Coach Kerri Scroope
Kerri Scroope begins her third season as head women's soccer coach, head softball coach, assistant women's basketball coach, and assistant facilities coordinator at Salve Regina University. Last season, Scroope brought in her first recruiting class which consisted of 15 freshmen, and her roster featured 19 first or second year student-athletes. This season, Scroope returns two of her top scorers from 2008.
"We are a young squad with 15 sophomores, and the experience they gained last season will prove vital as we strive to achieve to our goal of winning a conference championship," said Scroope.
Off the field, the women's soccer team carries a 3.16 GPA and had several student-athletes named to The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) All-Academic Team.
This past summer, Scroope was selected to attend the NCAA Women Coaches Academy. She had the opportunity to interact with other women collegiate coaches and administrators at the Division I, II and III level while developing advanced perspective and skills in the fundamentals of coaching.
Prior to her arrival at Salve Regina, Scroope served as head coach for the girls soccer team at Apponequet High School (Lakeville, Mass.) for five seasons (2002-07). In 2003, she began coaching the girls varsity basketball team at Bourne High School, and in 2006, Scroope took over the softball coaching reins at Dartmouth High School after three years coaching JV at Apponequet.
A three-sport athlete at Mount Sinai high school in (N.Y.), Scroope earned four varsity letters in both softball and soccer and three in basketball. She earned all-league, all-conference, all-state, and most valuable player honors. Upon graduation, she began developing her coaching skills as a volunteer for a summer basketball league and has also volunteered at the Bay State Games.
Scroope is a 2000 graduate of Stony Brook University with a bachelor's degree in social sciences. As a student-athlete, Scroope earned two varsity letters in both soccer and basketball. She also taught basic skills and fundamentals at basketball and soccer camps.
Scroope is currently working towards earning her master-s degree in both elementary education and educational leadership at Bridgewater State College.
(Updated 8/7/2009)
