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Bernadette Macca enters her second season as head coach for the
Mitchell College women's basketball team in 2010-11.
Macca enjoyed success on the court last season. The Mitchell
women's basketball team went 12-4 in conference play and advanced
to the semifinals of the NECC Championship. The Mariners also had
two players earn NECC All-Conference recognition.
Before assuming head coaching responsibilities with the Mariners,
Macca served as the Sports Information Director at
Mitchell in 2008-09. She brings with her 12 years of
collegiate coaching experience in four different sports at the
Division III level. Her extensive knowledge of NCAA Division
III athletics, as well as her comprehensive experience both as
a collegiate athlete and coach, have enhanced Mitchell's
programs. She also serves as Mitchell's softball head coach.
Coach Macca is a native of Stonington, Connecticut and was an
All-ECC athlete in tennis, basketball and softball at Stonington
High School. Coach Macca went on to play basketball and
lacrosse at Connecticut College where she earned her 1000th career
point and is the third all-time leading scorer in women's
basketball program history. She was also named the lacrosse
Regional All-American goalie.
Coach Macca became the assistant basketball coach at Division II
Bloomsburg University. She was then hired as a graduate assistant
at Elmira College for the basketball and softball teams in
1999. During her two years as a GA, the women's basketball
team qualified for the NCAA tournament and made an appearance in
the Sweet Sixteen. Coach Macca then went on and started the
softball program at Wells College where she earned conference Coach
of the Year honors. She returned to Elmira to take over the
field hockey and lacrosse programs and in her four-year tenure at
Elmira, Coach Macca was named Empire 8 Coach of the Year two times.
Coach Macca then took over the reins as the head women's lacrosse
coach at Utica College. Under her tutelage, the Pioneers
qualified for the Empire 8 Conference Tournament for the first time
in school history.
In addition to 12 years experience as a college coach, Coach Macca
has also held several other positions including PE instructor,
advisor of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and Executive
Director for the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic
Association and most recently Sports Information Director.
Coach Macca graduated from Connecticut College with a
bachelor's degree in psychology and holds a master's degree in
education from Elmira College. In addition to her coaching duties,
she will be the SAAC and Champs/Life Skills facilitator for
Mitchell College.
