reached the Big Sky Tournament championship game for the first time in program history. The team’s 10-7-4 record was also a then program-best until the 2007 team bettered that win total. In 2006, a highly-touted recruiting class made major contributions during the year. The program’s 30 goals during the season were fueled by Dedini’s aggressive offensive approach and the ability of the newcomers to contribute immediately. Sacramento State outshot its opponents 172-106. Dedini first started as the goalkeepers coach for the Hornets in 2004. During that year, freshman keeper Brittany Auernig was named rookie of the year after making eight starts and 59 saves. Dedini made the move to top assistant in 2005. The Hornets’ improved recruiting efforts and change in philosophy paid off with a then program-best second place finish in the conference standings and an 8-8-3 overall record. The team also advanced to the Big Sky Tournament for the first time since 2001. In his own playing career, Dedini competed at American River JC before transferring to Sonoma State. Dedini had two standout seasons for the Seawolves as the starting goalkeeper and graduated with a degree in kinesiology. A second team All-American in 1993, Dedini posted a schoolrecord 13 shutouts that season, leading Sonoma State to a 17-3-2 record. He currently ranks second in school history with 21 shutouts and his career goals-against-average of 0.75 is by far the best in school history. The Seawolves inducted Dedini into the Sonoma State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 and he is widely regarded as the best keeper in school history. After graduation, Dedini played in Major League Soccer for the Colorado Rapids and the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC). After his MLS career, Dedini spent five years playing with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League (now United Soccer Leage), earning honors such as team MVP, Iron Man and the century award for breaking the 100-cap mark. In all, Dedini played professional soccer for 11 seasons. While playing for the Riverhounds, Dedini served as the assistant coach for the men’s varsity soccer team at Quaker Valley High School in Pittsburgh, Pa., helping the squad to the 2002 state championship. Dedini is a Northern California native, having graduated from Vacaville High School in 1988. He and his wife, Katie, have two daughters, Jordyn and Jaycie, and one son, Jake.
MARISHA SCHUMACHER-HODGE Assistant Coach Experience: First Season Alma Mater: Boston University, 2009 Marisha Schumacher-Hodge enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Sacramento State women’s soccer program. Schumacher-Hodge has played and coached in a variety of locations around the world since completing her collegiate playing career at Boston University in 2009. Schumacher-Hodge most recently served as the head coach/player at Durham University in England and led her team to a second place finish at the British University National Championship last fall. She also has coaching experience as the head boy’s varsity coach at Animo Venice Charter High School, as an assistant coach with the Westside Breakers U13 and U15 teams in Los Angeles, and as a coach and trainer for other club teams. An extensive post-graduate playing career brought Shumacher-Hodge to professional teams in Iceland, Finland, and Sweden. She also played for several American teams including the Atlanta Beat of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS). Schumacher-Hodge was a three-time all-America East first team selection at Boston University, leading the Terriers to three conference championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances. She was named the America East Midfielder of the Year in 2006 and 2008 and was a two-time NSCAA all-Northeast Region honoree. She also shined in the classroom, earning a spot on the NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-America third team and the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic all-District second team in 2008. Schumacher-Hodge graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Boston University in 2009 and is completing a master’s in education from Durham University. 10