Felicia Cappabianca enters her seventh season in charge of the Drew field hockey program. In seven years, Cappabianca has led the Rangers to 71 wins, ranking her second all-time in Drew history. She has compiled five seasons with 11 or more wins including a 15-win season in 2010.Â
Under her guidance, the Rangers have appeared in back-to-back Landmark Conference Championship games. In 2011 Rangers secured their first home playoff game since 2004 after boasting a 4-2 record in Landmark Conference regular season. The Rangers marched back to the championship game in 2012 after an overtime win over Scranton for the second year in a row.
In her tenure in Madison the Rangers have made five Landmark Conference playoff appearances and three Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournaments (ECAC). She is the only coach in Drew field hockey history to have led her team to both a conference championship game and an ECAC final. Cappabianca has coached 24 All-Conference players, four of All-Region honorees and three Landmark Conference Offensive Players of the Year. In 2012, four players were First Team All-Conference selections, setting a new program record.
A standout collegiate player herself, Cappabianca was a four year starter for Boston University. She was a National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American, a two-time All-Conference selection and a two-time conference champion. As a tri-captain, Cappabianca played in a school-record 86 games and compiled career totals of 22 goals and seven assists for 51 points.
Upon graduating, Cappabianca returned home to New Jersey and began her coaching career. For one year she coached her high school alma mater, West Essex Regional, and was an assistant to the Montclair State University field hockey program. From 2003 to 2006, Cappabianca returned to the Division I ranks as an assistant at the University of New Hampshire. While at UNH she was responsible for all aspects of recruiting, scouting and program operations.
Cappabianca continues to play field hockey after college and competed at the national level in 2006 as a member of New England Fire, a United States High Performance Training team.
