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Head Coach Gillian McDonald Asst. Coach Mackenzie Williams Student-Athlete Profiles The 2013 Gillian McDonald is in her eighth year as Mackenzie Williams is in her second year Caroline Clark the head field hockey coach at Hamilton as an assistant coach at Hamilton. Wil- Schedule College. McDonald has recorded 47 wins liams was a four-year starter at the Uni- Senior, Midfielder at Hamilton, including a team-record 13 in versity of Vermont, playing every position Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck HS Sept. 4 at SUNY Oneonta 6 p.m. 2010. She guided the Continentals to the but goalie. She was a volunteer assistant Major: History Sept. 7 at Trinity * Noon 2011 NESCAC Championship quarterfi- coach for the varsity team at Rice High Sept. 11 UTICA 5 p.m. nals in their first year in the conference. School in South Burlington, Vt., in 2011. 2012: Started all 14 contests and tied Sept. 14 BATES * 11 a.m. Two of McDonald's players made the 2011 Williams scored seven goals and for second on the team in scoring with Sept. 21 at Connecticut College * Noon all-conference team. added six assists for 20 points in 70 five points ... Notched goals against Sept. 24 at Morrisville State 7 p.m. In 2010, Hamilton finished 13-3, includ- games at Division I Vermont. She kicked both Connecticut College and #15 Sept. 28 WESLEYAN * Noon ing 3-0 in overtime games. The Continen- off her college career by making the 2008 Trinity ... Recorded her first career Oct. 5 AMHERST * 11 a.m. tals finished second in the Liberty League America East Conference all-rookie team. assist against Bates. Oct. 8 SUNY GENESEO 4 p.m. with a record of 6-1, and advanced to the league championship final After her senior year, Williams was a 2011 Oct. 12 at Bowdoin * 11 a.m. for the second straight year. Hamilton was 15th in the final poll, and first-team all-conference selection and was named the team's most 2011: Played in eight games as Continentals reached NESCAC Oct. 13 at Middlebury * 1 p.m. smashed a team record with 55 goals. Colleen Callaghan '11 played valuable player. She was a two-time member of the Sheraton Cata- playoffs in their first year in the conference... Scored one of four Oct. 19 COLBY * Noon in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division mount Classic all-tournament team. Hamilton goals in shutout win over Utica. Oct. 26 TUFTS * Noon III Senior Game. Williams was named to the NFHCA Division I National Academic Oct. 30 at Williams * 6 p.m. McDonald led the Continentals to 12 wins and their first NCAA Squad all four years and made the 2008-09 America East academic 2010: Appeared in eight games as Hamilton reached Liberty playoff berth in 2009. They earned a share of their first Liberty honor roll, the 2010-11 America East commissioner's honor roll and League title game ... Scored her first career goal in win at Mor- * - NESCAC contest League regular-season title and won their first league playoff game. the 2011 America East all-academic team. risville. Home events in BOLD McDonald's staff shared league coaching staff of the year honors. Williams earned her degree in elementary education with a con- In 2008, Hamilton won eight games and qualified for the four- centration in exercise and sport science. She was a member of the team league championship for the first time. The program hadn't U.S. Field Hockey Association Futures Elite from 2005 to 2008, and posted a winning record or a postseason appearance since 1995. competed in the National Futures Tournament in 2006 and 2007. Erin McNally '12 received All-America honors from the NFHCA in 2009 and Callaghan made the All-America team the following year. All-Americans Five players made the all-region team a total of 10 times during the at a glance past five years. McDonald coached her players to 18 Liberty League Nikki Haskins Amy Hughes '92, Goalie all-league selections from 2006 to 2010. Senior, Forward ► Third-team selection in 1991 Solid academic performance is important to McDonald as four Quincy, Mass./Southfield School ► Holds program records for goals against aver- student-athletes earned a spot on the 2012 NESCAC Fall All-Aca- Majors: Geosciences & Math age (0.373) and save percentage (.960) demic Team. Hamilton received an NFHCA National Academic Team ► Posted .909 save percentage and 0.62 goals Award (recognizing programs with a team GPA of 3.0) for the 10th against average 2012: Sat out the field hockey season straight year. ► Led team to 10 wins and third place at NYSW- to recover from an injury. McDonald was an assistant field hockey coach at the Univer- CAA Championship sity of Rochester in 2004 when the team posted a 10-9 record. She 2011: Led Hamilton with 24 points Erin McNally '12, Midfield coached at the North American Hockey Academy during the 2005-06 and 11 goals ... Raised her career ► Third-team selection in 2009 academic year. total to 21 goals in two years, good ► Four-time North Atlantic Region all-star McDonald lettered in both field hockey and ice hockey at for fifth place on program's all-time ► NESCAC all-conference second team (2012) Bowdoin College. She was a first team All-America selection in goal list ... Helped Continentals to NESCAC postseason tournament in ► Three-time first-team Liberty League all-star for field hockey in 2003, a two-time all-region pick and a first-team all- their first year in the conference ... Posted two-goal performances ► Liberty League Rookie of the Year (2008) NESCAC selection all four years. McDonald helped lead the team to against Oneonta and No. 16 William Smith ... Tallied game-winning ► Ranks second on program's career list with 24 the conference title in 2000. She is ranked in the top 30 in shutouts, goal and added assist as Hamilton beat Bates. assists goals against average and wins on the NCAA Division III career lists. McDonald was given Bowdoin’s Sidney J. Watson Award after her Colleen Callaghan '11, Forward 2010: Ranked third on the team with 10 goals and 21 points ... senior year in 2004 for distinguishing herself by her athletic perfor- ► Second-team selection in 2010 Played in every game and made her first career start in Liberty mance and leadership of more than one team. ► Three-time North Atlantic Region all-star League final against No. 7 S kidmore ... Scored two goals -- includ- The Hudson, Quebec, native received her bachelor’s degree in ► Four-time Liberty League all-star ing game-winner -- at Rochester ... Added game-winning goals 2004. McDonald earned her master's from SUNY Cortland in 2008. ► Ranks first on program's career list with 45 against Rensselaer and Williams ... Received honorable mention She attended the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass. goals, 35 assists and 125 points to the Liberty League all-star team. About the NESCAC Campus Road Athletic Field Blood Fitness Center Founded in 1971, the New England Small College Athletic Conference The field hockey team takes advantage of the Charlean and (NESCAC) is a group of 11 highly selective liberal arts colleges and Wayland Blood Fitness and Dance Center, which opened in universities that share a similar philosophy for intercollegiate athletics. 2006. The Center includes a state-of-the-art weight room that The Conference was created out of a concern for the direction of intercollegiate athletic programs, and remains committed to keeping a features five Olympic platforms, two jammers, a leaper, a squat proper perspective on the role of sport in higher education. machine, two GHRs, a reverse-hyper machine, safety bars, x- NESCAC members believe intercollegiate athletic programs bars, fat bars and swiss bars, along with full sets of kettlebells should operate in harmony with the educational mission of each insti- and dumbbells. tution. The Conference is committed to establishing common boundar- ies to keep athletics strong but in proportion to the overall academic mission of the member institutions. In pursuit of this mission, the presidents of each NESCAC institution control intercollegiate athletic policy. Conference tenets are usually more restrictive than those of the NCAA Division III with regard to season length, number of contests and post-season competition. In 1999, the NESCAC formally became a playing conference and now sponsors 26 conference championship sports (13 for men and 13 for women). Member schools offer extensive and broad based intercollegiate as well as club and intramural opportunities for both men and women. With member institutions sponsoring an average of nearly 30 varsity programs, NESCAC provides more than 7,500 op- portunities for participation in intercollegiate competition at the Division The field hockey team has top priority on the lighted, all-weather AstroTurf field III level. Teams and individuals have achieved great success on both that is located just off Campus Road. The turf, which was installed in 2000, is a regional and national level. During the 2012-13 academic year, 53 considered to be one of the top playing surfaces in the nation for field hockey. teams participated in NCAA team championships. NESCAC student- athletes claimed 18 individual NCAA titles and NESCAC teams won seven national team championships. The Blood Fitness Center includes a large, glass-enclosed aerobic/cardio training area that overlooks Steuben Field; two rooms for resistance and weight-training; a three-story, 39-foot climbing wall; a dance studio that can be transformed in 10 minutes from working studio to performance space; and a mul- tipurpose room. Spinning classes are held on a group of bikes located on the second-level cardio mezzanine overlooking the main aerobic/cardio area.