University of Massachusetts - Amherst Women's Field Hockey

Tagliente Position: Head Coach Alma Mater: Maryland '01 Overall Record: 52-35 (.598) Photo Gallery: Field Hockey Head Coach Carla Tagliente Former United States Field Hockey standout Carla Tagliente was introduced as the seventh head coach in the history of the University of Massachusetts field hockey program on Jan. 7, 2010. A highly-decorated student and teacher of the game, Tagliente finished her fourth year at the helm of the Minutewomen in 2014. Over the previous three years alone, Tagliente guided the Minutewomen to 45 victories, the sixth-most among all NCAA Division I field hockey programs in that span, for an average of 15 wins per seasons. During that time, Tagliente was awarded Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and NFHCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year honors twice each. Massachusetts fell one game shy of making its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 as the squad advanced to the A-10 Tournament Championship Game after it won the regular season league title with a 7-1 Atlantic 10 record. An youthful team with seven underclassmen in the starting lineup struggled early in the year before Tagliente and the Minutewomen strung together eight victories in their final 10 regular season games. The winning ways continued into the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals as A-10 Defensive Player of the Year and NFHCA All-America selection Lauren Allymohamed spearheaded a 2-0 shutout of Lock Haven that helped the Maroon and White reach their third consecutive A-10 title game. With Tagliente's guidance, Allymohamed became the first competitor in league history to win any of the three major conference awards in three consecutive seasons. Her 2014 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Award also continued a stretch of six consecutive seasons the laurel was won outright or shared by a Minutewoman. UMass had one of their most successful campaigns in program history during 2013. The Maroon and White finished 19-5 overall and reached the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals as it recorded its most wins in a single season since the 2000 squad also captured 19. Under Tagliente's tutelage, Massachusetts claimed its second straight Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship to earn the berth into the national postseason. Despite graduating nearly 70 percent of its scoring from 2012, the Minutewomen still led the Atlantic 10 in offense during 2013 with 3.38 goals per game, spearheaded by A-10 Offensive Player of the Year Brooke Sabia. In addition to Sabia being named the top attacking player in the conference, Allymohamed took home the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year laurel for the second straight season while Charlotte Verelst was named the best rookie. Tagliente, a member of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Committee, returned the Minutewomen to the NCAA Tournament during her second year as head coach, when the squad earned a 15-9 overall record and 6-1 conference mark while securing a 10-game win streak in 2012. Through Tagliente's offensive knowledge of the game, UMass tallied 2.96 goals per contest, a +1.4 margin from the 2011 output. The Minutewomen matched their offensive success in the defensive zone, only allowing 1.75 tallies to each opponent on average after giving up 2.06 per game the season before. During the 2012 campaign, a 2-1 come-from-behind win over No. 1 nationally-ranked Syracuse sparked a 10-game win streak for the Minutewomen that culminated in a 5-0 victory against No. 16 Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Title Game and a 2-1 decision in overtime vs. Rider during the NCAA Tournament Play-In contest. Thando Zono was named NFHCA First Team All-America following the season while Allymohamed secured the fourth consecutive A-10 Defensive Player of the Year laurel for the program. In total, Tagliente developed six All-Atlantic 10 Conference award winners, four all-region honorees and two NFHCA Division-I Senior Game participants in her second year in Amherst. During her inaugural season with the Minutewomen, Tagliente led UMass to a 5-1 record in Atlantic 10 play to secure a tie for the 2011 A-10 Regular Season Championship before advancing the team to the semifinal round of the conference tournament. Additionally, Tagliente