Temple University Athletics
ULELHA RESIGNS AS TEMPLE'S HEAD WOMEN'S LACROSSE COACH
7.11.06 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA- After serving as Temple's head women's lacrosse coach for the past two seasons, Jennifer Ulehla has resigned to pursue other business opportunities. The resignation will take effect immediately and a national search for her replacement has begun.
In just two seasons on North Broad Street, Ulehla returned the Temple program to national prominence, helping it to a Top 20 ranking for the first time since the 2002 season. She compiled a 20-15 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the Atlantic 10, while producing three Regional All-Americans and seven All-Conference players, including an A-10 Offensive Player of the Year.
In her first year with the Owls, Ulehla led Temple to a 10-7 overall record, a 6-1 mark in the Atlantic 10 and a share of its seventh straight A-10 regular season title. After upsetting #2 Penn State and defeating Old Dominion in an incredible come-from-behind overtime win, TU broke into the Top 20, climbing to as high as #16 before the season's end. The Owls posted a 10-8 overall record in 2006 and advanced to the A-10 Tournament Championship game.
Ulehla, who took over the reins of James Madison's program in the summer of 1994, led the Dukes to six NCAA Tournament appearances (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001) and advanced to the Final Four in 2000. In her eight seasons at JMU, she guided the Dukes to three Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships (1997, 1999, 2001) and two second place finishes (1998 and 2000). During her tenure, the Dukes were consistently ranked among the top 10 nationally. Ulehla coached 13 National All-Americans and was a two-time CAA Coach of the Year (1995, 2000).
Most recently an assistant coach with the United States Women's National Team and the U.S. Developmental Team, Ulehla's coaching career includes assisting at Lafayette in 2003; assisting on Loyola College's 1994 Final Four Team; assisting in both field hockey and lacrosse at Dartmouth in 1993 (the lacrosse team reached the NCAA quarterfinals), and a one year interim head coaching stint at Towson University in 1992 where she led the Tigers to a second place finish in the ECAC and was named the University's Coach of the Year.
The 10-year head coach has compiled a 110-71 career coaching record in her stints at James Madison and Temple.
As a player, Ulehla was a first team All-America selection as a senior member of the University of Maryland women's lacrosse team in 1991. She was captain of both the lacrosse and field hockey teams at Maryland. A member of the United States women's lacrosse squad from 1990-1994, she helped lead the U.S. to the World Cup Championship in 1993. Ulehla was also named to the 50th Anniversary All-ACC Women's Lacrosse team in 2002.
