Field Hockey
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- sab207@lehigh.edu
- Phone:
- 610-758-4388
- Alma Mater:
- Third season
Stacey Eversley begins her fifth season as Lehigh’s head field hockey coach in 2015. In her first year, Eversley led the Mountain Hawks to a 3-2 league record - their best finish since 2007 - and the #3 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, Lehigh’s second tournament appearance in three years and Eversley’s third in her first four years in Bethlehem (including her time as assistant coach). One of the biggest wins came against eventual Patriot League Finalist Bucknell.
Eversley helped coach Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year Sierra Segear, who allowed only 11 goals in league play, the fewest the Mountain Hawks allowed since 2001 (when they also allowed 11). The last time a Lehigh goalie allowed fewer was in 1996. Segear went on to earn a spot on the NFHCA All-Mideast Region Second Team.
The Mountain Hawks placed three others on All-League Teams, including Kim Eng, Steph Fratoni and Marie Mignogna. Lehigh garnered five Patriot League weekly awards, led by three Goalkeeper of the Week honors from Segear.
After a tough start, Lehigh went 5-4 in its final nine regular season games to gain momentum heading into 2012. That included winning three-of-four in one stretch. Eversley’s first win came over La Salle, a team which went on to the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The Mountain Hawks also earned their first-ever victory over Penn while picking up big Patriot League wins over Bucknell, Colgate and Holy Cross.
The Mountain Hawks continued to make strides in 2012 and 2013. Lehigh hung tough in every game during the 2013 season, including picking up back-to-back shutouts (over Towson and Georgetown) while defeating a strong Lock Haven program. Marissa Glatt finished second in the Patriot League in goals (12) and points (25) and was the only freshman named first team All-League.
The 2014 season was highlighted by a September stretch when Lehigh went 4-1, beating Towson in overtime before topping Georgetown, Holy Cross and Sacred Heart in succession. Gabby Tofig enjoyed a breakout season offensively, leading the Mountain Hawks with 17 points to earn second team All-Patriot League honors. Fratoni also earned those honors, along with Academic All-Patriot League recognition for a second straight year. In addition, Tofig and Fratoni garnered Patriot League weekly awards in late September, receiving Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively.
Eversley’s appointment before the 2011 season marked a return to Lehigh as she previously spent three years as an assistant coach for the Mountain Hawks, before moving on to American International College where she turned around that program in just one season.
In her first year as a college head coach, Eversley inherited an American International team that went 6-12 in 2009 and transformed it into a 14-8 program that more than doubled the school record for wins in a season, while earning an at-large bit to the NCAA tournament, a first for the AIC field hockey program.
Eversley served as the top assistant coach at Lehigh for her predecessor, Julie Mazer from 2007 to 2009. Upon returning, she played a major role in recruiting many of the student-athletes on Lehigh’s roster, while also assisting with scouting and working closely with Lehigh’s attacking players. In 2009, Eversley helped guide Eng and Morgan Christopher to first team All-Patriot League honors, while Eng went on to be named Patriot League Rookie of the Year and a second team NFHCA All-Region selection. Eversley also mentored All-League forwards Kelly Fox and Kalynn Davies in 2008 and 2007, respectively and worked with 2007 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Christy Smith.
The Mountain Hawks advanced to the Patriot League tournament in two of Eversley’s three seasons as assistant coach in Bethlehem.
Prior to her stint at Lehigh, Eversley was an assistant coach at Wilkes University in 2006 and coached at Muhlenberg College the two years before that.
A Bellingham, Massachusetts native, Eversley won three Atlantic 10 Championships as a forward at the University of Massachusetts before graduating with a degree in communications in 2003.
