Coaches
PowerHouse Coaching Staff
Lauren Pfeiffer
Founder & Head Coach
USA Field Hockey Experience
- Career: 2009 – 2015
- 81 International Caps
Coaching Experience
- 2013 – 2015 Futures Elite Assistant Coach
- 2011 – 2013 California Region Futures Head Coach
- Assistant Coach U17/U19 National Team Camp
- 2009 – 2010 Volunteer Assistant Coach at Iowa
College Experience
- University of Iowa ’09
- All-American
- West Region 1st Team (2x)
- Honda Sports Award Finalist
- Big Ten Tournament MVP (2x)
- Big Ten Tournament Team (3x)
- All Big Ten Academic Team (3x)
- Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient
Hometown
- Mount Laurel, NJ: Lenape High School
Stefanie Fee
Founder & Head Coach
USA Field Hockey Experience
- Career: 2012 – 2018
- 2018 World Cup
- Participant
- 2016 Rio Olympian
- 2015 Gold Medalist – Pan American Games
- 2014 World Cup Participant
- 100+ International Caps
Coaching Experience
- o65 USAFH Master Head Coach
- USA Field Hockey Level I and II Coaching Certification
- 2017 NFHCA All South
- Region Coaching Staff of the Year
- 2017 – USA Field Hockey High Performance Coach
- 2016 & 2017 Assistant Coach – University of Maryland
- 2012 – Volunteer Assistant Coach – Duke University
- 2009 -2012 – USA Field Hockey Futures Coach
College Experience
- Duke University (Class of 2012)
- All-American
- All South Region 1st Team
- NFHCA National Academic All-American
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Stef Fee Duke True Award Recipient
Hometown
- Virginia Beach, VA: Cox High School
Brandi Ritz
VP of Operations and Head Coach
Coaching Experience
- Head Field Hockey Coach at Academy of Notre Dame
- Max Field Hockey National/Regional Coach of the Year (2023)
- USAFH Nexus U14, U16, U18, U21 Coach
- Former Assistant, Montclair State University: Helped team to 15-4 record, top 10 in Division III (2018)
- Former Assistant, Stevens Institute of Technology: Contributed to Empire 8 Conference Tournament (2016); players named to NFHCA All-Region, ECAC, and Empire 8 All-Conference teams
- Graduate Assistant, New England College: Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse coach
- Head Field Hockey Coach, Robbinsville High School: Compiled 13-4 record, MCT Quarter Finalists, Group II Sectional Finalists; received Colonial Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors (2014)
- USA Field Hockey Level I and II Coaching Certification
College Experience
- 4-year starter, Daniel Webster College: Top 10 in all statistical categories (third-all time in career assists, games played, games started; first in all-time total minutes)
- 2010 New England Collegiate Conference Champions; ECAC tournament appearance
- Recognized with several distinctions including Athlete of the Year, Sportsmanship Awards, Coaches Award, and Most Valuable Player
- Served as field hockey captain (2011-2014); earned letters in soccer, softball, women’s lacrosse, and cross-country
Hometown/High School
- Burlington, NJ: Burlington Township High School
Jaclyn Douglas
Operations Manager and Head Coach
Coaching Experience
- Assistant Field Hockey Coach at The College of New Jersey (2018 – present)
- 2019 Regional Coaching Staff of the Year
- Templar Field Hockey Group Camp Coach
- Elite Field Hockey Camp Coach
- Assistant Lacrosse Coach at The College of New Jersey (2019 – 2021)
- USA Field Hockey Level I and II Coaching Certification
College Experience
- TCNJ Field Hockey 2013 – 2016
- 2014 NCAA Division III National Champions
- 2015 & 2016 All – American First Team
- 2015 & 2016 NFHCA All – Region First Team
- 2015 & 2016 NJAC Offensive Player of the Year
- 2015 & 2016 NJAC First Team All Conference
- 2014 & 2015 Final Four Appearance
- 2014, 2015, 2016 NJAC Champions
- 2016 Field Hockey Captain
- TCNJ Lacrosse 2014 – 2018
Hometown/High School
- Malvern, PA: Great Valley High School
Mark Wadsley
Technical Coach
Coaching Experience
- St Joe’s University, Assistant Coach (March ’23 – current)
- Repton HC, Head of Performance (Jan ’22- March ’23)
- Beeston HC, Men’s 1 st XI Head Coach (Aug ’17-June ’21)
- Head of Women’s Hockey, Nottingham Trent University (Aug ’17-June ’21)
- Won 7 National Championships in the UK
- EH Level 1 Coaching Certificate (2006)
- EH Level 2 Coaching Certificate (2011)
- EH Level 3 Coaching Certificate (2016)
- MSc in Performance Coaching (2021)
College Experience/Playing Experience
