Marywood University Women's Field Hockey

Manning was named the Head Field Hockey Coach and at Marywood University in July 2014. Manning came to Marywood from nearby Keystone College where she led the Giants for six seasons and took the field hockey team to four Colonial States Athletic Conference semifinal appearances and was the 2012 CSAC Coach of the Year.   In Manning's first year with the Pacers, she led the program to eight wins, tying her with one other coach as the winningest first year coach in field hockey program history.  Manning also produced two First Team All-CSAC selections, including Rookie of the Year Tori Jo Kakusian. In her second season at the helm (2015), Manning led the Pacers to the CSAC playoffs and produced three First Team All-Conference selections. Manning was named the CSAC Coach of the Year following the 2012 season after leading the Giants to a 6-1 conference record as Keystone finished tied atop the league standings.  Under Manning's guidance, the Giants have been named a Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team with a team GPA above a 3.0 during the fall semester on several occasions.  In 2013, the Giants won their last four games, including a 2-1 win over regular season champion Cabrini College, to finish 4-3 in the CSAC to tie for third place, but Keystone missed out on a playoff berth on the conference's tie-breaking criteria while finishing the season 6-11 overall. Five Giants went on to earn All-CSAC honors. During the 2012 season, Coach Manning led a squad that featured nine players that earned All-CSAC honors led by Hope Krolewski, who was named the CSAC Player of the Year and was an All-Region selection. In 2011, Coach Manning saw six of her players earn post-season honors in the CSAC. The 2010 season saw the Giants make their third straight conference semi-final appearance and double digit win tally. The 2009 campaign saw Coach Manning lead her team to a program record 14-win season, as the Giants captured the regular season title in the CSAC and a berth in the conference semi-finals. The 2008 season coach Manning and her Giants put together a 10-win season, which included a post-season victory, and a trip to the CSAC semi-finals. Coach Manning had the distinct honor of leading the program's re-emergence after a 20-year hiatus.  A graduate of East Stroudsburg University, Manning has enjoyed success as a field hockey player on both the high school and collegiate levels. While a member of the Lackawanna Trail High School team, the Dalton, PA native was a four year starter and letter winner. She earned All-Conference honors in the Wyoming Valley Conference on three occasions, while being named as a Pennsylvania All-State performer on two occasions. During her time at East Stroudsburg, the program compiled a mark of 55-29, with Manning starting in all 84 games. During her freshman campaign in 2001 the squad advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship game, finishing the year as the National Runner-up. On their way to the title tilt, her squad upset the nation's number one ranked team in Lock Haven University in the national semi-finals. Manning and her teammates followed up their run to the national tournament with an ECAC Championship the following year, as they compiled 30 victories in her first two seasons. While Manning and her teammates demonstrated success on the field, they also displayed it in the classroom when the team was awarded the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II National Academic Team Award for earning a grade point average of 3.38 following the 2004 season. Prior to taking over the head coaching reigns at Keystone, Manning served as the assistant field hockey coach at Lackawanna Trail during the 2006-2007 season, a campaign that saw the Lady Lions finish as the Wyoming Valley Conference AAA District Runner-up. Manning earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management from East Stroudsburg in 2006 and a Master of Science in Sport Management from California University of Pennsylvania in 2010.  She resides in Dalton with her husband Kevin and their three children: Cooper, Hayden, and Quinn. Administratively, Manning serves as the Student-Athlete Affairs Coordinator and handles transfer compliance while overseeing and advising the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Manning as Head Coach (year-by-year):   Kacy Manning Head Field Hockey Coach/Student-Athlete Affairs Coordinator 2286 Kacy Manning was named the Head Field Hockey Coach and at Marywood University in July 2014. Manning came to Marywood from nearby Keystone College where she led the Giants for six seasons and took the field hockey team to four Colonial States Athletic Conference semifinal appearances and was the 2012 CSAC Coach of the Year.   In Manning's first year with the Pacers, she led the program to eight wins, tying her with one other coach as the winningest first year coach in field hockey program history.  Manning also produced two First Team All-CSAC selections, including Rookie of the Year Tori Jo Kakusian. In her second season at the helm (2015), Manning led the Pacers to the CSAC playoffs and produced three First Team All-Conference selections. Manning was named the CSAC Coach of the Year following the 2012 season after leading the Giants to a 6-1 conference record as Keystone finished tied atop the league standings.  Under Manning's guidance, the Giants have been named a Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team with a team GPA above a 3.0 during the fall semester on several occasions.  