth consecutive CAA Championship. Warner earned her third All-Mid-East Region selection and Genna Kovar, Blankmeyer and Warner earned All-CAA honors.  De Angelis also celebrated a milestone win in her Hofstra career, posting the 100th win of her tenure in a 3-0 win over Siena in 2008.

In 2009, Hofstra posted a 12-8 mark and qualified for the CAA Field Hockey Championship for the sixth consecutive season. In the process, Genna Kovar was named to the NFHCA All-America third team. Kovar was also named to the All-Mid-East Region first team while Amy-Lee Levey was selected to the third team. Kovar (1st team) and Levey (2nd team) earned All-CAA honors and Micaela Gallagher was voted to the CAA All-Rookie Team.

The 2010 season saw Genna Kovar named to the All-Mid East Region second team as well as the All-CAA first team. Freshman defender Dieke ter Weel was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. In the classroom, the Pride excelled and was named one of the Gladiator by SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic teams with 11 student-athletes being named to the national academic squad.

In 2011, Hofstra rebounded from an injury-plagued year the season before to post a 13-9 overall record, a 20th-place ranking in the final NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), a second-place finish in the CAA with a 5-3 mark, and advanced to the CAA Championship semifinals. The 13 wins matched her personal best as coach and tied her own mark for the second most wins in the history of the program.

Genna Kovar, who broke three single season records and three career marks to close out her stellar career, was named to Longstreth/ National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-America third team for the second time in her career, as well as the NFHCA All-Mid-East Region and All-CAA first teams. Amy-Lee Levey ended her Hofstra career with career highs and was named to the NFHCA All-Mid-East Region and All-CAA second teams. The Pride continued their excellence in the classroom, earning one of the Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA National Academic Team awards with 15 student-athletes being named to the national academic squad.

In 2012, Hofstra qualified for the CAA Championship Tournament for the eighth time in the last nine seasons, dropping an overtime contest to James Madison in the quarterfinals. The Pride had two All-CAA selections and two NFHCA All-Mid-East Region picks in Krizia Layne and Jonel Boileau, an all-rookie honoree in Charlotte Loehr, and 14 NFHCA Academic Squad members. In addition, Melissa McCarthy was named the CAA Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Hofstra also received a 2012 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award.

In 2013, Jonel Boileau and Stella Schoen each earned NFHCA All-Mid-East Region honors, Boileau, Schoen and Carissa Witmer earned All-CAA honors and 15 student-athletes earned NFHCA Academic Squad accolades. Hofstra also received the Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award.

The 2014 season saw the Pride rattle off win streaks of seven games and five games on the way to a 12-7 final record. Jonel Boileau ended her career by becoming the Pride’s first-ever Colonial Athletic Association Field Hockey Player of the Year award winner while freshman Simca Schoen was selected the CAA’s Rookie of the Year. Claudia Marin Samper joined Boileau on the All-CAA first team while Simca Schoen and older sister Stella Schoen were named to the second team. The younger Schoen and Carys Swan were selected to the CAA All-Rookie squad. Boileau, who was named to the All-ECAC second team, was also a NFHCA All Mid-East Region first team selection while Marin-Samper and Simca Schoen were second team choices.

The Pride continued to excel in the classroom in 2014 as Boileau was named the CAA Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year. In addition, Hofstra led Division I with 18 NFHCA National Academic Squad members including two, Stella Schoen and Matilda Hallett, who were named Scholars of Distinction. Hofstra also received a 2014 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award.

In 2015, the Pride started the season with a 2-3 record before winning the next eight games and 12 of the next 13 games on the way to a 14-6 overall record, a 4-2 mark in the CAA and a trip to the CAA Championship Tournament. Marin Samper led the Colonial Athletic Association in goals, assists and points and was named to the NFHCA All-America third team and the All-CAA first team, while Stella Schoen finished second in the CAA in points and goals. Simca Schoen earned NFHCA All-Mideast Region honors and All-CAA first team accolades and her sister Stella Schoen earned All-Mideast Region second team honors and a first team All-CAA award. Stella Schoen also received numerous academic awards including CoSIDA Academic All-American (second team), NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the third consecutive year and the CAA Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Senior Charlotte Loehr also earned All-CAA second team honors as the Pride advanced to the conference championship semifinals. Hofstra had 18 student-athletes earn NFHCA National Academic Squad honors in 2015, the third most in Division I.

Claudia Marin Samper and Stella Schoen earned 2016 all-region honors and Marin Samper broke the school career records for points and assists. Schoen earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. The Pride put 18 student-athletes on the NFHCA National Academic Team.

A 1992 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management with a degree in sports management, De Angelis was a three-time All-American, earning first team honors in her junior and senior seasons, and honorable mention accolades as a sophomore, and was a finalist for the Honda Broderick Award as National Player of the Year and collegiate woman athlete of the year following her senior season.

During her career, she helped UMass achieve a 60-20-8 record, four Atlantic 10 conference titles, and four NCAA tournament appearances, including a Final Four berth in 1987. In that 1987 NCAA tournament, De Angelis was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team. Other individual honors included being named to the All-Atlantic 10 team twice, the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team and the all-region team. De Angelis led the team in scoring for three seasons, tallying 49 goals and 105 career points. She is currently ranked third on the Massachusetts career goals list and fifth on the all-time scoring list.

While at Massachusetts, De Angelis was a member of the United States Field Hockey National Under-21 Team in 1987 and 1988, the U.S. National Reserve Team in 1988 and 1989, and the U.S. National Elite Team in 1990 and 1991. She also competed in five U.S. Olympic Festivals from 1986 through 1991. During the summer of 2004 De Angelis played with the Tempest in the United Airlines Summer League.

Coach De Angelis has been active in the administrative end of the sport and has previously served as a member of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Mid-East Region ranking committee.

She has been involved with the U.S. National Field Hockey coaching staff since 1988, coaching in B, C, D and U.S. Super Camps. She holds a USA Field Hockey Level II Coaching Accreditation.

In 1999 she coached at the U.S. "A" Camp. During the summer of 2000, De Angelis coached at the U.S. men's national team trials at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego, California.  De Angelis has also coached for the U.S. Olympic Developmental Program, and the U.S. National Futures Program, including stints as the under-15, under-18 and under-19 coach.

Since 2005 De Angelis has served as a coach for the USA Field Hockey High Performance Training Center's New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania squad and led the team to the 2007 USA Field Hockey National Championship at the USA Training Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, following third place finishes at the 2005 and 2006 tournaments.

De Angelis also has international experience as a player and coach, having played on the U.S. team's tour of Canada in 1987 and in the 1988 Pan American Games in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in which the United States captured a silver medal. In 2004 De Angelis served as an assistant coach for the Barbados national team, preparing the squad and coaching during the Women's Pan American Cup in Barbados. Following a strong showing at the Pan Am Cup, Barbados qualified for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.