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Bernadette Macca was the Sports Information Director at Mitchell
for the past year and brings with her twelve 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 as a coach will only enhance Mitchell's programs.
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 3rd 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 twelve 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.
