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Throughout the entire history of the Montclair State Athletic Department there have been very few coaches who had the kind of season Nicol Parcelluzzi put together in her first year at the helm of the Red Hawks women’s lacrosse program.
Taking over the team in July 2005, all Parcelluzzi did was guide MSU to the finest season it has ever seen. During the 2006 campaign, Montclair State compiled an 15-3 mark, setting the season record for victories. The Red Hawks won their final 12 games of the year - another record and their .833 winning percentage was one of the best in Division III.
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MSU
WOMEN'S
LACROSSE COACHES
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| Nicol Parcelluzzi |
38-14 (.730) |
2006-pres.
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| Beth
Gottung |
29-17 (.630)
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2003-2005
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Alison
Bonavita/
John Greco |
5-7
(.417)
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2002
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| Dawn
Strunk |
22-22
(.500)
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1999-2001
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| Andie
Whitcomb |
8-10
(.444)
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1997-98
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| Kim
Allen |
0-10
(.000)
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1985
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| Lynn
Centonze |
1-7
(.125)
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1984
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| Brigitte
Schrepfer |
1-18
(.053)
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1982-83
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| Jan
Biber |
10-9
(.526)
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1980-81
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In addition, Montclair posted a perfect record during the regular season in the Skyline Conference and remained that way as it captured its first league title by outscoring its opponents, 40-11 in the Skyline Tournament. The Red Hawks then put the exclamation point on its banner season by winning the ECAC Division III Upstate Championship in just its second postseason appearance. In addition to its team success, Montclair also had eight players named All-Conference and four chosen to the IWLCA Boardwalk All-Region Team.
For her efforts, Parcelluzzi and her assistants were named the Skyline Conference’s Coaching Staff of the Year.
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Parcelluzzi came to MSU from Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Maryland where she spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the Mount under head coach Courtney Martinez Connor. During her tenure, the Mountaineers won back-to-back Northeast Conference regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament.
Prior to her two seasons at the Mount, Parcelluzzi was an assistant coach for the women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse teams at Marist for two years. At Marist, Parcelluzzi helped the Red Foxes reach the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament each season, including the championship game in 2003.
A four-year letterwinner on the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, she helped the Scarlet Knights to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in her senior campaign. That year, Parcelluzzi was named to the Mid-Atlantic Regional first team All-America and Most Valuable Player and participated in the annual North/South game. |
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