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(Lock Haven, Pa.) – The Lock Haven
University of Pennsylvania Department of Athletics has
officially announced the appointment of Kristen Geissler as the
new Lady Eagle women’s lacrosse coach.
Geissler will also assume assistant coaching duties with
Lock Haven’s national championship field hockey team.
“We’re extremely excited to have Kristen
returning to Lock Haven to work with our field hockey and
lacrosse programs," said Sharon E. Taylor, Lock Haven
Director of Athletics. "Her experiences and accomplishments
as both player and coach will be very beneficial to the
student-athletes in those programs."
Geissler, a 1998 graduate of Lock
Haven University, returns to her alma mater after serving as the
head field hockey and women’s lacrosse coach at SUNY Geneseo
over the 2000-01 seasons. There,
she led the Geneseo Lady Knights’ field hockey squad to a
runner-up finish in the State University of New York Athletic
Conference (SUNYAC) and a berth to the New York State Women’s
Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) playoffs.
She guided three players to all-conference honors and two
to All-NYSWCAA accolades. Under
Geissler, the Lady Knight lacrosse team also advanced to the
SUNYAC Championship playoffs with three athletes earning
all-state status and two meriting All-SUNYAC honors.
Prior to her post at Geneseo, Geissler held head field
hockey and lacrosse positions at Elmira College and SUNY New
Paltz.
Geissler was a standout goalkeeper for the Lock Haven
field hockey team from 1994-97, earning status as an
All-American and All-PSAC selection in her junior and senior
seasons. In 46
games, she posted 255 saves and 20 shutouts.
Her career goals-against-average of 0.90 ranks in a tie
for fifth place among all Lady Eagle keepers.
Geissler was a member of The Haven’s 1994 and 1995 NCAA
Division II National Championship squads, and was also part of
three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference post-season
tournament championships from 1994-96.
She experienced additional success as a member of the
Lady Eagle lacrosse team, garnering Second Team All-America and
Second Team All-PSAC honors in 1998.
"Lock
Haven was a wonderful place to come to further my education, not
to mention become a successful athlete,” said Geissler. “I am very much looking forward to coming back and continuing
my athletic successes from the sideline instead of on the field.
This is a fantastic opportunity for me to give back to two
programs which have showered me with memories and good
times."
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