St. Lawrence University Women's Field Hockey

Grembowicz Head Field Hockey Coach, Assistant Director of Athletics Fran Grembowicz was named the head coach of the St. Lawrence field hockey program in the fall of 1998. The 2016 season marks her 19th year at the helm of the program in which she has compiled a career record of 168-137 (.551). She has led the Saints to winning records in 11 of the last 16 campaigns, compiling a record of 132-74 in that span. She established the Saints among the region's top programs, tying the program record with 14 wins en route to both the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association tournament title and the ECAC Mid-Atlantic field hockey championship in 2000. Under her guidance, the Saints were NCAA regional finalists in 2001 and were Liberty League regular season co-champions in 2006, 2008 and 2009.  The Saints were Liberty League tournament finalists in 2004, 2006 and 2007. Grembowicz was the league's Coach of the Year in 2001 and Co-Coach of the Year in 2008. She also had the opportunity to coach for the North team in the North-South Senior All Star Game in 2004. An assistant athletic director at St. Lawrence, Grembowicz was also the Saints softball coach from 1999-2012. Building the program from the ground up, she coached numerous all-conference selections, and her team was conference champion in 2000 and runner-up in 2001. She began her St. Lawrence coaching career as the women's basketball coach and laid the foundation for a program which emerged as one of the top small college programs in the East.  Grembowicz, who has an extensive college and high school coaching background, came to St. Lawrence from the University of Chicago to start the 1991-92 season in basketball. She was assistant director of undergraduate studies in the college of kinesiology at Chicago. Prior to that she was assistant varsity basketball coach at Smith College, where she also served as junior varsity basketball coach and assistant softball coach. She was also the athletic director at Rochester (VT) High School and coached field hockey, basketball and softball. A graduate of Castleton State with master's degrees from the University of Vermont and Smith, Grembowicz has played in national softball tournaments and was a member of the United States Field Hockey Association Northeast squad in 1979.

Soderquist was hired as an assistant coach for both the St. Lawrence University field hockey and women's lacrosse teams in the summer of 2014 and currently works exculsively with the Women's Lacrosse program. Soderquist came to St. Lawrence having earned a degree in Wellness Management and Athletic Coaching from SUNY Oswego as a Summa Cum Laude graduate in 2012.  A Watertown, NY native, she played collegiately for SUNY Cortland and played both soccer and lacrosse for Jefferson Community College in Watertown. As a lacrosse palyer for the Cannoneers, Soderquist earned First-Team All-Midstate honors as well as a Second-Team All-Region selection. Emily Soderquist Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach Emily Soderquist was hired as an assistant coach for both the St. Lawrence University field hockey and women's lacrosse teams in the summer of 2014 and currently works exculsively with the Women's Lacrosse program. Soderquist came to St. Lawrence having earned a degree in Wellness Management and Athletic Coaching from SUNY Oswego as a Summa Cum Laude graduate in 2012.  A Watertown, NY native, she played collegiately for SUNY Cortland and played both soccer and lacrosse for Jefferson Community College in Watertown. As a lacrosse palyer for the Cannoneers, Soderquist earned First-Team All-Midstate honors as well as a Second-Team All-Region selection.

Preston joins the field hockey and women's lacrosse coaching staffs as an assistant coach. A 2013 graduate, Haley played three years of field hockey for the Saints before missing her senior year due to injury. She served as a student assistant coach for the fall of 2012. A three-time NFHCA All-Academic selection and two-time Liberty League All-Academic, Haley was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as an undergraduate and played in 28 career games for the Saints. Preston served as an intern in the Student-Athlete Academic Services department at the University of Akron in 2012 and has been Assistant Director of Admissions at Western Reserve Academy in Ohio. She served as head field hockey, assistant boys hockey and assistant girls lacrosse coach at Western Reserve. Preston will also be an assistant coach for the women's lacrosse program. Haley Preston Assistant Field Hockey & Women's Lacrosse Coach Former Saint Haley Preston joins the field hockey and women's lacrosse coaching staffs as an assistant coach. A 2013 graduate, Haley played three years of field hockey for the Saints before missing her senior year due to injury. She served as a student assistant coach for the fall of 2012. A three-time NFHCA All-Academic selection and two-time Liberty League All-Academic, Haley was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as an undergraduate and played in 28 career games for the Saints. Preston served as an intern in the Student-Athlete Academic Services department at the University of Akron in 2012 and has been Assistant Director of Admissions at Western Reserve Academy in Ohio. She served as head field hockey, assistant boys hockey and assistant girls lacrosse coach at Western Reserve. Preston will also be an assistant coach for the women's lacrosse program.

Higgins joins the Saint staff after serving as an assistant field hockey coach at Middlebury College for the 2014 season. She also coached the Middlebury Union High School junior varsity lacrosse team in 2013 and was a Lacrosse the Nations volunteer program in Nicaragua in 2009. A honorable mention All Liberty League selection as a senior Higgins started all but one game in her SLU career, appearing in 65 consecutive games. She scored three goals and had nine assists in her four seasons of varsity competition. Kate Higgins Assistant Field Hockey Coach Former Saint player Kate Higgins joins the Saint staff after serving as an assistant field hockey coach at Middlebury College for the 2014 season. She also coached the Middlebury Union High School junior varsity lacrosse team in 2013 and was a Lacrosse the Nations volunteer program in Nicaragua in 2009. A honorable mention All Liberty League selection as a senior Higgins started all but one game in her SLU career, appearing in 65 consecutive games. She scored three goals and had nine assists in her four seasons of varsity competition.