Temple University Athletics
Lacrosse Associate Head Coach Jennifer Wong Hired as California Head Coach
8.30.22 | Women's Lacrosse
PHILADELPHIA – After 15 years on the staff at Temple, lacrosse associate head coach Jennifer "Jen" Wong has been named head coach of the University of California women's lacrosse program.
"On behalf of the Temple Lacrosse family I want to thank Jen for everything she has given to Temple Lacrosse! Together we have worked tirelessly with passion and love to create great success and to provide rewarding experiences for our student-athletes" said lacrosse head coach Bonnie Rosen. "Every part of Temple Lacrosse has been touched and made better because of Jen. Personally, I am incredibly grateful for having been able to work side by side together for so many years! She has been an amazing colleague and has become a truly wonderful friend! I am so excited for her to begin this new journey, to experience the joys of being a Division I head coach, and for more people to get a chance to see what makes Jen such an outstanding coach and a special person!"
Wong has been the associate head coach on Temple's staff since 2015. Prior to that, she was an assistant coach from 2010-2015 and a graduate assistant on Rosen's staff from 2007-2009. During the spring of 2010, Wong was the head coach of at Immaculata University where she led Immaculata to Colonial States Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in the program's history.
During her time at Temple, Wong oversaw the goalkeepers. She coached three All-Conference selections in Jaqi Kakalecik, Maryn Lowell, and Annie Carroll. Kakalecik, and Lowell had some of the best goalkeeping career's in Temple lacrosse history, while Carroll is now an assistant coach at UC Davis.
Off the field, Wong has served as the chairperson for the IWLCA Outreach Committee that focuses on diversity and minority development. As part of the committee, she runs Project IRM, a program to Identify, Recruit and Mentor minority women's lacrosse coaches. Each year, Wong writes a grant to receive money from the NCAA's Matching Grants for the Advancement of Minority Women Coaches.
"It is with both sadness and excitement that I will be leaving Temple to become the head coach at Cal Berkeley. The past 14 seasons have been an incredible journey," Wong said. "I have coached so many amazing student-athletes and had the opportunity to work with wonderful Temple colleagues. Each person has made a lasting impact on my life and coaching career.
I would especially like to thank Bonnie for taking a chance on me as a recruit and young coach. Her mentorship, wisdom and guidance have shaped my coaching philosophies and have definitely prepared me for the future.
While I may not be on the sidelines, I will always be cheering from afar as part of the Temple Lacrosse family. I will forever be Temple Made and Temple Proud!"
"On behalf of the Temple Lacrosse family I want to thank Jen for everything she has given to Temple Lacrosse! Together we have worked tirelessly with passion and love to create great success and to provide rewarding experiences for our student-athletes" said lacrosse head coach Bonnie Rosen. "Every part of Temple Lacrosse has been touched and made better because of Jen. Personally, I am incredibly grateful for having been able to work side by side together for so many years! She has been an amazing colleague and has become a truly wonderful friend! I am so excited for her to begin this new journey, to experience the joys of being a Division I head coach, and for more people to get a chance to see what makes Jen such an outstanding coach and a special person!"
Wong has been the associate head coach on Temple's staff since 2015. Prior to that, she was an assistant coach from 2010-2015 and a graduate assistant on Rosen's staff from 2007-2009. During the spring of 2010, Wong was the head coach of at Immaculata University where she led Immaculata to Colonial States Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in the program's history.
During her time at Temple, Wong oversaw the goalkeepers. She coached three All-Conference selections in Jaqi Kakalecik, Maryn Lowell, and Annie Carroll. Kakalecik, and Lowell had some of the best goalkeeping career's in Temple lacrosse history, while Carroll is now an assistant coach at UC Davis.
Off the field, Wong has served as the chairperson for the IWLCA Outreach Committee that focuses on diversity and minority development. As part of the committee, she runs Project IRM, a program to Identify, Recruit and Mentor minority women's lacrosse coaches. Each year, Wong writes a grant to receive money from the NCAA's Matching Grants for the Advancement of Minority Women Coaches.
"It is with both sadness and excitement that I will be leaving Temple to become the head coach at Cal Berkeley. The past 14 seasons have been an incredible journey," Wong said. "I have coached so many amazing student-athletes and had the opportunity to work with wonderful Temple colleagues. Each person has made a lasting impact on my life and coaching career.
I would especially like to thank Bonnie for taking a chance on me as a recruit and young coach. Her mentorship, wisdom and guidance have shaped my coaching philosophies and have definitely prepared me for the future.
While I may not be on the sidelines, I will always be cheering from afar as part of the Temple Lacrosse family. I will forever be Temple Made and Temple Proud!"
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