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Head Women's Coach: Bill Vermette
Now entering his seventh season as the head coach
of the women's basketball team, it becomes clear that Bill Vermette's
experience goes far beyond the past six years at the helm. Coach
Vermette’s dedication to the success of the women’s basketball
program is incomparable; he remains, to this day, the pilar of the
Saint Anselm community that he has been since his arrival.
Melissa Pfefferle enters her seventh season on the Hawks bench as the top assistant coach. Pfefferle graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1988 where she was a four year letter winner, two time captain and standout of the women’s basketball team. Pfefferle came to Saint Anselm after gaining experience in assistant coaching positions for both the Portsmouth, N.H., and Winnisquam, N.H., Regional High School Girls basketball teams. Pfefferle's adjustment to the collegiate coaching ranks left no doubt that her transition into Saint Anselm’s tradition of success would be easy. Coach Pfefferle has been, according to Coach Bill Vermette, instrumental to the success of the women's program since she joined the staff. During her time, the Hawks have qualified for three NE-10 “Final Fours” and two NCAA national tournaments. Originally from Little York, N.J., Pfefferle also remained in close interaction with the community. Prior to her full-time employment at Saint Anselm, Pfefferle served as a Program Manager of the Easter Seals Society of Nashua, N.H., and has served various roles in youth centers and elementary schools in both teaching and coaching roles. Pfefferle recently agreed to resume the role of head softball coach at Saint Anselm. In her previous tenure from 1999-2001, she guided the Hawks to a 72-49-2 mark, which led to two NE-10 playoff berths and back-to-back appearances in the ECAC Division II championship series. Her efforts also earned her Northeast-10 “Coach of the Year” honors in 1999. She resides in Goffstown, N.H.
Larry Jones enters his 15th season as an assistant coach, serving key roles for the Hawk's program by helping the coaching staff in both game and practice situations. He is responsible for much of the team's scouting of opponents and the recruiting of prospective student-athletes. Coach Jones and Head Coach Bill Vermette have been a team for more than a dozen years. Along with his tenure at Saint Anselm, he also assisted Vermette at both Mount Saint Mary Academy and Presentation of Mary Academy when Vermette served as head coach at the two New Hampshire high schools. A native of New Jersey, Jones played his schoolboy basketball for legendary NBA coach Hubie Brown. Jones is a successful sales representative, residing in Merrimack, N.H.
Tracy Pomerenke enters her fifth season as an assistant coach with the women’s program at Saint Anselm. Pomerenke graduated from Bentley College in 1997 and was no stranger to the Saint Anselm program, having experienced first hand the intense level of women’s basketball in the Northeast-10 as a five year letter winner with the Falcons. Pomerenke’s five years at Bentley included a wealth of successes. Pomerenke was part of a Bentley program that recorded five trips to the NCAA Division II national tournament including two trips to the NCAA Final Four. She was a standout guard for the Falcons over her career, retiring with 1,099 career points, one of just 16 Bentley players to achieve the 1,000-point mark. She also recorded a career average of 8.4 points per game. Pomerenke stands fifth in all time three point field goals in program history. Prior to coming to Saint Anselm, Pomerenke served as the assistant coach of both basketball and volleyball at Emmanuel College in Boston, working closely in scouting and recruiting. Originally from Bristol, Conn., Pomerenke also serves as a science teacher at McKinley Vocational High School in Boston. She resides in Waltham, Mass. |
