Neumann College Women's Ice Hockey

Kearns begins her second season at the helm of the womens ice hockey team for the 2015-16 season. Kearns picked up her first collegiate win in a 2-1 win against ECAC West foe William Smith. The Knights went 7-16-2 in 2014-15. Prior to Neumann, Kearns was at Penn State University where she served the Assistant Womens Ice Hockey Coach. Since 2011, Kearns was in charge of Penn State's forwards and power plays as well as serving as recruiting coordinator as well as arranging team housing and volunteer opportunities. Kearns was also responsible for all of the social media updates for Penn State Womens Hockey during the 2011-12 season. Kearns is no stranger to Neumann. She was an Assistant Coach for the womens program for two seasons, 2009-2011, under Head Coaches Matt Kennedy and Casey Handrahan. Kearns, who played boys high school hockey for Interboro High School and went on to an unbelievable career at Boston University. While at BU, Gina finished the all-time leading scorer for the Terriers tallying 52 goals and 50 assists for 102 points in her four year career. She was also a three-year captain for BU head coach Brian Durocher. She was the first three-year captain in program history. She also is the first player to score 50 goals and record 100 points in a career. A native of Norwood, Pa., Kearns graduated from Boston University in 2009 with a Bachelors of Science in Health Science. She is the seventh Head Coach for the Womens Ice Hockey program in its 14 th season.