FIELD HOCKEY STAFF
DIANE MADL
Diane Madl became the program's sixth head coach all-time on February 4, 2002 and will embark on her 16th season with the Friars in 2017. Madl and her staff have enjoyed some of the most successful seasons in program history. The Friars are coming off of successful 2016 campaign, during which the team compiled a 13-6 overall record, including a 5-2 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. Providence finished in a tie for second place in the conference HEAD COACH standings and claimed the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Field Hockey Cham16th SEASON pionship. Three of the Friars' six losses during the season were decided by ALMA MATER: CONNECTICUT '89 one goal, including two double-overtime games vs. Northeastern (1-0) and 14th-ranked Boston College (2-1). Providence compiled a 5-2 record overall in games decided in overtime, including a 4-0 mark vs. BIG EAST opponents. The Friars' seven overtime games in 2016 tie the program's single-season record. Adrienne Houle became the 11th player in program history to earn All-America honors, as a member of the Longstreth/NFHCA All-America Second Team. Four players earned All-BIG EAST post-season recognition, including three players who were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team. The Friars' three First-Team selections are tied for the most in program history during a single season. Providence also had three First-Team honorees in 2006, 2007 and 2014. Providence has qualified for the four-team BIG EAST Championship in seven of the last 11 seasons under Madl's guidance. The Friars captured the BIG EAST Conference regular-season title in 2006 and advanced to the championship game of the conference tournament twice (2006, 2007). During Madl's first three seasons on the sidelines, the team still played on a grass surface. During that initial stretch, the team posted a 26-33 record, while attempting to change the culture of the program under its new leadership. In 2005, Providence field hockey started a new era with the opening of the Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, which has recently been renamed Lennon Family Field. The complex is a state-of-the-art Astroturf facility that has helped to springboard the program back on to the national scene. The Friars' run of success began in 2006 in what is described as one of the most celebrated seasons in program history. The Friars posted an 18-4 overall record and captured the BIG EAST Conference Regular-Season title. Providence's 18 victories in 2006 are tied for second most all-time in program history, while the Friars' five league victories mark a program best. The program quickly found itself among the nation's best and was ranked in the NFHCA Division I National Coaches' Poll for nine-consecutive weeks, including seven-straight weeks in the top15. At season's end, the Friars earned a final ranking of 11th. Madl was honored as the BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year, Dita/NFHCA Division I Northeast Region Coach of the Year and Words Unlimited Coach of the Year. That same year, Lauren Sickel and Rachel Chamberlain became the first Friars since 1997 to claim All-America honors, as A QUICK LOOK AT COACH MADL both players were named to Hometown: Mountaintop, Pennsylvania the third team. Chamberlain Alma Mater: Connecticut, 1989 was tabbed BIG EAST Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and was one of five players to earn Coaching Experience: All-BIG EAST honors and NFHCA All-Region honors. USA Field Hockey Level III Coaching Accreditation, 2009 The ride continued in 2007, as PC posted a 14-8 overall record, including a 4-2 mark Head Coach • Providence College, 2002-present in the BIG EAST. The Friars advanced to the BIG EAST Championship game for the secondAssistant Coach • Univ. of Maine, 1993-2001 straight year, after defeating No. 11 Louisville, 2-0, in the semifinals. The Friars dropped a, Head Coach USA/Canadian Challenge Cup (U-19), 2005 1-0, decision to No. 4 Connecticut in the championship game the next day. Assistant Coach U.S. Olympic Development Select/ In 2008, the Friars advanced to the BIG EAST Tournament for the third-straight season Futures Elite International Easter Tourn. (U-16), 2007 after posting a 12-9 overall record (3-3 BIG EAST). Four Friars earned All-BIG EAST and/or Futures Development Invitational Camp, 2004-2006 NFHCA All-Northeast Region accolades at season's end. Nellie Poulin became the ninth Friar Asst. Coach New England/Boston Senior HPTC, 2006-12 in program history, and third player under the direction of Madl, to earn All-America honors B-Camp, 2004 as a member of the Third Team. Poulin went on to represent New England for the secondNational Team Experience: straight season at the U.S. Field Hockey High Performance Women's National Championship Olympic Games • Atlanta, Georgia - 1996 (2009), and finished as the tournament's top scorer with five goals in six games. Jaime Lipski Champions Trophy - 1995 joined Poulin on the New England team in 2009 and earned herself an invitation to U.S. Inter-Continental Cup - 1989 and 1995 Junior National Camp. Lipski was the first player to earn a Junior National Camp invitation World Cup - 1990 under Madl's tutelage. World University Games - 1989 The 2009 season featured one of the most challenging schedules in the nation and the Collegiate Playing Experience: team finished the year with a 10-10 overall record (3-3 BIG EAST). Of the Friars 10 losses, University of Connecticut, 1985-1989 eight were decided by one goal, including five, one-goal losses to opponents ranked in the Honors & Awards: top-10 of the national poll. Providence made its fourth-straight appearance at the BIG EAST Two-time All-America selection, 1987-88 Field Hockey Championship, but fell to then-No. 5 Syracuse, 2-1, in the semifinals. The Friars Honda Broderick Award winner, 1989 concluded the season ranked 23rd in the NCAA RPI and were ranked as high as No. 19 in the Inducted into Luzerne County Hall of Fame, 2005 NFHCA National Coaches' Poll. Poulin earned All-America honors for the second-straight BIG EAST Coach of the Year, 2006 season as a member of the NFHCA Second-Team, and became one of just four players in NFHCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year, 2006 program history to earn All-America honors multiple times. Words Unlimited Female Sport Coach of the Year, 2006 The Friars had two uncharacteristic seasons in 2010 and 2011, during which the team Inducted into Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame, 2008 posted a 5-13 mark in 2010 and a 4-14 record in 2011. Three Friars earned All-BIG EAST honors during the two-year stretch. 2 - 2016 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS