Cornell-DeAngelis named head field hockey coach at Morrisville
Morrisville Sports Information Department
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – SUNY Morrisville Director of Athletics, Matt Grawrock, announced the appointment of Kathy Cornell-DeAngelis as head coach of the Mustangs field hockey program entering the fall 2023 season.
"We are so excited for Kathy to take over our Field Hockey program," Grawrock said. "Her list of accomplishments is only matched by the contagious enthusiasm she has for coaching."
"It was quickly apparent to me that she could help elevate our program. I am confident that her experience within the field hockey circles will attract student-athletes that will help our program experience success in a challenging conference.
"I look forward to seeing her teams play, and I am confident that it will be an enjoyable style of field hockey.
"The future for the program is very bright, and we're looking forward to heading into State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) and North Atlantic Conference (NAC) competitions this fall with Kathy on the sidelines."
Cornell-DeAngelis comes to Morrisville from Colgate University where she has served as an assistant coaching role for the past two seasons.
"I am thrilled to become the next head field hockey coach at SUNY Morrisville," Cornell-DeAngelis said.
"From the minute my conversations started with Matt Grawrock it became incredibly clear that his vision and passion for this institution is a place where we will strive to accomplish tremendous success together.
"I want to thank Brandy Thurston, the members of the search committee, and the entire athletics community at Morrisville for this opportunity. My family and I are truly excited to be part of such a wonderful university I cannot wait to get started."
Prior to her role with the Raiders, Cornell-DeAngelis spent 21 years on the sidelines with the Hofstra University field hockey program, directing the Pride to winning records in 11 seasons where she compiled a 200-210 record. During her time with the Pride, Cornell-DeAngelis coached the squad to nine Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament appearances, three CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year selections, four All-Americans, 14 Mid-East Regional All-Americans, 28 CAA All-Conference Players, 74 NFHCA Scholar-Athletes, and NFHCA Academic Team Awards.
A native of Lexington, Massachusetts, Cornell-DeAngelis began her career within the coaching ranks as an assistant at the University of Massachusetts in 1991, assuming the head role the following season at LaSalle University until the 1995 season. Aside from her duties overseeing all facets of the field hockey program, Cornell-DeAngelis also served as the assistant fitness center director and assistant strength and conditioning coach for varsity sports.
Cornell-DeAngelis departed LaSalle for the head role at Southwest Missouri State (Missouri State) in 1996 for two seasons before bringing her talents back to the east coast to Hofstra University.
Prior to the 1998 season, Hofstra recorded just two winning seasons in the previous 10 years, and in a short amount of time, Cornell-DeAngelis turned the program, leading her team to a 12-8 overall record in 2001 and returning to the national rankings as the Pride received votes in the STX/NFHCA Division I Poll on several occasions.
In 2002, Cornell-DeAngelis guided the Pride to a 10-9 overall slate in their first season within the highly competitive CAA, spending six weeks in the national poll rankings, peaking at #18 as they opened the season with a 5-0 start.
Just a year later, Cornell-DeAngelis guided Hofstra to an 8-0 start, finishing the season with a 12-8 overall record, and registering a second 12-win season in her tenure.
The 2004 season started a run of three consecutive 13-win seasons for Cornell-DeAngelis, tying her for the second most wins in the history of the program. Posting a 13-8 record that year, the Pride earned a berth to the CAA Championship, where they upset top-seed and 13th ranked William & Mary University to become the first fourth-seed to advance to the title game. The postseason appearance was also the first since the 1987 season, while the squad produced the first All-American since 1999 in Doni-Melissa Jantzen, who earned third team accolades.
Cornell-DeAngelis guided Hofstra to a 13-7 mark and semifinal spot in the CAA Championship Tournament, wrapping up the 2005 season with a 21st overall ranking in the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) and receiving six votes in the final STX/NFHCA Division I poll. During that season she recorded her 100th career victory that came in a 4-1 decision over Drexel University. Jantzen earned All-American accolades for a second consecutive year.
Mirroring the year prior, the 2006 season saw the Pride finish with a 13-7 overall record, again reaching the semifinals of the CAA Championship, along the way establishing a program first historical mark of an undefeated record at home (8-0). Once again Hofstra found the program ranked 21st overall in the NCAA RPI rankings for a second consecutive year, and also received 23 votes in the final STX/NFHCA final poll. For a third straight season Cornell-DeAngelis had a player earn NFHCA All-America accolades, with Charlia Warner earning second team honors.
The 2007 and 2008 seasons saw Cornell-DeAngelis' squads qualify for the post-season, producing All Mid-Est Region and All-CAA selections. It was during the 2008 season, though, that Cornell-DeAngelis would celebrate another milestone mark in her career, recording her 100th win with the Pride in a 3-0 victory over Sienna.
