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Posted November 6, 2023:

SOUTH PRINCE GEORGE, VA – After spending the past three seasons as the Head Women's Soccer Coach, Jenna Castricone will be leaving the sideline and is taking on the new role of Assistant Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator at Richard Bland College.

Over the past three seasons under Castricone's leadership, the Statesmen have placed 18 individuals on All-Region 10 Teams and have made three Region 10 Semifinal Tournament appearances. In 2021, Castricone was also named Region 10 Division I Coach of the Year.

"Jenna is a tremendous asset to our athletic department, and I am extremely excited to see how she can further her impact on RBC in an elevated role," says Director of Athletics, Scott Newton.

Castricone's main focuses will be on NJCAA compliance and eligibility for all Richard Bland athletic teams, as well as continuing her duties with sports information within the department.

"I look forward to the new challenges and opportunities this new position presents, and would like to thank the leadership at Richard Bland for their support as I step into this new role," says Castricone.

Castricone earned her Master's Degree in Athletic Administration from Canisius University in 2019, and her bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Hilbert College in 2018.

A national search is underway to find a replacement for Castricone.

Castricone adds Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Information & Compliance, SWA title on July 1, 2023.

Castricone enters her 3rd season as head coach for the 2023-24 school year.

Posted February 1, 2023:

Jenna Castricone, who served as Hilbert (NY) College’s head women’s soccer coach in the 2019 and 2020 seasons, has been named the head women’s soccer coach and sports information assistant at Richard Bland College of William & Mary. The announcement was made by Scott Newton, Director of Athletics on February 1, 2021.

Castricone assumes the position from Damien Westfield, who coached both the men’s and women’s programs at RBC. Westfield will return to focusing on the men’s program and overseeing all soccer operations. RBC introduced women’s soccer in 2019 and led by the unanimous Region 10 Player of the Year Alexia Spencer, Statesmen finished the season 5-7-1.  Due to the pandemic, RBC did not compete last fall.

Castricone will begin her sport information duties July 1, 2021 and will be in charge of all RBC social media accounts and athletics website updates.

Prior to becoming Hilbert’s head coach, Castricone served as a graduate assistant women's soccer coach at Canisius (NY) College in 2018. In her role, she assisted with on-field training and skill development, film breakdown, scouting, travel and on-campus recruiting.

"Jenna is the perfect fit for our women’s program,” says Newton. “She was an accomplished intercollegiate player and has proven herself an outstanding coach. We look forward to her working with our student-athletes to bring out the best in them academically and athletically.”

A native of Medina, NY., and a 2018 Hilbert College graduate, Castricone was a four-year student-athlete in soccer and softball at her alma mater. She was named Most Valuable Player in both sports (2014-15, 2017-18) and softball’s Most Improved Player in 2017. She earned softball’s Coaches Award in 2018 and was recognized her first season with AMCC All-Sportsmanship honors as voted by her soccer teammates.

“I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to coach the women’s soccer team at Richard Bland College,” Castricone says. “I am excited to assemble a great group of student-athletes and look to be competitive in Region 10.”

Castricone was a field player before becoming Hilbert’s starting goalie her final three seasons. She was named Second Team AMCC All-Conference in 2016 after posting six shutout wins and a 1.75 goals against average for the 9-7-1 Hawks. She finished her 65-game career (49 in net) with a .800 save percentage and a 2.11 goals against average.  

A a four-year softball starter, Castricone played in all 125 games as an infielder and outfielder. She had 94 hits, scored 51 runs and had 63 RBI.

Castricone was a multi-year AMCC Academic All-Conference selection.  She was a member of Hilbert College's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and participated in the 2018 NCAA Convention via an AMCC grant.