Shelly Morris Named Head Field Hockey Coach
6/18/08
Shelly Morris, a former standout at Northeastern University, has been named head coach of the Stonehill field hockey program, Director of Athletics Paula Sullivan announced on Wednesday. Morris brings a wealth of experience to the position, having served as the head coach of Ohio University for five seasons, where she led the Bobcats to the Mid-American Conference title and the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament in 2001. Morris inherits a team that finished the 2007 season at 15-6 overall and returns several key players including All-America Kerri Sullivan (Goffstown, N.H.) and Northeast-10 All-Star Jackie Ladino (North Dartmouth, Mass.).

Arpe Steps Down As Field Hockey Coach
5/9/08
Pam Arpe, the architect of the Stonehill Field Hockey program, has decided to step down as head coach the College’s Director of Athletics, Paula Sullivan announced on Friday. In eight seasons, Arpe brought the Skyhawks to regional and national prominence, going 112-54 (.675 winning percentage) and advancing to the NCAA Tournament on two separate occasions. She guided Stonehill to a Northeast-10 Tournament Championship in 2005, as the Skyhawks advanced to the NCAA final four and posted the best season in program history (19-3). During that magical season, Stonehill won a school-record 15 straight contests and saw its national ranking reach No. 4 in the country.

Skyhawks Honored For Academics By NFHCA
2/26/08
The Stonehill field hockey team is one of several programs that have been named a recipient of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s National Academic Team Award it was announced on Monday by the NFHCA. In addition nine Skyhawk student-athletes - Morgan Davis (Walpole, Mass.), Michaela Deasy (North Falmouth, Mass.), Brittany Dibble (East Schodack, N.Y.), Ashley Freeman (White River Jct., Vt.), Lauren Gifford (Goffstown, N.H.), Stephanie Kott (Rutland, Vt.), Laura Noce (Sudbury, Mass.), Dani Ryder (Gloucester, Mass.) and Kerri Sullivan (Goffstown, N.H.) - have been named to the 2007 ZAG/NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad.