Paula Badaili scored a career high five goal in the teams 18-8 loss to San Diego State.
Jessica Pausewang is entering her second season as the Fresno State's head lacrosse coach. In her first season, Pausewang helped the Bulldogs to their first win in the program's four year existence. She lead the team to an overall 3-10 record , including the No. 1 upset of the year, beating UC Davis, 12-11 in double overtime for their first conference win in the MPSF.
Under Pausewangs tutelage, Briana Hetherington was named the MPSF Player of the Week after the Bulldogs first win in program history against Long Island 17-12. Hetherington was the first Bulldog ever to win this award.
Her first recruiting class includes seven talented players from across the country. Paired with the ten returning seniors, Pausewang is looking to continue the `Dogs success on the field and compete at a high level in the MPSF in the 2013 season.
Prior to joining the `Dogs, Pausewang spent 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.
