CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Tjerk van Herwaarden, the head field hockey coach at Harvard, has announced the hiring of Ainslee Lamb and Elizabeth Jacobson as assistant coaches.
Lamb brings over two decades of Division I coaching experience to Cambridge, including over 16 as a head coach. Lamb last coached at the collegiate level from 2005-15 as the head coach at Boston College. Prior to her time in Chestnut Hill, Lamb held the top position at Yale from 1999-2005.
Lamb guided the Eagles to four NCAA Tournament appearances and posted a 121-75 record. She also guided her student-athletes to success on and off the field. A total of 20 players earned 33 All-America honors, while 29 student-athletes earned 56 All-ACC Academic team recognition. Four student-athletes went on to earn ACC Postgraduate scholarships.
Since March 2015, Lamb has held the position of vice president at 3STEP Sports. Prior to her head coaching experience, she served as an assistant coach at Yale from 1997-99 and spent three years at UMass as an assistant and a graduate assistant. She serves on the NFHCA Executive Board as the second vice president. She is also certified in the United States Field Hockey Association as a coach on many levels.
Lamb also brings a wealth of experience as a player, having played for the Canadian National Team from 1987-92, competing in the Four Nations Tournament, Junior World Cup, World Cup and Olympic qualifying tournament. She had successful collegiate careers at University of Toronto and UMass. In 1992, she led UMass to the final four and earned Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Year honors.
Jacobson was elevated this summer from volunteer coach to a full-time assistant. She brings a wealth of knowledge about Harvard and the Ivy League to the position having been a successful student-athlete for the Crimson for four years.
The 2016 graduate was a first team All-Ivy selection and second team Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-Northeast Region honoree as a season. She tied for the team lead that season with 13 goals, five of which counted as the game-winners. She finished her career with 66 points, tied for ninth-most in program history at the time.
As a volunteer coach last season, she helped the Crimson to 12 wins, an undefeated Ivy slate and an NCAA Tournament appearance.
