Stephanie Howard enters her secondseason as a Graduate Assistant Coach with the Franklin Pierce fieldhockey team in 2010.
Howard made the transition to thesideline after a four-year career on the field for the Ravens. In74 games in crimson and grey over four seasons, Howard seven goalsand eight assists for 22 points. A contributer at both ends of thefield, her career culminated with a senior season in 2008 in whichshe tied for ninth in the Northeast-10 Conference in defensivesaves. At the conclusion of the season, Howard was selected torepresent Franklin Pierce at the National Field Hockey CoachesAssociation Division II North/South Senior All-Star Game inLouisville, Ky.
While in Rindge, Howard also playedfour years of softball for Franklin Pierce, including a seniorseason in which she led the team in batting average (.257,27-for-105), doubles (6), home runs (2), runs batted in (15),slugging percentage (.371), walks (15), on-base percentage (.344)and sacrifice flies (2).
Originally from Norwalk, Conn.,Howard is pursuing her master's degree in secondary education atFranklin Pierce.
