Denise Roessler returns for her 15th year as head coach of the Saint Joseph's women's lacrosse team in 2013 and is the longest tenured coach in the program's history.

In 14 years with Saint Joseph's, Roessler has compiled a 76-139 record highlighted by two Atlantic 10 Tournament appearances and the A-10 Coach of the Year award in 2009.

Roessler's position at SJU was upgraded to full-time status in 2006 and within three years of that move, she guided the Hawks to the 2009 Atlantic 10 Championship game. It marked Saint Joseph's second Atlantic 10 Tournament appearance, with the first one coming under Roessler in 2001.

Roessler led the Hawks to the school's most successful season in 2009 with the program's first appearance in a championship final, marking the school's second A-10 Tournament berth since 2001. The Hawks, who fell just short of the A-10 title as they were edged by Massachusetts, 15-14, in the championship game, finished with a program-best 5-2 record in the A-10 that season, tying for second place and posting an overall record of 10-8.

Since guiding Saint Joseph's into A-10 play, Roessler has seen her student-athletes earn A-10 All-Conference honors 34 times and All-Academic recognition on 23 occasions.

A 1995 graduate of Old Dominion, where she earned a bachelor's of science degree in sports medicine, Roessler previously served as the head women's lacrosse coach at La Salle University. She led the Explorers to a 5-9 overall record in their inaugural season of varsity competition in 1998.

Roessler came to SJU in the fall of 1998 and spent three years as an assistant field hockey coach in addition to her head coaching duties with the Hawks' lacrosse program.

Before joining the college coaching ranks, Roessler served as the head junior varsity and assistant varsity field hockey coach at Bishop Eustace Prep. In 1995, she led Bishop Eustace to an undefeated 10-0-2 record. In the spring of 1996, she joined the staff at her alma mater, Camden Catholic ('91), as a volunteer assistant lacrosse coach.

At Old Dominion, Roessler played women's lacrosse under Sue Stahl, who also served as the United States National Team head women's lacrosse coach from 1989-2005.

A native of Mt. Laurel, N.J., Roessler was a First Team All-Conference and All-Parochial selection in lacrosse as a senior at Camden Catholic.

Roessler is a member of the selection committee for the United States team that will compete in the World Cup in the summer of 2013. She currently resides in Marlton, N.J. with her husband, Scott, and their daughter, Jordan.

Denise Roessler
	Position: Head Coach - 15th Year Alma Mater: Old Dominion '95