Sara Cahill, an All-American player at Penn State, is in her third season as an assistant field hockey coach at La Salle. Cahill also was a two-time all-Big Ten and all-region pick, helping the Nittany Lions to three NCAA Tournaments, including the national final in 2002.
Academically, La Salle has nearly unmatched success in the classroom. The Explorers had the second-best GPA in the country in 2009 and placed three players on the Academic All-Atlantic 10 teams. Haley Froshour also received Academic All-District and Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area honors. The Blue and Gold defeated Villanova for the first time since in 23 years with a 2-0 victory on October 11. The Explorers were also in the A-10 playoff chase until the final conference game of the season. Cahill helped sign eight players for the 2010 season in her first recruiting cycle as a head coach. Six of those players were from New Jersey or Pennsylvania, while two hailed from Virginia. A 2006 graduate of PSU with a bachelor's degree in communications, Cahill earned second team NFHCA All-America honors in 2005 as a senior defender. She started all 21 games, leading the Nittany Lions to a 17-4 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance. A Virginia Beach, VA native, Cahill also captured second team All-Big Ten and all-Mid East region honors during her senior season. She was also a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten All-Academic team member. After graduating, she spent one year as an intern with the Penn State Sports Marketing department before working as an investment analyst for OMD Worldwide. Cahill remained active in field hockey, coaching the U16 and U19 teams for the Model Field Hockey Club and the USA Field Hockey Futures Program. She is pursuing a master's degree in communications at La Salle. |
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