Meredith Roth enters her fourth season in Cambridge after joining Harvard women's ice hockey as the associate head coach in September of 2023.
In year three, Roth contributed to the Crimson’s 14-win, year-over-year improvement; the best in Division I, as Harvard went 16-15-3 overall and 8-11-3 in the ECAC. Among the team’s accomplishments were five wins over ranked opponents, the program’s 16th Beanpot title, a spot in the Friendship Four championship game after an upset of No. 5 Minnesota Duluth and two ECAC playoff wins that resulted in a quarterfinal appearance.
Roth, who works closely with the Harvard defense and penalty kill unit, helped the Crimson rank 14th in the country and fifth in ECAC in goals against in 2025-26 at 2.12. The Harvard PK ranked 19th in the nation and fifth in ECAC at 81.82%. For the second year in a row, Crimson players set the program record for blocks with 537.
During the 2024-25 season, Roth helped guide the Crimson to two ranked victories over No. 8 Connecticut and No. 15 Yale. Throughout the season, the team showed significant progress in various statistical areas. The lead defensive coach for Harvard, Roth mentored a Crimson unit that allowed 28 less goals and 15 less powerplay goals compared to the previous season. The Crimson penalty kill percentage increased by nearly 20-percent in 2024-25. With Roth behind the bench, Harvard also set a season record for blocked shots with 536 on the season.
In her first season in Cambridge, Roth helped guide the Crimson to five victories while helping several players make large leaps in their development. Primarily working with the defense and penalty kill units, Roth mentored a group that blocked 478 shots, the second-most in the ECAC. Roth also helped the Crimson make history at the 2024 Women's Beanpot by becoming the first college women's ice hockey team to record a win at the TD Garden after upsetting No. 13 Boston College in the consolation round.
Roth joined the Crimson staff after a four-year tenure as the associate head coach at the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to her time in Worcester, Roth was the head coach at St. Norbert College, a D-III program in Wisconsin. With her at the helm, the Green Knights enjoyed great success, playing their way into the NCHA Championship game in 2016.
Previously, Roth coached at Providence College in two stints from 2006-10 and 2012-15. In between her time with the Friars, Roth was on staff at Cornell University, and helped the Big Red reach the Frozen Four twice from 2010-2012. Roth’s first head coaching job came in 2004 when she was appointed the leader of the Shattuck St. Mary’s School U-16 team.
In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Roth has been heavily involved in USA Hockey, in particular its U18 program. She was recently named as an Assistant Coach for the United States U18 Women’s National Team for its 2023-24 season and helped coach the group to a gold medal at the 2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Zug, Switzerland. Roth was also with the group during its Gold medal run in the 2020 IIHF World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. She has been integral in the success of the U18 program since coaching at her first camp in 2006.
A talented skater herself, Roth was a four-year member of the Providence Friars women’s ice hockey team and was a two-time captain. In her four years, the Friars captured three conference championships, one in the ECAC (2002) and two in the Hockey East (2003, 04). Roth also skated on the international stage with the U.S. Women's National Team at the U22 and Senior levels. In her junior season at Providence, Roth made the national team that was set to compete at the 2003 IIHF World Championships in Beijing before it was canceled.
Roth graduated from Providence in 2004 with a degree in social science before going back to school at the State University of New York – Cortland, where she earned a master’s degree in sports management.
In addition to her formal education, Roth was also recently selected to attend a Diversity and Inclusion Scouting Mentorship Program, hosted by the Boston Bruins, during the 2021-22 season. During the nine-month program, she worked on developing skills in management, scouting, talent identification and decision-making at the National Hockey League (NHL) level. Throughout the course of the program, she worked closely with contacts from the Bruins front office and regularly attended American Hockey League (AHL) and NHL games as a scout.
Coaching Career:
2023-Present: Harvard (Associate Head Coach)
2019-23: Holy Cross (Associate Head Coach)
2015-19: St. Norbert College (Head Coach)
2012-15: Providence (Assistant Coach)
2010-12: Cornell (Volunteer Assistant)
2006-10: Providence (Assistant Coach)
2004-06: Shattuck St. Mary’s School (Head Coach)