produced two NFCHA Division-I Northeast All-Region athletes in current United States Field Hockey National Team competitor Alesha Widdall and Kim Young. Nine Minutewomen were named to the A-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2011 semester to highlight the academic success of the program. No stranger to elite-level field hockey, Tagliente arrived at UMass after coaching for eight years in the Big Ten Conference. Prior to serving as the associate head coach at Northwestern in 2009-10, she was an assistant coach at Michigan from 2006-08 and an assistant at Iowa in 2003-05. Before that, Tagliente was a volunteer coach at her alma mater, Maryland, in 2001-02. Tagliente revitalized the Wildcats offense in her two years at Northwestern. Her first year in Evanston, Ill., as Tracey Fuchs' top assistant was a huge success as the Wildcats posted their highest wins total (12) since the 1995 campaign. Tagliente mentored an NU offense that improved from an average per-game scoring margin of -1.1 in 2008 to +1.15 in 2009, an ability to create a quick turnaround she would later use to benefit the Minutewomen. Northwestern's offense continued to be a strength for NU in 2010 as Tagliente coached Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and second-team All-American Chelsea Armstrong, who finished with a league-best 24 goals and 60 points. The 2010 Wildcats established themselves as Big Ten contenders, upsetting sixth-ranked and eventual NCAA semifinalist Ohio State on the road in its conference opener and finishing with three league victories, the most for NU since the Big Ten instituted the six-game schedule in 2000. Prior to her arrival at Northwestern, Tagliente revitalized the Hawkeyes' offense and helped Iowa nearly double its goal output over her tenure. While at Michigan, she also worked primarily with the offense and led the Wolverines to the 2007 Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. Following a long international playing career, Tagliente stayed involved with the USA Field Hockey program as coach of the illustrious A-Camp and the High Performance Center Midwest Regional Team. In 2004 and 2005, she assisted the U.S. Under-16 Team and traveled on its annual tour of Holland and in 2010 accompanied the U.S. U-19 squad on its four-game competitive tour of Argentina. Tagliente has earned her Level III coaching accreditation, and in 2010, was named head coach of the USA Field Hockey U-19 Team. Tagliente competed for seven years on the USA Field Hockey, playing in 78 international games at the highest level while scoring five goals. She helped lead Team USA to silver medals at the 1999 Pan American Games and the 2001 Americas Cup, while also competing in the 2002 World Cup. In her first season with the U.S. National Team in 1997, Tagliente was named USFHA Female Athlete of the Year. As a player at Maryland, Tagliente was a three-time First-Team NFHCA All-American (1998-2000) and earned a third-team distinction as a freshman in 1997. A two-time finalist for the Honda Broderick Award, Tagliente was a member of the 1999 NCAA National Champion Maryland squad that defeated Michigan in the tournament final and, up until the 2010 season, held the school records for career goals (87) and points (187). Tagliente was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (1999-2001), including a first-team pick in her final two seasons, and was selected to the NFHCA National Academic Squad all four years. In 2001, she was awarded with the Atlantic Coast Conference's prestigious Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship in addition to graduating Summa Cum Laude. A native of Cortland, N.Y., Tagliente graduated from the University of Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing and delivered the commencement address for Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Tagliente continued her graduate education at the University of Michigan and earned an MBA with high distinction from the Ross School of Business. Carla Tagliente's Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record Year W-L Pct. A-10 Pct. Season Notes 2011 7-11 .389 5-1 .833 A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions; A-10 Tournament Semifinals 2012 15-9 .625 6-1 .857 A-10 Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round 2013 19-5 .792 7-0 1.000 A-10 Reg. Season Champs; A-10 Tourney Champs; NCAA Elite Eight 2014 11-10 .524 7-1 .875 A-10 Reg. Season Champs; A-10 Championship Game Totals 52-35 .598 25-3 .893 2 NCAA Tournament Berths 2 Atlantic 10 Tournament Titles 3 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Titles Carla Tagliente's Milestone Victories At Massachusetts 1st Win Massachusetts 4, Vermont 2; Aug. 29, 2011 1st A-10 Win Massachusetts 2, Lock Haven 1; Oct. 8, 2011 25th Win As Head Coach Massachusetts 6, UMass-Lowell 0; Sept. 3, 2013 50th Win As Head Coach Massachusetts 3, La Salle 1; Oct. 24, 2014 1st Win vs. Top-25 Team Massachusetts 2, #18 New Hampshire 1 (OT); Aug. 24, 2012 1st Win vs. Top-15 Team Massachusetts 2, #15 Ohio State 1 (OT); Aug. 25, 2012 1st Win vs. Top-10 Team Massachusetts 2, #1 Syracuse 1; Oct. 11, 2012 1st Win vs. No. 1 Team Massachusetts 2, #1 Syracuse 1; Oct. 11, 2012 1st A-10 Tournament Win Massachusetts 5, Temple 2; Nov. 2, 2012 1st A-10 Tournament Title Massachusetts 5, #16 Richmond 0; Nov. 3, 2012 2nd A-10 Tournament Title Massachusetts 2, Richmond 1; Nov. 9, 2013 1st NCAA Tournament Win Massachusetts 2, Rider 1 (OT); Nov. 6, 2012 (Play-In Game) 2nd NCAA Tournament Win Massachusetts 4, #7 Virginia 3 (OT); Nov. 16, 2013 (First Round) Carla Tagliente's Head Coaching Highlights Two-time NFHCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (2012 & 2013) Two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year (2012 & 2013) Two Atlantic 10 Tournament Titles (2012 & 2013) Two NCAA Tournament Appearances (2012 & 2013) Four NFHCA All-Americans in as many seasons at UMass Seven Atlantic 10 Players of the Year 14 NFHCA All-Region awardwinners coached 23 Atlantic 10 All-Conference selections Nine wins over NFHCA Top-20 teams 61 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll Award recipients 43 NFHCA National Academic Squad honorees 52 wins in only three seasons (13.0 per year) University of Maryland, B.S. in Finance and Marketing (summa cum laude) University of Michigan, MBA in Business (high distinction) University of Maryland, 1997-2000 USA Field Hockey National Team, 1997-2003 Team USA World Cup Participant, 2002 Team USA Americas Cup Silver Medalist, 2001 Team USA Korea Telecom Cup Participant, 2001 Team USA Pan American Games Silver Medalist, 1999 NCAA Tournament Champion, 1999 Four-time NFHCA All-American, 1997-2000 Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1998-2000 Four-time NFHCA National Academic Squad, 1997-2000 Two-time Honda Broderick Award Finalist, 1999-2000 Four-time NFHCA All-Region Honoree, 1997-2000 Four-time All-ACC Team, 1997-2000 Three-time ACC Tournament Champion, 1998-2000 Two-time ACC All-Tournament Team, 1999-2000 ACC Tournament MVP, 1999 USFHA Female Athlete of the Year, 1997 ACC Rookie of the Year, 1997 One of only two Maryland players to earn four All-America honors. 73 goals and 187 points topped Maryland's record book upon her graduation Named one of ACC's Top-50 female athletes of all-time in 2003 2012 University of Maryland Hall of Fame inductee Currently ranks in the career records top-10 at Maryland in points (2nd), goals (3rd) and assists (8th; 41) Head Coach, University of Massachusetts, 2011-present Head Coach, USA Field Hockey U19 Team, 2011 Staff Coach, USA Field Hockey U19 Team, 2010 Associate Head Coach, Northwestern University, 2009-10 Assistant Coach, University of Michigan, 2006-08 Assistant Coach, USA Field Hockey U16 Team, 2004-05 Assistant Coach, University of Iowa, 2003-05 Volunteer Assistant Coach, University of Maryland, 2001-02 Head Coach, USA Field Hockey High-A Team Head Coach, High Performance Center Midwest Regional Team Head Coach, High Performance New England/North Regional Team  What They Are Saying About Carla Tagliente... Tracey Fuchs, Northwestern Head Coach "After working alongside Carla at Northwestern, Michigan and on the international level, I have no doubt she is prepared to succeed in her first head coaching position at a championship-caliber program like UMass. I would personally like to thank her for all of her efforts here at Northwestern in helping to redefine and rebuild the foundation of our program. We would not be in the position we are in now without Carla's passion, experience and knowledge and I am forever grateful for what she brought to NU." Missy Meharg, Maryland Head Coach "I couldn't see a more appropriate fit for both Carla and the University of Massachusetts field hockey program. She is so highly intellectual to her approach in both learning and