HEAD COACH DIANE DILLON

Diane Dillon was named head coach of the Laker women's ice hockey program on March 8, 2006 and went on to garner ECAC Women's West Coach of the Year honors following her first season behind the bench at Oswego State. She enters her second year as head coach in the 2007-08 season looking to build upon a strong 7-12-3 overall record and sixth-place finish in the highly competitive ECAC Women's West.

Dillon, a native of Tonawanda, completed five seasons as assistant coach for women's ice hockey at Cornell University prior to becoming the head coach at Oswego State. In addition to game and practice responsibilities, Dillon was the primary recruiting coordinator for the Big Red and monitored academic progress of the student-athletes. She was also involved with developing the program's relationship with alumni and the community.

A 1983 graduate of Cornell, Dillon is one of the most prominent players in the program's history. She currently stands seventh in Big Red history in goals (65), fifth in assists (79) and sixth in total points (144). She was a team MVP in her freshman year and served as a team captain for three years, helping the Big Red to Ivy League championships in 1979 and 1980.

"I was very impressed by my visits to the Oswego State campus and it gave me a very good idea about how much excitement there is about women's hockey at all levels of the college," Dillon said. "There is a lot of support for the program and I look forward to getting off to a great start.

"It is a tremendous opportunity for me. I have always had a connection to Oswego State since I was a kid and I watched my older brother play hockey there. Because of that, I’ve always thought of Oswego State as a hockey school. Following the success of the men’s program over the years has proven that to be true and our program looks forward to carrying on that hockey tradition."

E-mail: ddillon@oswego.edu
Campus Phone: X2880

ASSISTANT COACH BETHANY TORRICE

Bethany Torrice will serve her second year as assistant coach for women's ice hockey at Oswego State in the 2007-08 season. Torrice, a 2005 graduate of Utica College, was a four-year player for the Pioneers and earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. Torrice served as assistant coach at Cortland during the 2005-06 season.

Torrice played in 96 games over her four-year collegiate career and scored 32 goals and had 49 points. She was a team captain and earned ECAC Women's West All-Academic recognition multiple times.

Torrice, a native of Oswego and graduate of Oswego High School, was a member of the first girls varsity hockey team at OHS. She is looking forward to being a part of building another program in Oswego at the collegiate level.