Field Hockey
Inside Field Hockey
Jessica King
Head Field Hockey Coach
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Jessica (Cormier) King, a 1997 graduate of Bentley University, will be entering her second year as the head field hockey coach at her alma mater this fall. She returned to Bentley in May 2008 after nine years as the head field hockey coach at Lasell College.
In her first year, King led Bentley to a 17-6 record (including a 16-game winning streak prior to the NCAA tournament), the Northeast-10 playoff championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II national semifinals.
King, a former two-time first-team Division II All-America for the Falcons, started the Lasell program from scratch after spending two years as an assistant coach at Bentley (1997-98). Her most successful season with the Lasers came in 2004 when her team finished at 11-8. In 2006, she was named the North Atlantic Conference co-Coach of the Year.
"Jessica’s time here as a player and her experience in developing the Lasell program from scratch made her an outstanding selection to continue the success of such a prestigious program," said Bentley athletics director Bob DeFelice upon her hiring. Bentley has been in the NCAA tournament nine times since 1999, has reached the Division II national championship game six times over that span, and was the NCAA national champion in 2001.
King played four seasons as a midfielder for the Falcons from 1993-96, helping the team to a four-year record of 40-33-5. She was selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II All-America team in both 1995 and 1996, and as a senior, was chosen as the first Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year.
King also played softball at Bentley for three years, earning the team MVP award in 1997.
"I am extremely excited to be part of the Bentley University field hockey program again," said King when she was hired.
King, a native of Athol, also served as an Assistant Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director at Lasell. She received her BA from Bentley in marketing and her Masters of Science Degree in management, with a concentration in marketing, from Lasell (2006).
Laura Thibodeau, a former assistant under King at Lasell, and Rachael Johnson, a 2008 graduate of Lasell, will return as King’s assistant coaches in 2009.
The King Record
|
Year |
College |
W |
L |
|
1999 |
Lasell |
1 |
12 |
|
2000 |
Lasell |
1 |
15 |
|
2001 |
Lasell |
5 |
14 |
|
2002 |
Lasell |
3 |
13 |
|
2003 |
Lasell |
6 |
13 |
|
2004 |
Lasell |
11 |
8 |
|
2005 |
Lasell |
6 |
12 |
|
2006 |
Lasell |
7 |
12 |
|
2007 |
Lasell |
8 |
11 |
|
2008 |
Bentley |
17 |
6 |
|
Totals |
|
65 |
116 |
Laura Thibodeau
Assistant Field Hockey Coach
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Laura Thibodeau, who received her Masters in management at Lasell, is a 2004 graduate of the University of Connecticut and is in her second year on King's staff. She played four seasons of field hockey for UConn, was a three-year starter on defense, and was part of three NCAA tournament teams (2000, 2002, 2003). As a senior, the Southbury, Conn. native served as a team captain.
Rachael Johnson
Assistant Field Hockey Coach
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Rachael Johnson is also in her second year as a Bentley assistant. While playing for King at Lasell, she earned Rookie of the Year honors in the North Atlantic Conference in 2004, and was twice an All-NAC selection, including first-team in 2006. In each of the her final two seasons, the Litchfield, Conn. native earned NAC All-Academic honors. Johnson graduated from Lasell in May 2008 with a degree in sports management.