In 2013, the Giants won their last four games, including a 2-1 win over regular season champion Cabrini College, to finish 4-3 in the CSAC to tie for third place, but Keystone missed out on a playoff berth on the conference's tie-breaking criteria while finishing the season 6-11 overall. Five Giants went on to earn All-CSAC honors. During the 2012 season, Coach Manning led a squad that featured nine players that earned All-CSAC honors led by Hope Krolewski, who was named the CSAC Player of the Year and was an All-Region selection. In 2011, Coach Manning saw six of her players earn post-season honors in the CSAC. The 2010 season saw the Giants make their third straight conference semi-final appearance and double digit win tally. The 2009 campaign saw Coach Manning lead her team to a program record 14-win season, as the Giants captured the regular season title in the CSAC and a berth in the conference semi-finals. The 2008 season coach Manning and her Giants put together a 10-win season, which included a post-season victory, and a trip to the CSAC semi-finals. Coach Manning had the distinct honor of leading the program's re-emergence after a 20-year hiatus.  A graduate of East Stroudsburg University, Manning has enjoyed success as a field hockey player on both the high school and collegiate levels. While a member of the Lackawanna Trail High School team, the Dalton, PA native was a four year starter and letter winner. She earned All-Conference honors in the Wyoming Valley Conference on three occasions, while being named as a Pennsylvania All-State performer on two occasions. During her time at East Stroudsburg, the program compiled a mark of 55-29, with Manning starting in all 84 games. During her freshman campaign in 2001 the squad advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship game, finishing the year as the National Runner-up. On their way to the title tilt, her squad upset the nation's number one ranked team in Lock Haven University in the national semi-finals. Manning and her teammates followed up their run to the national tournament with an ECAC Championship the following year, as they compiled 30 victories in her first two seasons. While Manning and her teammates demonstrated success on the field, they also displayed it in the classroom when the team was awarded the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II National Academic Team Award for earning a grade point average of 3.38 following the 2004 season. Prior to taking over the head coaching reigns at Keystone, Manning served as the assistant field hockey coach at Lackawanna Trail during the 2006-2007 season, a campaign that saw the Lady Lions finish as the Wyoming Valley Conference AAA District Runner-up. Manning earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management from East Stroudsburg in 2006 and a Master of Science in Sport Management from California University of Pennsylvania in 2010.  She resides in Dalton with her husband Kevin and their three children: Cooper, Hayden, and Quinn. Administratively, Manning serves as the Student-Athlete Affairs Coordinator and handles transfer compliance while overseeing and advising the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Manning as Head Coach (year-by-year):  

Dougherty joined Marywood University as the assistant field hockey coach in the fall of 2014. Dougherty, a 2012 graduate, spent four seasons with the Pacers from 2008-11, serving as captain for three years. Starting as a midfield/defender in all 65 games played, she contributed 11 goals, four assists and 26 points in her career. Dougherty was second on the team in all offensive categories during her senior season. She was named to the CSAC All-Academic team four times.   "I am ecstatic to see another former Pacer joining our department," Gunning said. "I expect great things from our entire field hockey coaching staff this season. Her familiarity with the department will be instrumental to Coach Manning."   Since graduation, Dougherty received her Master of Science in sports business with a concentration in athletic administration from Temple University. In Philadelphia, she served as Temple's operations and recreation graduate extern from 2012 to 2014. Her responsibilities included managing Temple's intramural program, assisting in the management of a conference and recreation center, and supervising conference/meetings operations.   She also spent a summer interning with the Philadelphia Freedoms professional tennis team in the event management and operations department. As a Marywood student, Dougherty interned with the athletics department to conduct research and trends in athletic administration, as well as serving as the female student-athlete liaison at the Student-Athlete Faculty Committee.   A native of Wading River, N.Y., she received her bachelor of science from Marywood in elementary education. Julie Dougherty Assistant Field Hockey Coach 4724 Alumna Julie Dougherty joined Marywood University as the assistant field hockey coach in the fall of 2014. Dougherty, a 2012 graduate, spent four seasons with the Pacers from 2008-11, serving as captain for three years. Starting as a midfield/defender in all 65 games played, she contributed 11 goals, four assists and 26 points in her career. Dougherty was second on the team in all offensive categories during her senior season. She was named to the CSAC All-Academic team four times.   "I am ecstatic to see another former Pacer joining our department," Gunning said. "I expect great things from our entire field hockey coaching staff this season. Her familiarity with the department will be instrumental to Coach Manning."   Since graduation, Dougherty received her Master of Science in sports business with a concentration in athletic administration from Temple University. In Philadelphia, she served as Temple's operations and recreation graduate extern from 2012 to 2014. Her responsibilities included managing Temple's intramural program, assisting in the management of a conference and recreation center, and supervising conference/meetings operations.   She also spent a summer interning with the Philadelphia Freedoms professional tennis team in the event management and operations department. As a Marywood student, Dougherty interned with the athletics department to conduct research and trends in athletic administration, as well as serving as the female student-athlete liaison at the Student-Athlete Faculty Committee.   A native of Wading River, N.Y., she received her bachelor of science from Marywood in elementary education.