- England U16 – U21 (earned over 50 caps)
- Beeston 1 st XI (2005-2019) – won 3 National Championships
- Played in European Hockey League (EHL) for 5 seasons
Hometown/High School
- Nottingham, UK
Casey Umstead
Head Coach
USA Field Hockey Experience
- 2018-2021 USA Athlete
- 2019 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Bhubaneswar, India)
- Bronze – 2019 Pan American Games (Lima, Peru)
- 9th – 2020-21 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 9th – 2019 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Coaching Experience
- 2018-2019 X-Calibur Field Hockey Club Coach
- 2020-2021 Moravian University Assistant Coach
College Experience
- University of Connecticut
- 2014-2018
- 2X National Champion (2014, 2017)
- 4X Big East Champion (2014-2017)
- 2017 First Team All – American
- 2017 All-Mideast Region First Team
- 2017 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2017 Big East Defensive Player of the Year
- 2017 All-Big East First Team
- 2016 Third Team All-American
- 2016 All-Mideast Region First Team
- 2016 All-Big East First Team
- 2016 All-Big East Tournament Team
- 2015 All-Mideast Region Second Team
- 2015 All-Big East Tournament Team
- 2015 All-Big East Second Team
Hometown/High School
- Currently works at PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals in Malvern, PA
Liz Rambo
Head Coach
Coaching Experience
- 2019 – 2022 Mystx Field Hockey Club Coach
- 2002 – 2004 Assistant Field Hockey Coach Syracuse University
College Experience
- Duke University ’02
- 2001 Team Captain
- 2001 South Region First Team All-American
- 3x All-ACC Academic Team
Hometown/High School/Occupation
- Marion, PA/ Villa Maria Academy
- Alumni Relations
Rory Strohm
Coach
Coaching Experience
- USAFH Level 1 Certification
- Downingtown Drive 2022-2023
- Jenkintown High School Part Time Assistant 2020
- WRA Field Hockey League 2017-2018
- Mystx Sprouts and Seedlings 2017-2019
College Experience
- West Chester University 2019-2023
- 2019, 2020, 2022 NFHCA National Academic Squad
- 2019 Scholar of Distinction
- 2019 Division 2 National Champions
- 2021 Division 2 National Runner-Up
- 2022 Division 2 Final Four
Hometown/High School/Occupation
- Jenkintown High School
- Currently works WCASD Stetson and Fugett Middle Schools
Lauren Curran
Coach
College Experience
- The College of William and Mary (2020-2023)
- Ended career top 10 in program history in the following categories: goals, game-winning goals, goals per game, shots on goal, points and points per game.
- 2023 Awards: CAA Champion, CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, All CAA Second Team Selection, All South Region Second Team, NFHCA Offensive Player of the Week (11/1/2023), CAA Player of the Week (10/23/2023), CAA Player of the Week (10/30/2023)
- 2022 Awards: All CAA First Team Selection, All South Region Second Team, VaSID All State Selection Second Team, National Field Hockey Coaches Association Watch List, CAA Player of the Week (9/12/2023), CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 Awards: NFHCA All Academic Team
- Boston College (2019-2020)
Hometown/High School
- Media, Pa: Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Shawna Givens
Coach
Grace Wise
Coach
Emma Schwarz
Coach
Raina Smolji
Coach
Emerie Loftis
Goalkeeping Coach
Maddie Kahn
Director of Goalkeeping
Meghan Mitchell
Coach
College Experience
- Villanova University Field Hockey (2020-Present)
- Team Captain (2022,2023)
- NFHCA All-American 2nd Team (2023)
- Big East Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
- NFHCA All-Region 1st Team (2021-2023)
- All-Big East 1st Team (2021, 2023)
- All-Big East 2nd Team (2020, 2022)
- Big East All-Tournament Team (2023)
- NFHCA Scholar of Distinction (2021, 2022)
- NFHCA National Academic Squad (2020-2023)
Hometown/High School
- Villanova, Pa: Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Molly Frey
Goalkeeping Coach
Coaching Experience
- 2021- 2-24 Goalie Trainer Coach
- WRA Field Hockey Coach 2023-2024
College Experience
- Temple University (2019-2023)
- Team Captain (2022,2023)
- All Big East Second Team (2023)
- 9 time Big East Weekly Honor Roll
- Fourth in Temple History for GAA
- NFHCA Scholar of Distinction (2019-2023)
- NFHCA National Academic Squad (2019-2023)
Hometown/High School
- Eagleville, PA: Methacton High School
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