University of Richmond Women's Field Hockey

Combs to the Spider family has been felt immediately, said Richmond head coach Gina Lucido. Kendell exudes genuine enthusiasm and gratitude that makes everyone around her better. She will contribute significantly to individual technical growth and professionalism in our training sessions.  Kendells passion to serve and teach will compliment our staff greatly. I am thrilled she is devoting her time to our program as she begins her coaching career." The former All-State star at Lakeland High School was a two-time Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 Team member, also earning Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Honors in 2011. She played in 72 career games at VCU, scoring 21 goals, including a career-high 10 in her senior season of 2014. That was a year after she led the Rams with 11 assists after her junior campaign. She amassed nine game-winning goals with the Rams in her four-year career. I am thrilled to work alongside coaches who faithfully help me discover the type of coach and person that I strive to be, said Combs. I hope to use my strengths and energy to better serve the Spider hockey team on the field, in the classroom and in all other aspects of life. Richmond is coming off their eighth league championship and the seventh-straight season with 10 or more victories heading into 2015. The Spiders lost the programs all-time scoring leader and A-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Rebecca Barry, as well as the A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player in goalie Kelley Wentling, but 16 of the 22 members of the 12-win team from a year ago return. The season begins at Crenshaw Field on Friday, August 28, when the Spiders host American at 5 p.m. Additional Thoughts From Kendell Combs: Feelings about coaching former competitors and joining the Richmond team culture A team with a long-standing culture that is respected throughout the Atlantic 10 and NCAA is an aspect of the Spider team that I admire and am blessed to now be a part of. On being a recent graduate of city rival VCU and representing Spider athletics My faith, ultimate motivation and love for the game of field hockey far surpasses any rivalry. As a Ram athlete, I always had much respect for the Spider program and as a coach I plan to exemplify that towards the Rams in the same manner that I did as an athlete.  Former VCU midfielder Kendell Combs joined the Spiders field hockey staff in the summer of 2015 as volunteer assistant coach. The Suffolk, Virginia native finished a four-year collegiate career and graduated from VCU with a degree in psychology in May of 2015 before joining the Richmond staff. The addition of Kendell Combs to the Spider family has been felt immediately, said Richmond head coach Gina Lucido. Kendell exudes genuine enthusiasm and gratitude that makes everyone around her better. She will contribute significantly to individual technical growth and professionalism in our training sessions.  Kendells passion to serve and teach will compliment our staff greatly. I am thrilled she is devoting her time to our program as she begins her coaching career." The former All-State star at Lakeland High School was a two-time Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 Team member, also earning Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Honors in 2011. She played in 72 career games at VCU, scoring 21 goals, including a career-high 10 in her senior season of 2014. That was a year after she led the Rams with 11 assists after her junior campaign. She amassed nine game-winning goals with the Rams in her four-year career. I am thrilled to work alongside coaches who faithfully help me discover the type of coach and person that I strive to be, said Combs. I hope to use my strengths and energy to better serve the Spider hockey team on the field, in the classroom and in all other aspects of life. Richmond is coming off their eighth league championship and the seventh-straight season with 10 or more victories heading into 2015. The Spiders lost the programs all-time scoring leader and A-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Rebecca Barry, as well as the A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player in goalie Kelley Wentling, but 16 of the 22 members of the 12-win team from a year ago return. The season begins at Crenshaw Field on Friday, August 28, when the Spiders host American at 5 p.m. Additional Thoughts From Kendell Combs: Feelings about coaching former competitors and joining the Richmond team culture A team with a long-standing culture that is respected throughout the Atlantic 10 and NCAA is an aspect of the Spider team that I admire and am blessed to now be a part of. On being a recent graduate of city rival VCU and representing Spider athletics My faith, ultimate motivation and love for the game of field hockey far surpasses any rivalry. As a Ram athlete, I always had much respect for the Spider program and as a coach I plan to exemplify that towards the Rams in the same manner that I did as an athlete.  Former VCU midfielder Kendell Combs joined the Spiders field hockey staff in the summer of 2015 as volunteer assistant coach. The Suffolk, Virginia native finished a four-year collegiate career and graduated from VCU with a degree in psychology in May of 2015 before joining the Richmond staff. The addition of Kendell Combs to the Spider family has been felt immediately, said Richmond head coach Gina Lucido. Kendell exudes genuine enthusiasm and gratitude that makes everyone around her better. She will contribute significantly to individual technical growth and professionalism in our training sessions.  Kendells passion to serve and teach will compliment our staff greatly. I am thrilled she is devoting her time to our program as she begins her coaching career." The former All-State star at Lakeland High School was a two-time Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 Team member, also earning Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Honors in 2011. She played in 72 career games at VCU, scoring 21 goals, including a career-high 10 in her senior season of 2014. That was a year after she led the Rams with 11 assists after her junior campaign. She amassed nine game-winning goals with the Rams in her four-year career. I am thrilled to work alongside coaches who faithfully help me discover the type of coach and person that I strive to be, said Combs. I hope to use my strengths and energy to better serve the Spider hockey team on the field, in the classroom and in all other aspects of life. Richmond is coming off their eighth league championship and the seventh-straight season with 10 or more victories heading into 2015. The Spiders lost the programs all-time scoring leader and A-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Rebecca Barry, as well as the A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player in goalie Kelley Wentling, but 16 of the 22 members of the 12-win team from a year ago return. The season begins at Crenshaw Field on Friday, August 28, when the Spiders host American at 5 p.m. Additional Thoughts From Kendell Combs: Feelings about coaching former competitors and joining the Richmond team culture A team with a long-standing culture that is respected throughout the Atlantic 10 and NCAA is an aspect of the Spider team that I admire and am blessed to now be a part of. On being a recent graduate of city rival VCU and representing Spider athletics My faith, ultimate motivation and love for the game of field hockey far surpasses any rivalry. As a Ram athlete, I always had much respect for the Spider program and as a coach I plan to exemplify that towards the Rams in the same manner that I did as an athlete. 

