King Named Head Field Hockey Coach at Bentley

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WALTHAM, Mass. – Following nine years at Lasell College, Jessica (Cormier) King is returning to her alma mater, Bentley College, as head field hockey coach, Athletics Director Bob DeFelice announced today.

King, a 1997 Bentley graduate and former two-time first-team Division II All-America, started the Lasell program from scratch after spending two years as an assistant coach at Bentley (1997-98). Her most successful season with the Lasers came in 2004 when her team finished at 11-8. In 2006, she was named the North Atlantic Conference co-Coach of the Year.

“Jessica’s time here as a player and her experience in developing the Lasell program from scratch made her an outstanding selection to continue the success of such a prestigious program,” said DeFelice. Bentley has been in the NCAA tournament eight times since 1999, has reached the Division II national championship game six times over that span, and was the NCAA national champion in 2001.

King played four seasons as a midfielder for the Falcons from 1993-96, helping the team to a four-year record of 40-33-5. She was selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II All-America team in both 1995 and 1996, and as a senior, was chosen as the first Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year.

King also played softball at Bentley for three years, earning the team MVP award in 1997.

“I am extremely excited to be part of the Bentley College field hockey program again,” said King.

King, a native of Athol who now resides in Newton with her husband Greg, also served as an Assistant Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director at Lasell. She received her BA from Bentley in marketing and her Masters of Science Degree in management, with a concentration in marketing, from Lasell (2006).