teaching the game of field hockey. With the history the UMass program has, she is the perfect fit." Terry Walsh, High Performance Technical Coordinator, USA Field Hockey "Carla is one of the `new breed' of highly respected coaches in the USA Field Hockey Program. Carla Tagliente brings with her not only a highly qualified coaching resume, but a significant component of playing expertise from the international playing arena. Coupling this with Carla's keen desire to be involved with High Performance coach education in the USA, UMass has engaged a visionary coach of superior quality. USA Field Hockey is proud to have Carla Tagliente as the head coach of the High Performance U-19 National Squad. We wish Carla every success in her new venture and appreciate the analytical expertise she brings to the table as a coach in our sporting discipline." The late Elaine Sortino, former UMass Associate Athletic Director/SWA "Carla is a great addition to our coaching staff here at UMass. She brings a bright, technical, tactical, and well-respected mind to our field hockey program." Justine Sowry, Former UMass Head Coach (2007-10) "UMass is very fortunate to have Carla lead the field hockey program in 2011. I have known Carla for over 10 years both as an international player and a coaching colleague within the USA system. Carla is one of the best up-and-coming coaches in the country. The team is in very good hands and I am confident that UMass field hockey will continue to be a force within the Atlantic 10 and across the nation. I wish Carla and the team nothing but the best."   Carla Tagliente Position: Head Coach Alma Mater: Maryland '01 Overall Record: 52-35 (.598) Photo Gallery: Field Hockey Head Coach Carla Tagliente Former United States Field Hockey standout Carla Tagliente was introduced as the seventh head coach in the history of the University of Massachusetts field hockey program on Jan. 7, 2010. A highly-decorated student and teacher of the game, Tagliente finished her fourth year at the helm of the Minutewomen in 2014. Over the previous three years alone, Tagliente guided the Minutewomen to 45 victories, the sixth-most among all NCAA Division I field hockey programs in that span, for an average of 15 wins per seasons. During that time, Tagliente was awarded Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and NFHCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year honors twice each. Massachusetts fell one game shy of making its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 as the squad advanced to the A-10 Tournament Championship Game after it won the regular season league title with a 7-1 Atlantic 10 record. An youthful team with seven underclassmen in the starting lineup struggled early in the year before Tagliente and the Minutewomen strung together eight victories in their final 10 regular season games. The winning ways continued into the Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals as A-10 Defensive Player of the Year and NFHCA All-America selection Lauren Allymohamed spearheaded a 2-0 shutout of Lock Haven that helped the Maroon and White reach their third consecutive A-10 title game. With Tagliente's guidance, Allymohamed became the first competitor in league history to win any of the three major conference awards in three consecutive seasons. Her 2014 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Award also continued a stretch of six consecutive seasons the laurel was won outright or shared by a Minutewoman. UMass had one of their most successful campaigns in program history during 2013. The Maroon and White finished 19-5 overall and reached the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals as it recorded its most wins in a single season since the 2000 squad also captured 19. Under Tagliente's tutelage, Massachusetts claimed its second straight Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship to earn the berth into the national postseason. Despite graduating nearly 70 percent of its scoring from 2012, the Minutewomen still led the Atlantic 10 in offense during 2013 with 3.38 goals per game, spearheaded by A-10 Offensive Player of the Year Brooke Sabia. In addition to Sabia being named the top attacking player in the conference, Allymohamed took home the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year laurel for the second straight season while Charlotte Verelst was named the best rookie. Tagliente, a member