Davies, a 2014 University of Richmond graduate, joins the Spider staff after a stellar four-year campaign as the Spiders top midfielder, leading Richmond to an Atlantic 10 Championship and NCAA appearance in 2011. The 2010 A-10 Rookie of the Year was a three-time First-Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree and a two-time Second Team NFHCA All-South Region player. The Madison, N.J., native finished her career with 24 goals, 27 assists and 75 points in 85 games played.  Davies capped off her outstanding career playing in the 2013 Front Rush NFHCA Senior Game.She was also a member of the USA U-17 National Team and USA Senior High Performance Team prior to enrolling at Richmond.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.

Lucido joined the program, the Spiders have qualified for the A-10 Tournament each year and advanced to the title game seven times, while finishing the 2009 season with a national ranking of No. 19. Individually, Lucido has coached four All-Americans, nine NFHCA All-South Region honorees, two Atlantic 10 Offensive Players of the Year, four Atlantic 10 Rookies of the Year, and 19 All-Conference honorees. In just her first season, Lucido coached three Atlantic 10 All-Conference players and one All-Rookie selection while leading Richmond to the conference semifinals, where they fell to eventual champion, Massachusetts. The Spiders would advance to the A-10 title game in each of the next two seasons, including defeating Massachusetts in the 2009 Championship. Lucido was also named the A-10 Coach of the Year, while the Spiders accumulated numerous individual postseason accolades, including six players earning All-Conference honors. The 2011 season was a highlight reel as the Spiders won their second Atlantic 10 Tournament title under Lucido, and knocked off No.11 California in an NCAA Tournament play-in game to advance to the second round. Lucidos 2013 defense was arguably one of the best in the nation as Richmond finished the season leading the nation in goals against average (0.86) and save percentage (.819). The 2013 squad also posted 14 wins, which marked the sixth-straight season with 10 or more victories. Prior to coming to Richmond, Lucido was an assistant coach at Indiana University for six years. She helped guide Indiana from a 1-16 mark in 2001 to a school-record finish of 17-5 in 2005, and a mark of 14-5 in 2006. The Hoosiers earned their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2005, and advanced to the Elite Eight after topping North Carolina, 3-2, in the first round. During her time at Indiana, Lucido played a role in mentoring 65 Academic All-Big Ten selections, 53 NFHCA Academic Squad honorees, nine First-Team All-Big Ten selections, three All-Americans, one Big Ten Player of the Year, one U.S. National Team member and one Honda Award semifinalist. Lucido began her coaching career at Bucknell, where she spent three seasons as the Bisons assistant in both field hockey and lacrosse, while earning her Master of Science in education. Following her stint in Lewisburg, Pa., Lucido served as an assistant field hockey coach, assistant professor of physical education and lacrosse head coach at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, Pa. A four-year letterwinner at Ball State in Muncie, Ind., Lucido led the Cardinals to unprecedented heights during her playing career, earning All-America honors in her senior season. During her time at Ball State, the Cardinals claimed the 1991, 1993, and 1994 MAC Championships, earning trips to the NCAA Tournament in both 1992 and 1994. Lucido was a member of the 1992 Ball State squad, which ranked as high as No. 6 in the country, and also helped the Cardinals to an unprecedented streak of 10-straight shutouts in Mid-America Conference playing during the 1993 season. Lucido concluded her playing career as a Cardinal with a four-year mark of 61-19-2 (.756) and a 30-3 (.909) regular-season record against MAC opponents. During her career, Lucido was a two-time Regional All-American, a three-time All-MAC honoree, a three-time All-MAC Academic award winner and garnered CFHCA Athletic/Academic All-American accolades in 1994. She was also the first recipient of the Edith Patton Memorial Scholarship Award in 1994. The award honors the schools student-athlete who has excelled academically and athletically and embodied outstanding character, exemplary leadership and overall personal integrity. Lucido was inducted into the Ball State Hall of Athletics in February 2006, with three of her 1994 senior class teammates.   

Bernthal came to Richmond following two seasons as the head coach at Bethany College.   At Bethany, Bernthal was charged with launching the Bison field hockey program, the lone collegiate field hockey program in West Virginia. She coordinated all aspects of the start-up program without an assistant coach, while running the United States Field Hockey Futures program in Pittsburgh. Prior to her stint at Bethany, Bernthal was the first assistant at Christopher Newport University from 2011-2012 and helped the Captains finish 12-6. The program was ranked as high as 17 in the country and reached the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid. In addition to her work at Christopher Newport, Bernthal was the Director of Club Events for the StickPower Field Hockey Club in Newport News, Virginia, and served as a coach with the United States Field Hockey Futures program at various sites in the Virginia Beach area. She began her coaching career at Stow-Monroe Falls High School in Stow, Ohio, in 2009. Bernthal graduated from Kent State University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology where she was a four-year starter on defense. She captained the 2008 Golden Flash squad to a top-20 national ranking, Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season championship, MAC Tournament championship, and NCAA appearance. Bernthal also led the 2008 defensive unit to a stingy 1.16 goals-against average. She was an All-Region (West) and two-time All-MAC selection, including First-Team honors in 2008. Bernthal excelled in the classroom as well, garnering ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Squad honors in 2008. Bernthal earned a Masters of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Kent State in 2011 and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Ohio.