HEAD COACH FRAN GREMBOWICZ

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Entering her seventh season as Saint softball coach, Fran Grembowicz already has one conference championship, two state titles and four post-season appearances to her credit.

Building the softball Saint program from scratch, she has compiled a five-year record of 84-62 in softball and was 2000 UCAA champion and 2001 conference runner-up. Her team won the NYSWCAA championship in both 2002 and 2003.

She began her Saint coaching career as women's basketball coach, and laid the foundation for a program which made five consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in that sport. She is also the Saint field hockey coach, leading that team to both the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association and the ECAC Mid-Atlantic tournament titles in the fall of 2000 and tied the record for wins in a season with 14. Entering her eighth season as field hockey coach, she has a 65-40 overall coaching record in that sport.

Grembowicz, who has an extensive college and high school coaching background, came to the Saint program from the University of Chicago to start the 1991-92 season in basketball. She was assistant director of undergraduate studies in the college of kinesiology at Chicago. Prior to that she was assistant varsity basketball coach at Smith College, where she also served as junior varsity basketball coach and assistant softball coach. She has also been athletic director at Rochester (VT) High School and coached field hockey, basketball and softball.

A graduate of Castleton State with master's degrees from the University of Vermont and Smith, Grembowicz has played in national softball tournaments and was a member of the United States Field Hockey Association Northeast squad in 1979.

In addition to her duties as field hockey and softball coach, Fran is also an assistant athletic director and coordinates the St. Lawrence athlete recruitment program.

ASSISTANT COACH MELISSA PITTELLI

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Former captain and starting catcher for the St. Lawrence University softball team Melissa Pittelli has returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach for the 2008 season.

Pittelli graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology in the spring of 2007. She was a dual-sport athlete at St. Lawrence, playing both softball and field hockey. The Corinth, NY native served as captain for each squad in both her junior and senior seasons, and was named an Regional All-American for field hockey in both 2005 and 2006.

In the summer of 2007, Pittelli served as a camp counselor for mentally and physically disabled adults. Prior to that, she worked at field hockey and softball camps at Corinth High School. Pittelli also served as a local facilitator, helping to strengthen University and community relationships.