Sept. 1, 2005
Notre Dame, Ind. – University of Notre Dame women’s lacrosse coach Tracy Coyne announced today that Kateri Linville has been named assistant coach for the 2005-06 season.
In making the announcement, Coyne said, “Kateri has a very impressive resume. I think her experience at Delaware as a player was a positive one. Her experience at Virginia is really going to benefit our program. She was involved in Virginia’s national championship run (2004) and then last year’s trip to the finals. She is a perfect fit for our program.”
A native of Moorestown, N.J., Linville joins the Irish after serving the last two seasons as a volunteer assistant at the University of Virginia where she pursued a Masters degree in Sports Psychology. During her two seasons on the staff at Virginia, the Cavaliers advanced to the NCAA Championship game, winning the title in 2004 and finishing second in 2005.
A 2003 graduate of the University of Delaware, Linville was a four-time scholar-athlete with the Blue Hens and was selected as team captain in her senior season. A midfielder, she saw action in 46 games, making 11 starts while scoring seven goals with three assists for 10 points. She grabbed 24 ground balls and had 23 draw controls to her credit. Delaware was 31-36 in her four seasons, including a 13-5 mark and a trip to the NCAA tournament in 2000. Linville graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in Health and Exercise Science.
She got her start in coaching in the spring of 2003 as an assistant at Moorestown High School in the spring of 2003 where she helped her alma mater to its fourth straight New Jersey state title and a No. 2 ranking by Lacrosse Magazine. Linville also coached with TriState Lacrosse, a New Jersey Club program.
While a student at Delaware, Linville toured Germany in 2001 and 2002 working with the German National Team. She served as a director and coach for the German Club Lacrosse Camps.