Sewanee: University of the South Women's Field Hockey

Dombrowski , a former NCAA All-American lacrosse and field hockey player, will be entering her 10th year as Sewanee's head women's lacrosse coach. Michele Dombrowski, a former NCAA All-American lacrosse and field hockey player, will be entering her 10th year as Sewanee's head women's lacrosse coach. Under Dombrowski's leadership, the women's lacrosse team has won three conference titles and earned two NCAA Tournament berths. Along with earning her second Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Coach of the Year honor, Dombrowski led the Tigers to a 17-2 record in 2015. During the season, Sewanee posted its best regular-season record in school history since 1963. The Tigers also set the school's longest winning streak while ranking second in the nation in scoring. Sewanee also ranked nationally in scoring margin (10th), win percentage (second), and in draws (eighth). During the season, Sewanee also defeated previous unbeaten programs Rhodes and Piedmont. Additionally, Sewanee made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament second-round while also receiving the program's first-ever at-large bid into the Big Dance. Under Dombrowski, five players earned IWLCA All-Region honors while nine student-athletes garnered All-SAA awards. That included SAA Offensive Player of the Year Ellie Murphy. In total, Dombrowski has coached two SAA Offensive Player of the Year winners, an SAA Newcomer of the Year, and an SAA Defensive Player of the Year all since 2013. As the Tigers' field hockey coach, Dombrowski continues to build the program. A year ago, Dombrowski coached Sewanee's first-ever SAA Newcomer of the Year award winner. As a team, Sewanee had six players earn All-SAA honors. Additionally, three Tigers were named to the NFHCA All-Region Team. As a team, Sewanee ended its season with an 8-8 overall record. That tied the Tigers' win total in 2013. Both eight-win years were the best finish since Sewanee went 14-7 in 2008. In 2012, Dombrowski led Sewanee to its highest wins total since the 2009 season. Additionally, five Tigers were named to the All-SAA team, while three student-athletes earns accolades on the All-Region squad. Off the field, Sewanee continues to excel in the classroom. Last season, the Tigers earned another SGI/NFHCA Academic Award. To earn this honor, Sewanee had to achieve a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Dombrowski came to Sewanee from State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, N.Y., where she served as head field hockey coach 1998-2006 and assistant womens lacrosse coach from 1998-2003. In 2003, while at Oneonta, Dombrowski was named National Field Hockey Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year and New York State Womens Collegiate Athletics Association Field Hockey Coach of the Year. She was twice named SUNYAC Field Hockey Coach of the Year (2002, 2004) Prior to her time at Oneonta, Dombrowski was assistant lacrosse and field hockey coach at Smith College in Northhampton, Mass. Dombrowski attended Goucher College in Baltimore, Md. where she received a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and English. In 1998, she received her Master of Science degree in Exercise Sports and Sports Studies from Smith College. As a lacrosse player at Goucher, Dombrowski was named USWLA and Brine/IWLCA First-team All-American in 1996 and that same year was selected to the NCAA Division III Womens Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team. She currently ranks fifth all-time in career points scored. In field hockey, Dombrowski was named College Field Hockey Association All-American, First-team in 1995 and Second-team in 1994. She was a three-time All-South Region First-team selection (1993,1994,1995). She is also the school record holder for points and goals in a career. A GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American selection her senior year, Dombrowski was an NCAA Womens Enhancement Scholarship recipient in 1996. Coach Dombrowski lives in Sewanee with her husband, Joe, and daughters, Anja and Kira. Michele Dombrowski

McIntyre has served under head coach Michele Dombrowski as an assistant for the Tigers in field hockey and women's lacrosse. With this change, McIntyre will remain as an assistant in women's lacrosse while Dombrowski will serve as the head women's lax coach and an assistant in field hockey. "Mac has most definitively earned this promotion and I'm delighted to know that she will be the guiding force of Sewanee field hockey in the future," said Dombrowski. "The field hockey student-athletes are a special group and will thrive under her leadership. Mac is passionate about her each individual both on and off the field. I can't imagine a better person to be named head coach." This past fall, Sewanee finished with an 11-6 overall record. The Tigers featured five All-SAA selections, including SAA Newcomer of the Year . Additionally, Sewanee had three players selected to the SGI/NFHCA All-Region Team while  and  were named NFHCA Division III Scholars of Distinction on Wednesday. McIntyre initially came to Sewanee after spending three years as an assistant coach at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md. McIntyre helped coach the Green Terror to the ECAC Field Hockey Tournament in 2011 and 2012 while McDaniel was an ECAC Women's Lacrosse finalist in 2013 and semifinals in 2014. Prior to her coaching career, McIntyre was a goalkeeper for the Gettysburg women's lacrosse team, which won the 2011 NCAA Division III National Championship. Playing alongside an all-conference teammate in goal each year, McIntyre played in 34 games with 12 starts. In nearly 886 minutes between the pipes, she allowed 85 goals and made 104 saves. Her 5.76 career goals-against average in second all-time in program history while her .550 save percentage is 11th all-time. She recorded a perfect 12-0 record in cage, including a 7-0 mark in 2011. During her tenure, the team went 70-16, was the Centennial Conference runner-up and appeared in the NCAA tournament each year. She was part of three teams that reached championship weekend, culminating with the national title her senior season. On the field hockey team, she played in 44 matches with 37 starts in the midfield. A 2010 captain, she led the Bullets with seven defensive saves in 2010. During her time, Gettysburg posted a 47-27 record, including a 30-10 mark in conference play and advancing to the conference playoffs all four years. The team was nationally ranked during all four of her seasons. "We hoped when Mac first came to Sewanee in 2013 that the future for both programs involved a return to two head coaches. I am grateful that our athletic director, Mark Webb, and the Sewanee administration have allowed this transition to occur. We are both tirelessly devoted to each team, our 50 student-athletes, their families, alums, and recruits.  Mac's promotion is key for the success of both programs. She has taken on increasing levels of responsibility over her two years with both our teams, and I know we will continue to raise the bar in 2016." McIntyre earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Gettysburg College in 2011. She also completed her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling from McDaniel College earlier this summer. For more information on Sewanee Athletics, please visit . You can also check the Tigers out on , , , and .