Mark Swasey enters his 13th season at the helm of the Franklin Pierce Women’s Basketball program in 2025-26. He is the 15th head coach in program history and also served as the Ravens’ 11th head coach from 2002-03 through 2008-09. Swasey ranks second all-time in program history with 185 wins and is responsible for leading the Ravens to their only NCAA Division II National Championship game appearance in 2009.
(2024-25) In his 12th season, Swasey led the Ravens to a 9-18 overall record with a 6-14 mark in the NE10. Senior forward Colette Mulderig (Scranton, Pa.) earned Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA) All-East Region Second Team honors and was named to the NE10 All-Conference First Team.
(2023-24) Franklin Pierce posted its best season in over a decade, finishing 20-11 overall and 13-9 in the NE10. The Ravens reached the conference semifinals and made their first NCAA East Regional appearance since 2013, advancing to the quarterfinals. The season was highlighted by a nine-game winning streak to close out the regular season, along with wins over the region’s top three teams: Saint Rose (#3), Assumption (#2), and Bentley (#1). Anna Badosa Soler was named NE10 Defensive Player of the Year, earned First Team All-Conference and All-Defense honors, and landed on the CCA East Region Second Team. Gisela Vazquez Segura was selected to the NE10 All-Defensive Team. Mulderig also had a breakout year, jumping from 105 points in 2022-23 to 350 total points in 2023-24.
(2022-23)- The Ravens finished 9-20 overall and 4-16 in NE10 play but advanced to the conference quarterfinals before falling to fourth-seeded Bentley, 70-54. Junior forward Ines Gimenez Monserrat was named to the NE10 All-Conference Second Team, while freshman guard Kenzie Sirowich earned NE10 All-Rookie Team honors.
(2021-22) Franklin Pierce closed the season 12-15 overall and 7-12 in conference play, reaching the NE10 quarterfinals after a first-round road win. Emma Carter earned NE10 All-Conference Second Team recognition, while sophomores Ines Gimenez Monserrat and Gisela Vazquez Segura were both named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team.
(2020-21) - The season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ravens finishing 0-2.
In 2019-20 (hiring release), Swasey returned to Franklin Pierce for the first season of his second stint, finishing 11-15 overall and 5-14 in the NE10. Though the record was modest, the year marked the foundation for his rebuild of the program. Swasey emphasized culture and leadership development, getting to know his players on a personal level while encouraging multiple voices to step into leadership roles.
(2002-03 to 2008-09) Swasey’s first stint at Franklin Pierce remains one of the most successful eras in program history. He led the Ravens to six NE10 Championship appearances in seven years, compiling an 89-37 record over his final four seasons. The peak came in 2008-09 when Franklin Pierce posted a program-record 29 wins, won both the NE10 regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship game. Swasey was honored as NE10 Coach of the Year and WBCA Division II Coach of the Year. 
Prior to his return to Rindge, Swasey served as head coach at California University of Pennsylvania, where he went 50-19 from 2009-12 with NCAA Tournament appearances in both 2010 and 2011. He began his head coaching career at Norwich University from 1999-2002, compiling a 56-26 record and leading the Cadets to their first NCAA Tournament appearance while earning GNAC Coach of the Year honors in 2002.
Earlier in his career, Swasey served as an assistant coach at Keene State and Black Hills State and also coached high school basketball in South Dakota, where he engineered turnarounds for both girls’ and boys’ programs.
Swasey has a proven record of talent evaluation and player development. His most notable recruit, Johannah Leedham, became the program’s first All-American and was a four-time honoree, as well as the WBCA Division II National Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009. Under his leadership, Franklin Pierce also excelled academically, producing multiple NE10 All-Academic selections and ranking in the WBCA Academic Top 25 in 2007-08.
The Swasey File (291-211, 19 seasons – .580 winning percentage)
Franklin Pierce University (185-166, .527)
2024-25: 9-18, 6-14 NE10 – NE10 First Round
2023-24: 20-11, 13-9 NE10 – NE10 Semifinalist – NCAA East Region Quarterfinalist
2022-23: 9-20, 4-16 NE10 – NE10 Quarterfinalist
2021-22: 12-15, 7-12 NE10 – NE10 Quarterfinalist
2020-21: 0-2 – Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20: 11-15, 5-14 NE10
2008-09: 29-6, 18-4 NE10 – NE10 Champion – NE10 regular season title – NCAA East Region champion – National finalist (#, @)
2007-08: 27-6, 18-4 NE10 – NE10 semifinalist – NCAA East Region champion – National quarterfinalist
2006-07: 17-11, 13-9 NE10 – NE10 first round
2005-06: 16-14, 11-11 NE10 – NE10 first round – ECAC champion
2004-05: 14-14, 10-12 NE10 – NE10 first round
2003-04: 8-19, 3-19 NE10
2002-03: 13-15, 8-14 NE10 – NE10 Championship first round
California University of Pennsylvania (50-19, .725)
2010-11: 23-8, 11-3 PSAC – PSAC finalist – NCAA Championship (second round)
2009-10: 24-8, 11-3 PSAC – PSAC finalist – NCAA Championship (second round)
2011-12: 3-3
Norwich University (56-26, .683)
2001-02: 21-7, 11-1 GNAC – GNAC finalist – ECAC Tournament (@)
2000-01: 17-9, 10-2 GNAC – GNAC finalist
1999-2000: 18-10, 9-3 GNAC – GNAC finalist – NCAA Tournament
(# WBCA Division II Coach of the Year | @ NE10 Coach of the Year | @ GNAC Coach of the Year)