Kailtyn Bevans enters her seventh season as the assistant field hockey coach at Marywood University. She was a volunteer assistant coach for the previous four seasons.  Bevans has received Atlantic East Coaching Staff of the Year award in 2019, 2023, and 2025. She helped guide the Pacers to three Atlantic East championship and NCAA Division III At-Large berth in 2019, 2024, and 2025.  From 2015-18, Bevans assisted former Head Coach Kacy Manning in a volunteer capacity, helping the Pacers reach four Conference post-season tournament appearances - three in the Colonial States Athletic Conference and one this past fall in Marywood's new conference, the Atlantic East.  During that time the Pacers also reach the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) post-season on two occassions (2016, 2018). Bevans has been instrumental in practice planning and youth clinics and has maintained a positive and respectable relationship with team members, making her the easy choice to fill the Assistant Coaching role after Dougherty was promoted to Head Coach in January. Prior to Marywood, Bevans served as a Graduate Assistant Coach at DeSales University in Allentown where she helped lead the team to the MAC Freedom Conference playoffs.  In addition to on-the-field coaching duties at DeSales, Bevans assisted in recruiting, ran team study halls, managed club sports budgets and practice times, and organized travel plans as well as youth camps and clinics. She was also the U-14 Head Coach for United Field Hockey Club in Downingtown from October 2014-Febuary 25.   Bevans earned a undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Wilkes University in 2014 and is pursuing her Masters of Education with a concentration in Special Education from DeSales.  As an undergrad at Wilkes, she earned certifications in Mathematics and Special Education.  She is currently employed by the Dunmore School District. She resides in West Pittston. 

Julie (Dougherty) Trott '12 will serve as the Marywood University head field hockey coach for the eighth year (seventh season) during the 2026 season. She was named Assistant Director of Athletics in the summer of 2023. Trott has been the Head Field Hockey Coach since January 2019. As Assistant Director, Trott oversees budgeting, transportation and student-athlete affairs. Additionally, she is the NFHCA Region IV Committee Chair and serves on the NFHCA All-American Committee since 2020. In her first season at the helm, Trott and the Pacers shattered the record books. Under her leadership, the Pacers went 16-4, setting a new program record for wins in a single season.  The 2019 team also won the first Conference Championship since 1998 and qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in program history. For their efforts, Trott and her assistants (Kaitlyn Bevans and Tori Jo Kakusian) were named the Atlantic East Conference's Coaching Staff of the Year.  Trott and her staff also produced the Atlantic East Conference Player of the Year (Lindsey Quinn) and Defensive Player of the Year (Kenzie Drew) and had 10 players in all named to All-Conference teams (six First Team, four Second Team).   After the 2020 season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Trott led the Pacers to a 10-10 mark in 2021 and berths into both the Atlantic East Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) post-season tournaments. She mentored three First Team and two Second Team All-AEC selections. In the 2022 season, Trott lead the Pacers to a 3-3 conference season qualifying them for an Atlantic East Conference postseason bid. That season Trott had three First Team and two Second Team All-AEC honorees. During the 2023 season, the Pacers advanced to their second Atlantic East Conference Championship game with Trott at the helm. Marywood finished the season with a 14-5 overall record and a 5-1 in conference record. Trott and her assistant (Kaitlyn Bevans) were named Atlantic East Conference's Coaching Staff of the Year. Also, the Pacers brought home the Atlantic East Conference Rookie of the Year and Elite 20 winner as major conference awards. Trott had four First Team All-Conference and four Second Team All-Conference selections. Trott also had two players named NFHCA Second Team All-Region. In 2024, Trott led Marywood to a 14-7 overall record and a perfect 4-0 mark in Atlantic East Conference play, earning the program's conference championship. The Pacers also claimed two major individual honors, with Cydney Lahr being named Atlantic East Conference Player of the Year and Corrin Hasty receiving the Elite 20 Award. The Pacers successfully defended its conference title in 2025, finishing with an 11-10 overall record and another undefeated 4-0 mark in conference play. Trott coached both the Atlantic East Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, while she and assistant coach Kaitlyn Bevans were recognized as the Atlantic