Meet the Coach

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Emily Kiablick

Head Coach

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Hired in January 2009, Emily Kiablick is in the midst of her second season at the helm of the Wheaton women's lacrosse program. Kiablick previously served as the head women's lacrosse and soccer coach at Roger Williams University from fall 2003 to fall 2008.

In soccer, Kiablick led the Hawks to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008 and pushed the lacrosse team to an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament championship in just its third year after building the program from its inception in 2004. Her 2008 lacrosse team went 14-5 while advancing to The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Tournament title game and an ECAC semifinal contest. Kiablick was twice named TCCC Coach of the Year. She also served as the athletic department's events coordinator.

Prior to being tabbed a head coach, Kiablick attended graduate school at her alma mater and fellow New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) member Springfield College, earning a master's degree in physical education with a concentration in athletic administration in 2003. As a graduate associate, she assisted the lacrosse program for two seasons, helping lead the Pride to league regular season and tournament titles in 2002. Kiablick also served as an assistant women's soccer coach at Wesleyan University in 2001.

While at Roger Williams, Kiablick founded lacrosse and soccer camps, which she both directed and coached. She was also one of four coaches featured in a Rhode Island Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series called "Rhode Island's Amazing Women: Successful College Coaches" and provided subject material for an instructional book titled "Winning Lacrosse for Girls."

A 2001 Springfield graduate with a bachelor's degree in psychology, Kiablick was a four-year lacrosse and soccer player with the Pride. She was selected to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-New England second team as a junior. Twice named to a NEWMAC All-Conference lacrosse team, Kiablick was also tabbed an ECAC All-Star following her senior season. A two-time lacrosse captain, she was a soccer captain for one year while playing in the New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior Bowl.

The Kiablick File

Year	Overall	League	Highlight(s)
2009	6-10	2-4	NEWMAC Tournament
Totals	6-10	2-4	1 Season

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Sarah Booker

Assistant Coach

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Sarah Booker, a former two-year all-conference selection at Division I University of Vermont, returns to the staff as an assistant during her second year coaching at the college level.

As a player for Vermont, Booker excelled both on and off the field. A Dean's List honoree and a two-time America East Academic Honor Roll qualifier, Booker was named to the all-league team as both a junior and senior, in 2003 and 2004. The defender was a two-year captain while recording 42 goals and 19 assists during her 58-game career, leading the team at least once in each ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers. Booker earned a spot on the America East All-Championship team in 2002.

Prior to attending Vermont, Booker was an assistant coach of the Buckingham Browne & Nichols middle school girls' lacrosse team in 2000 in Cambridge. She also served on the administrative team at Camp Aloha Hive in Fairlee, Vermont, between the summers of 1999 and 2006, when Booker worked with girls aged 7-12.

Booker graduated from Vermont in February 2005 with a degree in environmental sciences.

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Upcoming Schedule

23-Mar Tue Bowdoin A 7:00pm
27-Mar Sat Mount Holyoke A 12:00pm
1-Apr Thu Bridgewater State A 4:00pm