of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Committee, returned the Minutewomen to the NCAA Tournament during her second year as head coach, when the squad earned a 15-9 overall record and 6-1 conference mark while securing a 10-game win streak in 2012. Through Tagliente's offensive knowledge of the game, UMass tallied 2.96 goals per contest, a +1.4 margin from the 2011 output. The Minutewomen matched their offensive success in the defensive zone, only allowing 1.75 tallies to each opponent on average after giving up 2.06 per game the season before. During the 2012 campaign, a 2-1 come-from-behind win over No. 1 nationally-ranked Syracuse sparked a 10-game win streak for the Minutewomen that culminated in a 5-0 victory against No. 16 Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Title Game and a 2-1 decision in overtime vs. Rider during the NCAA Tournament Play-In contest. Thando Zono was named NFHCA First Team All-America following the season while Allymohamed secured the fourth consecutive A-10 Defensive Player of the Year laurel for the program. In total, Tagliente developed six All-Atlantic 10 Conference award winners, four all-region honorees and two NFHCA Division-I Senior Game participants in her second year in Amherst. During her inaugural season with the Minutewomen, Tagliente led UMass to a 5-1 record in Atlantic 10 play to secure a tie for the 2011 A-10 Regular Season Championship before advancing the team to the semifinal round of the conference tournament. Additionally, Tagliente produced two NFCHA Division-I Northeast All-Region athletes in current United States Field Hockey National Team competitor Alesha Widdall and Kim Young. Nine Minutewomen were named to the A-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall 2011 semester to highlight the academic success of the program. No stranger to elite-level field hockey, Tagliente arrived at UMass after coaching for eight years in the Big Ten Conference. Prior to serving as the associate head coach at Northwestern in 2009-10, she was an assistant coach at Michigan from 2006-08 and an assistant at Iowa in 2003-05. Before that, Tagliente was a volunteer coach at her alma mater, Maryland, in 2001-02. Tagliente revitalized the Wildcats offense in her two years at Northwestern. Her first year in Evanston, Ill., as Tracey Fuchs' top assistant was a huge success as the Wildcats posted their highest wins total (12) since the 1995 campaign. Tagliente mentored an NU offense that improved from an average per-game scoring margin of -1.1 in 2008 to +1.15 in 2009, an ability to create a quick turnaround she would later use to benefit the Minutewomen. Northwestern's offense continued to be a strength for NU in 2010 as Tagliente coached Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and second-team All-American Chelsea Armstrong, who finished with a league-best 24 goals and 60 points. The 2010 Wildcats established themselves as Big Ten contenders, upsetting sixth-ranked and eventual NCAA semifinalist Ohio State on the road in its conference opener and finishing with three league victories, the most for NU since the Big Ten instituted the six-game schedule in 2000. Prior to her arrival at Northwestern, Tagliente revitalized the Hawkeyes' offense and helped Iowa nearly double its goal output over her tenure. While at Michigan, she also worked primarily with the offense and led the Wolverines to the 2007 Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. Following a long international playing career, Tagliente stayed involved with the USA Field Hockey program as coach of the illustrious A-Camp and the High Performance Center Midwest Regional Team. In 2004 and 2005, she assisted the U.S. Under-16 Team and traveled on its annual tour of Holland and in 2010 accompanied the U.S. U-19 squad on its four-game competitive tour of Argentina. Tagliente has earned her Level III coaching accreditation, and in 2010, was named head coach of the USA Field Hockey U-19 Team. Tagliente competed for seven years on the USA Field Hockey, playing in 78 international games at the highest level while scoring five goals. She helped lead Team USA to silver medals at the 1999 Pan American Games and the 2001 Americas Cup, while also competing in the 2002 World Cup. In her first season with the U.S. National Team in 1997, Tagliente was named USFHA Female Athlete of the Year. As a player at Maryland, Tagliente was a three-time