DeJuliis, Holden Join U.S. Developmental Staff
from press release
BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse is proud to
announce the U.S. Women’s Developmental Team coaching
staff. Bowen Holden will serve as a goalie coach and Michele
DeJuliis will serve as the strength and conditioning coach for the
team.
“The addition of both Michelle and Bowen to the National
Teams staff is fantastic,” said Head Coach Carol Cantele.
“Both bring energy, passion and knowledge that will be
invaluable. Michelle’s experience as a player, captain and
leader for the 2009 World Cup Championship team is an incredible
resource to draw upon. She knows firsthand how it feels through the
eyes of the athletes and that insight will be vital. Bowen’s
successful record as a player and coach speaks for itself. She will
bring experience and knowledge as she works the talented goal
keepers on the squad. We are all looking forward to working
together to help these players achieve their goals and
dreams.”
Holden enters her fifth season as the head coach of the Boston
College lacrosse team in 2010. In 2008, she led her team to achieve
the highest ACC ranking (#4) in school history, including the
biggest win in program history over a seventh ranked opponent.
Holden was also the Georgetown University associate head
women’s lacrosse coach from 2004 to 2005 and assistant coach
from 2002 to 2004. The team had four straight NCAA tournament
appearances with NCAA Final Four appearances in 2002 and 2004.
Holden was also a goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national
developmental team from 1999 to 2002.
DeJuliis enters her sixth year as assistant coach of the Princeton
University lacrosse team in 2010. She has helped lead the team to a
61-26 overall record, with five NCAA quarter final appearances and
five straight years of being nationally ranked in the top 10.
DeJuliis has been apart of the U.S. Elite lacrosse team since 1994
and in 2009 she was one of the U.S. World Cup team captains. She
was inducted into the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of
Fame class of 2008, and received the 2007 Beth Allen Award for
positive contribution and spirit in the US Lacrosse Women’s
Division National Tournament.
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