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Molly Evans |
Head Coach evans@hood.edu (301) 696-3465 ext. 3 |
Molly Evans enters her fourth season with the Blazer women's lacrosse team.
Evans was hired Nov. 13, 2007 and is the fifth women’s
lacrosse head coach in program history. She took over the squad
from Staci Brennan who, after five years at the helm, chose to
focus her efforts exclusively on Hood’s field hockey
program.
During Hood's inaugural season in the Capital Athletic Conference
in 2008, the Blazers posted a record of 4-12 and 0-7 in the CAC.
Evans earned her first career coaching victory March 30, 2008
against Hollins University (15-0). Additionally, senior goalie
Lauren Lieb became the first Hood women's lacrosse player to earn
all-conference honors with her selection to the second team.
In 2009, Evans mentored the Blazers to a school-record eight
victories (8-7) and its first winning season since 2005. Hood also
registered its first CAC victory with a 14-13 triumph over Wesley
College in its season opener.
In 2010, Hood posted a record of 4-11 overall and finished seventh in the CAC (0-7). One of Evans' star offensive players, Brandy Noel '10, appeared in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd section and was chosen as Hood's Most Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete at the annual awards banquet.
A 2005 graduate of Western Connecticut State University, Evans
was a four-year starting defender and two-time captain on the
women’s lacrosse team. She led the Colonials to four straight
Little East Conference tournaments, including a third place finish
her senior year. Hesterberg also participated in several Western
Connecticut lacrosse clinics.
In 2006, Evans served as the head lacrosse coach at Mercy High
School in Middletown, Conn., where she coached the junior varsity
squad and assisted with the varsity club.
Evans earned a bachelor of science degree in justice and law
administration and went on to earn an master’s degree in
criminal justice at American International College in May 2007. She
and her busband, Marvin, currently reside in Parkville, Md.
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Sandra Abel |
Assistant Coach sla4@hood.edu |
Sandra Abel enters her second season as an assistant coach for
the women’s lacrosse team.
Hailing from Urbana High School in Monrovia, Md., Abel graduated
from Rutgers University in 2009 with a degree in women and gender
studies with a minor in psychology.
A goalkeeper at Rutgers, she started all 16 games between the
pipes last season and racked up 144 saves for a .460 save
percentage while logging 955:32 minutes. She went 7-9 on the season
and owned a 10.24 goals-against average, fourth in the Big
East.
Abel was named to the IWLCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region second team
her junior year and finished the season with career-highs in saves
(163), save percentage (.477) and wins (seven).
Abel also finished second in the BIG EAST and 19th nationally in
save percentage and saves per game. Abel recorded 10 or more saves
in 10 games including five straight. She was named the Big East
Defensive Player of the Week on March 3, 2008 and was voted to the
2008 Preseason all-Big East team.
In 2007, Abel played in 16 games, starting 11, and finished with a
4-0 record. She ranked seventh in the conference in goals-against
average (10.32) and saves per game (4.19) and ranked eighth with a
.435 save percentage. She logged a team-high 506 minutes during the
season.
A starter in 11 of the 14 games she appeared in as a freshman,
Abel finished the season seventh overall in the league in save
percentage (.463). She averaged a team-best 11.53 goals-against
average and finished with a record of 6-5.
Abel started out as an attacker at Urbana before making the switch
to netminder as a sophomore. A three-time all-county performer and
two-time team captain for the Hawks, she guided the squad to an
appearance in the state championship her senior year.
In addition to her coaching duties with the lacrosse program, Abel
will assist Assistant Director of Athletics for Academic Enrichment
Jay Butler with Hood’s study hall and mentoring programs. She
is also pursuing a master’s degree in human sciences.