First-Team NFHCA All-American (1998-2000) and earned a third-team distinction as a freshman in 1997. A two-time finalist for the Honda Broderick Award, Tagliente was a member of the 1999 NCAA National Champion Maryland squad that defeated Michigan in the tournament final and, up until the 2010 season, held the school records for career goals (87) and points (187). Tagliente was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (1999-2001), including a first-team pick in her final two seasons, and was selected to the NFHCA National Academic Squad all four years. In 2001, she was awarded with the Atlantic Coast Conference's prestigious Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship in addition to graduating Summa Cum Laude. A native of Cortland, N.Y., Tagliente graduated from the University of Maryland in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in finance and marketing and delivered the commencement address for Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Tagliente continued her graduate education at the University of Michigan and earned an MBA with high distinction from the Ross School of Business. Carla Tagliente's Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record Year W-L Pct. A-10 Pct. Season Notes 2011 7-11 .389 5-1 .833 A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions; A-10 Tournament Semifinals 2012 15-9 .625 6-1 .857 A-10 Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round 2013 19-5 .792 7-0 1.000 A-10 Reg. Season Champs; A-10 Tourney Champs; NCAA Elite Eight 2014 11-10 .524 7-1 .875 A-10 Reg. Season Champs; A-10 Championship Game Totals 52-35 .598 25-3 .893 2 NCAA Tournament Berths 2 Atlantic 10 Tournament Titles 3 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Titles Carla Tagliente's Milestone Victories At Massachusetts 1st Win Massachusetts 4, Vermont 2; Aug. 29, 2011 1st A-10 Win Massachusetts 2, Lock Haven 1; Oct. 8, 2011 25th Win As Head Coach Massachusetts 6, UMass-Lowell 0; Sept. 3, 2013 50th Win As Head Coach Massachusetts 3, La Salle 1; Oct. 24, 2014 1st Win vs. Top-25 Team Massachusetts 2, #18 New Hampshire 1 (OT); Aug. 24, 2012 1st Win vs. Top-15 Team Massachusetts 2, #15 Ohio State 1 (OT); Aug. 25, 2012 1st Win vs. Top-10 Team Massachusetts 2, #1 Syracuse 1; Oct. 11, 2012 1st Win vs. No. 1 Team Massachusetts 2, #1 Syracuse 1; Oct. 11, 2012 1st A-10 Tournament Win Massachusetts 5, Temple 2; Nov. 2, 2012 1st A-10 Tournament Title Massachusetts 5, #16 Richmond 0; Nov. 3, 2012 2nd A-10 Tournament Title Massachusetts 2, Richmond 1; Nov. 9, 2013 1st NCAA Tournament Win Massachusetts 2, Rider 1 (OT); Nov. 6, 2012 (Play-In Game) 2nd NCAA Tournament Win Massachusetts 4, #7 Virginia 3 (OT); Nov. 16, 2013 (First Round) Carla Tagliente's Head Coaching Highlights Two-time NFHCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (2012 & 2013) Two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year (2012 & 2013) Two Atlantic 10 Tournament Titles (2012 & 2013) Two NCAA Tournament Appearances (2012 & 2013) Four NFHCA All-Americans in as many seasons at UMass Seven Atlantic 10 Players of the Year 14 NFHCA All-Region awardwinners coached 23 Atlantic 10 All-Conference selections Nine wins over NFHCA Top-20 teams 61 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll Award recipients 43 NFHCA National Academic Squad honorees 52 wins in only three seasons (13.0 per year) University of Maryland, B.S. in Finance and Marketing (summa cum laude) University of Michigan, MBA in Business (high distinction) University of Maryland, 1997-2000 USA Field Hockey National Team, 1997-2003 Team USA World Cup Participant, 2002 Team USA Americas Cup Silver Medalist, 2001 Team USA Korea Telecom Cup Participant, 2001 Team USA Pan American Games Silver Medalist, 1999 NCAA Tournament Champion, 1999 Four-time NFHCA All-American, 1997-2000 Three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1998-2000 Four-time NFHCA National Academic Squad, 1997-2000 Two-time Honda Broderick Award Finalist, 1999-2000 Four-time NFHCA All-Region Honoree, 1997-2000 Four-time All-ACC Team, 1997-2000 Three-time ACC Tournament Champion, 1998-2000 Two-time ACC All-Tournament Team, 1999-2000 ACC Tournament MVP, 1999 USFHA Female Athlete of the Year, 1997 ACC Rookie of the Year, 1997 One of only two Maryland players to earn four All-America honors. 