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The Dean College Athletic Department welcomes Natalie Cohen as its first Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Coach. Cohen has been hired to recruit during the 2015-16 academic year for two new programs which begin competition next fall.
Cohen comes to Dean College with an outstanding resume, having played at Barnstable High School, where she was named captain her senior year. She continued to work with her high school mentor, Thomas Turco as a club coach and went on to play collegiately at Bridgewater State University where her team captured the league title and participated in the NCAA Division III Tournament. She was named captain following her freshman year and also sat on the Student Athletic Advisory Committee for the University.
After graduation, Cohen worked as a club coach for the Cape Cod Junior Volleyball program, before returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach this past fall.
Cohen is eager for the challenge of building two programs from the ground up, and will hit the recruiting trail immediately to attract quality student-athletes to Dean College.
“I’m thrilled to be starting a new program at Dean where we can build a strong foundation of driven and enthusiastic student athletes who are eager to accept and conquer challenges,” said Cohen. “I look forward to creating an environment where individual athletes are competing as one unit trying to achieve the same goals.”
Dean is currently transitioning form a 2-year athletic program to a NCAA Division III program. For more information about the transition and the men’s and women’s volleyball team, visit www.dean.edu.