Sept. 1, 2010

WASHINGTON - Georgetown University Head Women's Lacrosse Coach Ricky Fried has announced that Erin Hellmold has been promoted to associate head coach. Hellmold is in her seventh year with the program, and she is responsible for coaching the offense as well as recruiting and scouting.

"Erin is a tremendous role model for our student-athletes both on and off the field," said Fried. "She has a great knowledge of the game and is already an incredibly important part of the staff."

During her six seasons with the GU program, Hellmold has coached four offensive All-Americans in Alison Chambers and Coco Stanwick and most recently Ashby Kaestner and Molly Ford. Under her watch, the Hoyas have averaged more than 11 goals per game.

For the past two years, the Georgetown coaching staff has earned BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The Hoyas have been to five NCAA Tournaments and won five BIG EAST Regular Season titles as well as the 2010 BIG EAST Tournament Championship.

In her two seasons at Stevens, the team placed in the ECAC tournament both years after winning both the 2003 and 2004 Knickerbocker Conference Championship. The 2004 season record was the best in Stevens' history.

Aside from coaching, Hellmold is the owner of the New York Lacrosse Academy, located on Long Island. She is also the director of the Cardinal Girls Lacrosse Club in Northern Virginia.

Hellmold graduated in 2002 from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in political science, and played four seasons (1998-2002) of varsity lacrosse for the Blue Jays. She was a two-time captain, voted the best offensive player in 2001 and selected for the 2002 North/South Senior All-Star game. Additionally, Hellmold is among the Blue Jay leaders in career assists, goals and points.

Hellmold currently resides in Alexandria, Va., with her husband Erich, a D.C. attorney and a 2002 graduate of Johns Hopkins where he played football for the Blue Jays, and her son Grant.