73 goals and 187 points topped Maryland's record book upon her graduation Named one of ACC's Top-50 female athletes of all-time in 2003 2012 University of Maryland Hall of Fame inductee Currently ranks in the career records top-10 at Maryland in points (2nd), goals (3rd) and assists (8th; 41) Head Coach, University of Massachusetts, 2011-present Head Coach, USA Field Hockey U19 Team, 2011 Staff Coach, USA Field Hockey U19 Team, 2010 Associate Head Coach, Northwestern University, 2009-10 Assistant Coach, University of Michigan, 2006-08 Assistant Coach, USA Field Hockey U16 Team, 2004-05 Assistant Coach, University of Iowa, 2003-05 Volunteer Assistant Coach, University of Maryland, 2001-02 Head Coach, USA Field Hockey High-A Team Head Coach, High Performance Center Midwest Regional Team Head Coach, High Performance New England/North Regional Team  What They Are Saying About Carla Tagliente... Tracey Fuchs, Northwestern Head Coach "After working alongside Carla at Northwestern, Michigan and on the international level, I have no doubt she is prepared to succeed in her first head coaching position at a championship-caliber program like UMass. I would personally like to thank her for all of her efforts here at Northwestern in helping to redefine and rebuild the foundation of our program. We would not be in the position we are in now without Carla's passion, experience and knowledge and I am forever grateful for what she brought to NU." Missy Meharg, Maryland Head Coach "I couldn't see a more appropriate fit for both Carla and the University of Massachusetts field hockey program. She is so highly intellectual to her approach in both learning and teaching the game of field hockey. With the history the UMass program has, she is the perfect fit." Terry Walsh, High Performance Technical Coordinator, USA Field Hockey "Carla is one of the `new breed' of highly respected coaches in the USA Field Hockey Program. Carla Tagliente brings with her not only a highly qualified coaching resume, but a significant component of playing expertise from the international playing arena. Coupling this with Carla's keen desire to be involved with High Performance coach education in the USA, UMass has engaged a visionary coach of superior quality. USA Field Hockey is proud to have Carla Tagliente as the head coach of the High Performance U-19 National Squad. We wish Carla every success in her new venture and appreciate the analytical expertise she brings to the table as a coach in our sporting discipline." The late Elaine Sortino, former UMass Associate Athletic Director/SWA "Carla is a great addition to our coaching staff here at UMass. She brings a bright, technical, tactical, and well-respected mind to our field hockey program." Justine Sowry, Former UMass Head Coach (2007-10) "UMass is very fortunate to have Carla lead the field hockey program in 2011. I have known Carla for over 10 years both as an international player and a coaching colleague within the USA system. Carla is one of the best up-and-coming coaches in the country. The team is in very good hands and I am confident that UMass field hockey will continue to be a force within the Atlantic 10 and across the nation. I wish Carla and the team nothing but the best." Carla Tagliente's Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record Carla Tagliente's Milestone Victories At Massachusetts Carla Tagliente's Head Coaching Highlights What They Are Saying About Carla Tagliente... "Carla is one of the `new breed' of highly respected coaches in the USA Field Hockey Program. Carla Tagliente brings with her not only a highly qualified coaching resume, but a significant component of playing expertise from the international playing arena. Coupling this with Carla's keen desire to be involved with High Performance coach education in the USA, UMass has engaged a visionary coach of superior quality. USA Field Hockey is proud to have Carla Tagliente as the head coach of the High Performance U-19 National Squad. We wish Carla every success in her new venture and appreciate the analytical expertise she brings to the table as a coach in our sporting discipline." Head Coach Carla Tagliente Head Coach Carla Tagliente

