Keuka College

Erika Profenno became the third head coach in the history of Keuka College Field Hockey in April 2018.

Profenno came to Keuka College following five seasons as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern Connecticut State University. Prior to her time at Eastern Connecticut State, Profenno was head varsity coach at Joel Barlow High School in Connecticut for eight seasons where she coached multiple all-conference and all-state players.

Erika Profenno’s collegiate playing career started at the University of Southern Maine. In her two seasons with the Huskies, she helped guide Southern Maine to a pair of berths in the ECAC Tournament. She then continued her career at Eastern Connecticut State University, twice being named First Team All-Conference as a defender in the Little East Conference. She scored five goals and added five assists as a defender in her two seasons with the Warriors. Profenno was named team captain for Eastern Connecticut State during her senior season.

Profenno holds a B.S. Degree in Sport & Leisure Management from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Positively Profenno

• 27-57 record in sixyears with the Wolves
• Most coaching wins in program history
• 14-16 in confernece play 
• Led the Wolves to a school-record six wins in her first season, matched that two other times
• Won the Regular Season and Tournament Champions in the North Eastern Athletic Conference in both seasons
• Coached 14 all-conference players
• 2018 NEAC Coach of the Year
• Led four major award winners in the NEAC
  • Alyssa Orsino (2018 NEAC Player of the Year)
  • Emily Stallone (2018 NEAC Rookie of the Year)
  • Nicole Wilson (2019 NEAC Player of the Year)
  • Kassidy Valentine (2019 NEAC Defensive Player of the Year)
• Placed 39 on the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Academic Squad
• 3 NFHCA Scholars of Distinction
• 22 Empire 8 President's List student-athletes
• 17 NEAC Scholar-Athletes in two seasons
• 5 inductees into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honorary
• 5 Empire 8 Team Academic Awards
• 5 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees