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Alix Rorke | |
Head Coach of Field Hockey arorke@williams.edu 413-597-4543 |
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Alix Rorke ’93 begins her eighth season as the head coach
of the Williams’ field hockey program after successfully
leading the Ephs to the NCAAA Tournament in each of her first seven
seasons.
In that span, Williams has compiled a 97-31 mark (.758 winning
percentage) and appeared in the championship game of the NESCAC six
times, winning three NESCAC titles (2001, 2002, 2004).
Rorke’s Ephs teams have a 15-4 (.789) record in NESCAC
Tournament play and a 5-7 mark in the NCAA Tournament, advancing
the Elite 8 round twice. Rorke was named the NESCAC Coach of the
Year in 2001 and 2004 and the NFHCA New England Region’s
Coach of the Year in 2002. In addition, the Ephs have won four
Little 3 titles in that span and shared another.
Rorke had coached 16 All-Americans at Williams.
Prior to returning to Williams, Rorke served as the head field
hockey coach and head women's lacrosse coach at Denison University.
In her last two years Rorke guided Denison to a 30-10 mark with a
record of 16-4 in her final season, (12-0 in North Coast Athletic
Conference play). Rorke's Denison teams were 20-2 in NCAC play her
final two years
Rorke played field hockey and lacrosse at Williams under her
current assistant coach, Chris Mason. Rorke was the all-time leader
in points for the Ephs at the time of her graduation, earned
All-American honors and was invited to the U.S. Olympic "A"
Training Camp.
Rorke also serves as the assistant coach to Mason in women’s
lacrosse after serving as the interim head women’s
lacrosse coach for one season (2000).
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Chris Mason | |
Assistant Field Hockey Coach Christine.L.Mason@williams.edu 413-597-2249 |
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Chris Mason came to Williams in 1980 after guiding the Boston
University field hockey and lacrosse teams from club sports to
Varsity status.
After taking a sabbatical during the 2000-01 academic year, Mason
decided to give up her head coaching duties in field hockey to
concentrate on lacrosse, but she remains an assistant in field
hockey.
In 1983 and 1984 Mason was on leave from the Eph field hockey team
competing for the U.S. Olympic field hockey team and she also
missed the 1982-85 lacrosse seasons.
Mason graduated from Penn State in 1978 with a bachelor's of
science in physical education and in 1986 she received a Master's
in education from Boston University. From 1977-1984 she was a
member of the U.S. Field Hockey Team and she was named to the 1980
and 1984 U.S. Olympic teams.
The 1984 U. S. Olympic field hockey team won a bronze medal in Los
Angeles. In 1989 Mason was inducted into the U.S. Field
Hockey Hall of Fame.
Two of Mason's Eph lacrosse teams have recorded undefeated seasons
– 1990 (13-0) and 1996 (15-0). Four times in the 1990s
(1990, 1993, 1996 & 1999) Mason directed the Ephs to the ECAC
New England title.
Her 1998 and 2000 Eph teams finished second in the NCAA
Tournament.
Her undefeated 1996 Williams lacrosse team was inducted into the
International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame in 2003.
Overall: 200-61-12 (.755)
Little Three Champions: 14
1981, 1985, 1986, tied 1987, 1988, 1989,
tied 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, tied 1997, 1998 & 1999