Mansfield helped Tagliente guide the Minutewomen to the NCAA Tournament and an Atlantic 10 Championship during her second year coaching. Defense was a crucial component to the team's late-season success, which included must-win performances against the final five Atlantic 10 opponents, including two A-10 Tournament victories. With Mansfield guiding the defense, the Minutewomen allowed just three goals in those final five games versus A-10 teams (0.60 per game) while the squad produced a shutout of Kent State, 1-0, in her first NCAA Tournament game as a coach. Individually, senior goalkeeper Sam Carlino totaled single-season bests in save percentage (.754), total saves (104) and saves per game (5.0) during her final collegiate campaign. In Mansfield's first season with the program, Lauren Allymohamed won NFHCA All-America at center back and collected the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Award. In goal, Carlino earned A-10 First Team All-Conference as voted upon by the A-10's coaches after she produced a then-single-season best .740 save percentage with a career-low-tying 34 goals allowed in more than 1,474 minutes. Under Mansfield's tutelage, Carlino's play improved during league games as the junior limited foes to just 0.90 goals per contest with only seven allowed over 546 minutes. Mansfield was a four-year starter in goal for the University of Connecticut Huskies, where she totaled a 75-16 record, 1.12 goals-against average and .770 save percentage over 91 appearances, which included 88 starts. The native of Cornwall, England, received all-America, all-region and All-Big East honors in each of her four campaigns. She capped her collegiate playing days with a career-high 98 saves against only 29 goals allowed in 1,816 minutes played when she backstopped UConn to the 2013 NCAA National Championship. She only gave up three goals during the four-game NCAA Tournament and shut out Duke during the 2-0 title match victory. "I am excited to have Sarah [Mansfield] on-staff and have her work with our goalkeepers and defense," Tagliente said. "She is one of the most decorated goalkeepers to come out of college in quite some time. She has proven that she is an outstanding leader and having her perspective and experience on the UMass field hockey staff is invaluable. With her daily input and impact, we now hold a level of balance expertise-wise that puts this program in a very good position moving forward."

Taylor said. "I am really looking forward to rejoining this group and being able to work with the girls at UMass." With 111 caps to her credit, Taylor retired from Team USA in 2013 and returned to UMass with a wealth of international experience, having been involved with the U.S. National program as early as 2006 when she was selected to play for the U21 squad and was invited to participate in USA Field Hockey's High Performance Training program. Taylor was first named to the U.S. Women's Development squad in 2009 and then subsequently earned a spot on the U.S. Women's National Team in 2010. She helped the 2011 Pan American Team to their first-ever gold medal with a first place finish ahead of an appearance in the 2012 London Olympic Games. "We are fortunate to be able to have Shannon [Taylor] back on our UMass field hockey staff," Tagliente said. "Our attack and penalty corner production benefitted greatly from her guidance in 2012 and will again moving forward." Taylor returned to UMass for the 2014 season as the Minutewomen averaged 2.14 goals per contest, the team's third consecutive season averaging at least two scores in each contest including Taylor's first year as an assist in 2012. At the end of the year three members of the offense were tabbed to the A-10 All-Conference listing in Izzie Delario, Sarah Hawkshaw and Brooke Sabia. During 2012, the Minutewomen recorded 2.96 goals per game with 71 scored over 24 games, their highest output for a single season in available team statistics, dating back to the 2003 season. Taylor's guidance helped senior forward Thando Zono took home NFHCA First Team All-America honors at the conclusion of the season while four Minutewomen took home NFHCA regional honors. After beginning her collegiate career at Richmond, Taylor transferred to Syracuse where she earned NFHCA Division I All-America First Team and All-BIG EAST First Team honors as a senior during 2008, when she helped the Orange reach the NCAA Tournament Semifinals. Taylor led the nation in goals (31) and points (79) in her final year of collegiate competition and was a finalist for the Honda Broderick Cup. Over her four seasons competing at Richmond and Syracuse, Taylor accumulated 218 points on 89 goals - including 22 game-winning tallies - and 40 assists during 89 games played.