Women's Ice Hockey

Manchester, N.H. (August 25, 2008) - Kerstin Matthews has been named as the Saint Anselm College women's ice hockey head coach, announced Ed Cannon, director of athletics.

"We are excited to welcome Kerstin to Saint Anselm as our women's ice hockey coach," Cannon said. "Her extensive recruiting experience and coaching at the Division I level, along with her enthusiasm for the sport of hockey, will help her to continue the success of our women's program."

Matthews comes to Saint Anselm from Boston University, where she has served as the Terriers' first assistant coach since 2005. Prior to then, she was the women's club head ice hockey coach before the BU program moved up to varsity status. As the program's first assistant coach, Matthews served as the team's recruiting coordinator, both domestically and internationally, as well as coaching the forwards in practices and game situations.

In addition to her responsibilities at Boston University, Matthews is co-owner of Hockey Advantage, a girl's ice hockey school located in Woburn, Mass. Founded in 2001, Hockey Advantage teaches fundamentals of ice hockey through clinics, camps and private lessons.

Matthews is a 2000 graduate of Providence College, where she graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in management. She was also a four-year member of the Friars hockey team, including serving as the team captain her senior year.