University of Massachusets Athletics
Field Hockey
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Location:
- 280 Boyden
- Alma Mater:
- Connecticut, 2014
- E-Mail:
- mansfield@umass.edu
During her time in Amherst, the Minutewomen have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, won two Atlantic 10 Championships and one A-10 regular season title. In addition to her duties with the Minutewomen, Mansfield currently works extensively as a coach for USA Field Hockey with the High Performance Training Centers and the U17 and U21 national programs.
Mansfield mentored goalkeeper Marlise van Tonder beginning in the 2019 season after van Tonder arrived as a transfer from Pacific. The junior was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team and later represented her home nation of South Africa at the 2020 Summer Series.
The Minutewomen claimed the Atlantic 10 Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season in 2016. During the campaign, junior center back Melanie Kreusch won Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and NFHCA All-Region First Team while defensive center midfielders Anne Dijkstra and Celina Hocks were also lauded by the A-10.
Mansfield helped the Minutewomen to the NCAA Tournament and an Atlantic 10 Championship during her second year coaching in 2015. Defense was a crucial component to the team's late-season success, which included must-win performances against the final five Atlantic 10 opponents, including two A-10 Tournament victories.
With Mansfield guiding the defense, the Minutewomen allowed just three goals in those final five games versus A-10 teams (0.60 per game) while the squad produced a shutout of Kent State, 1-0, in her first NCAA Tournament game as a coach. Individually, senior goalkeeper Sam Carlino totaled single-season bests in save percentage (.754), total saves (104) and saves per game (5.0) during her final collegiate campaign.
During Mansfield's first season with the program, Lauren Allymohamed won NFHCA All-America at center back and collected the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Award. In goal, Carlino earned A-10 First Team All-Conference as voted upon by the A-10's coaches after she produced a then-single-season best .740 save percentage with a career-low-tying 34 goals allowed in more than 1,474 minutes. Under Mansfield's tutelage, Carlino's play improved during league games as the junior limited foes to just 0.90 goals per contest with only seven allowed over 546 minutes.
Mansfield was a four-year starter in goal for the University of Connecticut Huskies, where she totaled a 75-16 record, 1.12 goals-against average and .770 save percentage over 91 appearances, which included 88 starts. The native of Cornwall, England, received All-America, All-Region and All-Big East honors in each of her four campaigns. She capped her collegiate playing days with a career-high 98 saves against only 29 goals allowed in 1,816 minutes played when she backstopped UConn to the 2013 NCAA National Championship. She only gave up three goals during the four-game NCAA Tournament and shut out Duke during the 2-0 title match victory.
Mansfield is a USA Field Hockey Level II accredited coach. She also devotes her time to guiding club-level competitors with Element Field Hockey.
| Sarah Mansfield's Year-By-Year Coaching Record | |||||
| Year | School | Position | W-L | Pct. | Season Notes |
| 2014 | UMass | Assistant Coach | 11-10 | .524 | Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions; Atlantic 10 Championship Finalists |
| 2015 | UMass | Assistant Coach | 12-9 | .571 | Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament First Round |
| 2016 | UMass | Assistant Coach | 14-8 | .636 | Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament First Round |
| 2017 | UMass | Assistant Coach | 13-8 | .619 | Atlantic 10 Tournament Finalists |
| 2018 | UMass | Assistant Coach | 10-10 | .500 | Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinalists |
| 2019 | UMass | Assistant Coach | 10-10 | .500 | Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinalists |
| Totals | - | - | 70-55 | .560 | 2 NCAA Tournament Berths 2 Atlantic 10 Tournament Titles 1 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Title 6 Atlantic 10 Tournament Appearances |
