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Meredith Roth enters her fourth season as an assistant coach of the women's ice hockey program. She helped the Friars to their seventh consecutive Hockey East Tournament in 2009. In the absence of Coach Deraney due to his national team committments, Roth led the Friars to a 7-3 upset of No. 4 Mercyhurst during the 2008 season. Her duties include recruiting coordinator, coaching the defensemen, on and off ice instruction, player development and all other functions of the program. A 2004 graduate of Providence College with a B.A. in social sciences, Roth was a four-year member of the women's ice hockey team, playing defense all four years. As a Friar, Roth was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team (2004), United States Women's National Hockey Team (2003), U.S. Under-22 National Hockey Team (2003), ECAC Eastern Hockey League All-Tournament Team (2002), and was awarded the 2001 Providence College Women's Hockey Unsung Hero Award. In addition, Roth was a co-captain her senior year and an assistant captain during her junior season as well. She helped lead PC to the 2002 ECAC Championship as well as the 2003 and 2004 Hockey East Titles. Prior to returning to Providence, Roth worked as the head coach for the girls under-16 ice hockey team at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minnesota. She coached the team for two seasons (2005 and 2006). In the summer, she works camps and clinics including Bob Deraney Hockey School, Rinksport, Shattuck-St. Mary's Girls' Hockey School and has worked the USA Hockey U-17 Development camp in 2007 and 2009. Coach Roth is the daughter of James and Jacquelyn Roth. She has four brothers and one sister; Benjamin, Emilie, Nicholas, Timothy and Theodore. She also has a nephew James and four nieces; Lilly, Maria, Eleanore and Julia. |
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