Women's Lacrosse Welcomes Trescavage

by: Kelly Prendergast

During the 2011 season the Lycoming College Women’s Lacrosse team is undergoing many changes. It is now under the leadership of new head coach Chrissy Carfello Trescavage.

Trescavage is the sixth head coach in the history of the Lycoming women’s lacrosse program.

She played four seasons as an assistant coach at Misercordia University, Dallas, and playing at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove.

“I am excited about the opportunity and the upcoming season,” Trescavage said.

She began her career as an assistant coach at Misercordia in 2006. While at Misercordia, she helped the Cougars make it to two conference playoffs, as well as acting as the head coach, while she was on maternity leave. Also, while at Misercorida she helped scout opponents, recruit possible student athletes, and broke down game-film.

Not only does Trescavage have a lot of experience as a coach, she also has a lot of experience on the field as a player.

She was a one-time captain and four-year letter winner at Susquehanna University. She earned all MAC Honors as a sophomore and a senior, and was a four-time member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll. Also during her time as a player at Susquehanna, she set the record for goals scored in a season with 53. Trescavage graduated from Susquehanna with a bachelor of science in business administration.

Now Trescavage has brought her experience, from on the field as a player and past coaching positions, to help foster the growing tradition of Lycoming Lacrosse and to help the program be competitive within the MAC Conference.

“Coach Chrissy Trescavage is certainly the best thing that has happened to this program. She took a team that was non-existent and really turned the program around. Before Coach T, we didn’t even have enough players to field a team. She has devoted so much of her time to the program. She has already been recruiting for next year to allow our program to continue to grow and develop. Coach played every position in her four years at Susquehanna, she always knows how to help each player. Coach T really brings the team together as a unit.

She has us work hard to be our very best on and off the field. With the continual guidance from Coach T, our team will keep building and become very successful.”
Last season, the Lady Warriors finished out the regular season with a 10-8 record overall and an 8–4 finish in the Middle Atlantic Conference while coming up short to Eliazabethtown after a first round playoff win to Widener.

This season despite difficulties of having enough players to field a team and a new coaching staff, the Lady Warriors look to build on last seasons accomplishments by winning out their conference.

This season, the warriors will be counting on the leadership of junior captain Grace Gargiulo. Gargiulo returns for the 2011 season hoping to expand on her 24 goal and 6 assist 2010 season.

Additionally last season, she played in 18 games, started in 17 and accounted for 23 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers. Along with Gargiulo, the lady warriors will be looking for assistance from newcomer Ashley Landis along with help from sophomore Brooke Strausser and senior Meagan Pittius.

The remaining home games are as follows:

*April 9 at 1p.m. against Manhattanville
*April 16 at 1p.m. against Eastern
*April 18 at 1p.m. against Wilkes
*April 21 at 1p.m. against Elizabethtown