Field Hockey
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jmdemarco@bsu.edu
- Phone:
- (765) 285-5127
Jacque DeMarco completed her second season as a member of the Ball State coaching staff in 2011. Working primarily with the goalkeepers, DeMarco helped lead the Cardinals to a 4-16 overall record and 4-6 tally in the Mid-American Conference. On the season, the goalies combined for a .660 save percentage, while allowing 5.16 goals per game.
In 2010, DeMarco helped lead the Cardinals to a 6-14 record and helped coach an All-MAC First Team selection and an All-MAC Second Team selection, as well as various MAC Player of the Week selections.
“We are so fortunate to have Jacque join our program,” head coach Beth Maddox said. “She not only brings a wealth of goalkeeping knowledge, but also an infectious personality that brings out the best in her players.”
Before coming to the Cardinals in 2010, DeMarco assisted Cynthia Wetmore at SUNY Cortland in all aspects of the program, including recruiting, practice planning and skill development, focusing on goaltending.
Under the direction of Wetmore and DeMarco, the Red Dragons maintained a nearly perfect season at 19-1, held a No. 5 national ranking and were an NCAA Regional Finalist team. Among players DeMarco has improved is Ashley Hughes, who was named a 2010 All-Region Second Team goalkeeper.
Prior to coaching at Cortland, DeMarco was the assistant coach at Hartwick College during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. She has also served as the head goalkeeping coach for the USA Field Hockey Region Four squad since January 2007 and has worked at numerous field hockey camps.
A 2007 graduate of Colgate, DeMarco was a four-year starting goalie for the Raiders and a two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. In her senior season, the two-time team captain finished No. 2 in the country in saves and earned first team all-league honors as a senior after earning second team as a junior. She was earned All-Region Second Team honors as a senior.
A native of Hudson, Ohio, DeMarco graduated from Hudson High School before earning a degree in sociology and religion from Colgate and a masters of science in sport management from SUNY Cortland.