East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. Prior to her promotion to head coach, Trott served as assistant coach for five seasons. She was an NCAA Ethnic Minorities and Women's Internship recipient from 2016-18. In five seasons as an assistant at Marywood, she took the Pacers to a 46-46 overall record and 20-13 (.606) conference record. Marywood made four conference semifinals and two ECAC tournament appearances under her direction. The Pacers finished with 12-8 records – the program's best records of the 21st century – in both 2016 and 2018. Marywood enjoyed its first victories over The University of Scranton and Cabrini University in two decades under her tutelage, in addition to the program's first win over a ranked opponent. As an assistant, Trott oversaw four National Academic Team Awards, three major conference honors, nine All-ECAC, 15 First Team all-conference, one all-region, and an ECAC Defensive Player of the Year award. Marywood had the second-highest GPA in the nation in 2015. As an assistant coach, Trott assumed the primary contact in the recruiting process with over 30 qualified student-athletes in five seasons. She facilitated academic success through her role, and Trott was active in practice planning, fundraising initiatives, travel management, volunteer coordination, alumni engagement, social media management, among other duties. Through her NCAA internship, Trott was active in student-athlete affairs, encouraging community service and diversity initiatives. She coordinated an effective "It's On Us" campaign to tackle sexual violence, developed NCAA Division III Week and National Student-Athlete Day programming, spearheaded an Athletics Faculty Mentor program, and led Marywood to a conference-best participation in a Polar Bear Plunge fundraiser for four-straight years to raise funds for Special Olympics New Jersey. Trott engaged in professional development conferences with attendance at the NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminary and NCAA Convention in Indianapolis. She currently coaches at the NEPA Force Field Hockey Club (U10-U19) in Clarks Summit, Pa., and she is the head coach for the USA Field Hockey Futures team in White Mills, Pa. Trott also worked with local athletes in the Marywood ID clinics, Marywood Field Hockey Youth Camp/Clinic Series, and High School/Junior High Preseason Prep Camp. Prior to Marywood, Trott was an Operations and Recreation Graduate Extern at Temple University's Student Faculty Center in Philadelphia from 2012 to 2014. During her graduate school studies, she interned with Philadelphia Freedom professional tennis team's event management and operations. Trott spent four seasons with the Pacers from 2008-11, serving as captain for three years. Starting as a midfield/defender in all 65 games played, she contributed 11 goals, four assists and 26 points in her career. Trott was selected the team's MVP in 2011 and 2012. She was named to the CSAC All-Academic Team four times. A native of Wading River, N.Y., Trott has both USA Field Hockey Level 2 and Level 1 coach accreditation. She is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), USA Field Hockey College Coaches, and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society. Trott received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, with Level I Pennsylvania Instructional & Educational Specialist certification, in 2012. She earned her Master's in Sports Business with a concentration in Athletic Administration from Temple University in 2014. Trott currently resides in South Abington Twp., Pa. with her husband Jim and son Owen.     THE JULIE TROTT FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE 2019-Present: Marywood, Head Coach 2014-18: Marywood, Assistant Coach EDUCATION B.S., Marywood '12, Elementary Education M.S., Temple '14, Sports Business MARYWOOD HIGHLIGHTS Three-Time NCAA Division III Tournament Qualifier (2019, 2024, 2025) Three-Time Atlantic East Conference Champions (2019, 2024, 2025) Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2024) Three-Time Atlantic East Coaching Staff of the Year (2019, 2023, 2025) NCAA Ethnic Minorities and Women's Internship recipient (2016-18) Six Atlantic East Major Award Winners Four NFHCA All-Region Recipients (1 First Team, 2 Second Team) 32 Atlantic East All-Conference Honorees (19 First Team, 13 Second Team) Five NFHCA Team Academic Awards NFHCA Region IV Committee Chair NFHCA All-American Committee (Since 2020) YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Overall Record AEC Record Postseason 2025 Marywood 11-10 4-0 AEC Champions NCAA Division III First Round  2024 Marywood 14-7 4-0 AEC Champions NCAA Division III First Round 2023 Marywood 14-5 5-1 AEC Runner-Up 2022 Marywood 6-12 3-3 AEC Semifinal 2021 Marywood 10-10 2-3 AEC Semifinal ECAC First Round 2020 Marywood Did Not Compete, Covid-19 2019 Marywood 16-4 5-0 NCAA First Round AEC Champions 6 Seasons 71-48 (.597) 23-7 (.767)