After posting a 12-8 overall record and qualifying for the CAA Championship for a sixth consecutive season in 2009, the 2010 squad saw another accolade added to their rich history, excelling off the field and earning Gladiator by SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Teams with 11 student-athletes named to the national academic squad for academic excellence.
In 2011, Hofstra rebounded from a season plagued with injuries the year prior to post a 13-9 overall record and 20th overall ranking in the final NCAA RPI poll, finishing second overall in the CAA with a 5-3 mark and advancing to the CAA Championship semifinals once again. The 13-wins recorded matched Cornell-DeAngelis' personal best as a coach and tied her own mark for the second most wins in the history of the program.
That same season, Cornell-DeAngelis saw student-athlete Genna Kovar close out her stellar playing career with three single season and three career record marks, Longstreth/NFHCA All-American honors for a second time, while garnering All Mid-East Region and All-CAA honors. Alongside Kovar, Amy-Lee Levey also earned All-Region and All-CAA honors, closing out her career with career highs.
For a second time in as many seasons, the Pride squad earned SGI/NFHCA National Academic Team honors, with 15 named to the national academic squad.
With several All-CAA selections and NFHCA Academic squad selections during the 2012 and 2013 seasons alongside academic prowess, Cornell-DeAngelis' Pride rattled off a seven-game win streak in 2014 en route to a 12-7 overall record.
During that season, Cornell-DeAngelis coached the program's first CAA Player of the Year (Jonel Boileau) and Rookie of the Year (Simca Schoen), who also earned all-league accolades. Continuing to excel in the classroom, Hofstra boasted 18 NFHCA National Academic Squad members, including two Scholars of Distinction, while receiving the National Academic Team Award.
In 2015, Hofstra opened the season 2-3, before collecting wins in 12 of 13 games on the way to a 14-6 overall record, a single season best for Cornell-DeAngelis. Her Pride team posted a 4-2 mark in the CAA, made a trip to the CAA Championship Tournament and had 18 earn NFHCA National Academic squad honors, the third most in Division I. Marin Samper led the CAA in goals, assists and points, earning All-CAA first team honors and NFHCA All-America accolades, while fellow teammates (and sisters) Stella Schoen and Simca Schoen earned All-Mideast Regional honors and All-CAA awards.
Once again in 2016, Cornell-DeAngelis had 18 earn NFHCA National Academic Team honors, seeing two earn All-Region accolades and Samper setting a new school career mark in points and assists.
On October 19, 2018, Cornell-DeAngelis recorded her 200th career win with the victory over James Madison University. Upon her retirement from Hofstra in 2018, Cornell-DeAngelis accumulated 208 wins, the most in Pride field hockey program history.
Her 227 overall career wins as head coach ranks 35th all-time in the NCAA Division I Field Hockey history.
Cornell-DeAngelis is a 1992 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management with a degree in sports management and four-year member of the field hockey program. During her time on the pitch for the Minutewomen, Cornell-DeAngelis was a three-time All-American, earning first team honors her junior and senior seasons. She 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.
Over the course of her playing career, she assisted UMass in achieving a 60-20-8 overall record, four Atlantic 10 conference titles and four NCAA tournament appearances, including a Final Four berth in 1987, where she was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team.
Twice named to the All-Atlantic 10 team, Cornell-DeAngelis also earned Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team and All-Region accolades, while leading UMass in scoring for three seasons behind her 49 goals and 105 career points. She currently is ranked third in the Minutewomen record books in career goals and fifth all-time in scoring.
While at UMass, Cornell-DeAngelis was a member of the United States Field Hockey National Under-21 Team in 1987 and 1988, and also competed in five US Olympic Festivals from 1986 through 1991. During the summer of 2004 she played with the Tempest in the United Airlines Summer League.
Cornell-DeAngelis also has international experience as a player and coach, having played on the US Team's Tour of Canada in 1987 and the 1988 Pan America Games in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, where the US captured a silver medal. In 2004, she served as an assistant coach for the Barbados national team, preparing the squad and coaching during the Women's Pan American Cup.
Involved with the US National Field Hockey coaching staff since 1988, Cornell-DeAngelis holds a Level II Coaching Accreditation. Following a stint in 1999 with the US "A" Camp, she coached at the US men's national team trials at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego, California. She has also served in a coaching capacity with the US Olympic Development Program, the US Futures Program and the USA Field Hockey High Performance Training Centers New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania team programs, where she led the team to a 2007 USA Field Hockey National Championship.
