The Fresno State women's lacrosse team fell to San Diego State 15-8 in San Diego on Tuesday afternoon.
Jessica Pausewang is the second head coach in the program's history, replacing Sue Behme who resigned last fall. Pausewang spent the past four seasons as head coach at Oneonta State. Pausewang's resume includes coaching two All-Region All-Americans and multiple SUNY all conference selections and coaching Rendcomb Junior College to a United Kingdom National Championship final.
SUNY Athletic Conference was familiar territory for Pausewang, as she graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2006, where she played four years of lacrosse and three years of field hockey for the Blue Knights. As a goalie for the Blue Knights, she finished her career ranked second in career saves with 629, including a season-high 180 saves in 2004. She received multiple accolades and graduated as the most decorated goalie in Geneseo history.
Pausewang arrived in Oneonta in the spring of 2008 after living in England coaching and playing lacrosse.
In England, Pausewang coached lacrosse for two years at Rendcomb College. She also coached the Developmental team, University College of London, and other various schools with the English Lacrosse Association. She played and coached for the Hitchin Lacrosse Club in England from 2006 to 2007 and also played and coached for the Cheltenham Lacrosse Club in England before returning to the United States.
Pausewang was also the former head coach for four years for the Finland Women's National team.
A Long Island, NY native, Pausewang is a Level II certified international lacrosse and field hockey coach. She is also an international qualified lacrosse referee.
Pausewang graduated with a dual degree in communicative disorders & sciences from Geneseo.
