Women's Lacrosse
Inside Women's Lacrosse
Carissa Medeiros
Women's Lacrosse Coach
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Carissa Medeiros, who has won national championships as both a player and assistant coach, enters her second season at the helm of the Bentley women's lacrosse program in 2009. Medeiros was named the program's fifth head coach in September 2007.
In her first season, Medeiros led Bentley to a fifth place tie in the Northeast-10 Conference with a 6-4 record and a berth in the NE-10 quarterfinals. The Falcons finished the season 7-10 overall, but suffered three one goal defeats.
Medeiros, 27, spent three years as an assistant coach at Stonehill from 2004-06. She helped her alma mater win three straight Northeast-10 Conference championships and the NCAA Division II national championship in 2005.
"My first reaction upon meeting Carissa was that I've never been so impressed with a person and the recommendations that followed her justify that," athletics director Bob DeFelice said upon her hiring. "We're thrilled to be able to get someone with her background and ability to lead our women's lacrosse program."
In her playing days, Medeiros was an All-America goalkeeper at Stonehill, earning Goalie of the Year honors from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association after her senior season. That year, she led the team to its first NCAA Division II national championship after earning MVP honors in the NE-10 Tournament. In 2002 she was named the ECAC Division II Goalie of the Year.
Medeiros graduated cum laude from Stonehill in 2003 where she majored in psychology with a minor concentration in criminal justice and went on to earn a Masters degree in general psychology from Boston University in 2005. In addition to her coaching duties, she also performs brain imaging research at McLean Hospital in Belmont.
A native of New Bedford, Medeiros currently resides in Quincy.
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The Medeiros Record | |||||||
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All Games |
Northeast-10 Games | ||||||
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Year |
W |
L |
PCT |
W |
L |
PCT |
Finish |
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2008 |
7 |
10 |
.412 |
6 |
4 |
.600 |
t-5th |
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Totals |
7 |
10 |
.412 |
6 |
4 |
.600 |
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Liz Maloney
Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach
Liz Maloney is in her second season as Medeiros' assistant coach for the 2009 season. A 2007 graduate of Bentley, Maloney was a four-year letterwinner for the Falcons who never missed a game in her career and was a team captain her senior season. A two-time All-Conference defender and a member of the 2007 ECAC Division II All-Star team, Maloney will work primarily with the Bentley defense.
"I think Liz has been doing a wonderful job preparing our defense," said Medeiros. "As a former captain and star defender for Bentley, she brings a lot of useful insight and defensive-mindedness to the table."
Orginally from Wilbraham, Maloney, 24, currently resides in South Boston.
