Head Coach - Emily Dewdney
Phone: 603-526-3489
E-mail: emily.dewdney@colby-sawyer.edu
Emily Dewdney enters year seven at Colby-Sawyer College as the head coach of the field hockey program and is the second coach in program history. Dewdney also continues to be the women's lacrosse coach at Colby-Sawyer heading into her eighth year in 2025-26.
The Chargers made it to their second GNAC Championship in three years during the 2025 season after a 12-7 record and a 8-2 GNAC record. Colby-Sawyer advanced to the Championships after defeating USJ in the Quarterfinals, followed by upsetting Saint Joseph's College of Maine on the road in the Semifinals. The Chargers would fall to Dean College in the GNAC Championship. This year, Dewdney became the program's leader in win as she sits at 75. Emily coached six GNAC All-Conference, and the GNAC Offensive Player of the Year.
The Chargers made it back to the GNAC Championship in 2023 after a 14-5 record and a 9-3 GNAC record. Colby-Sawyer advanced to the championship after defeating Rivier in the GNAC Quarterfinals and upsetting Lasell in the GNAC Semifinals. The Chargers would eventually fall to Johnson & Wales in the GNAC Championship game. This year Dewdney surpassed 50 career wins for Colby-Sawyer. Emily coached seven GNAC All-Conference selections, three NFHCA Scholars of Distinction and four CSC Academic All-District members.
In 2022, the Chargers had another successful season going 13-6 overall including a 8-3 GNAC record. Colby-Sawyer finished the year in the GNAC Semi-Finals after defeating Rivier University in the first round before falling to eventual GNAC Champion Johnson & Wales University.
In 2021, Dewdney led the Chargers into the best season in program history finishing the season with a 16-4 overall record and finishing as the GNAC regular season champion and GNAC runner up. Dewdney was also named the GNAC Coach of the Year in 2021 for her record-setting season.
Under her direction, six student-athlete has been named to the All-GNAC First Team, six to the All-GNAC Second Team, four to the All-GNAC Third Team and 48 have earned NFHCA National Academic Team honors (six were NFHCA Honors of Distinction).
Prior to being named the head coach in 2019, Dewdney spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach for the field hockey and women's lacrosse programs at Colby-Sawyer. Dewdney was an integral part of the early years of the field hockey program, helping to raise the club team to varsity status and now transform the program into a
consistent GNAC Championship contender.
Dewdney is a 2010 graduate of Allegheny College with a Bachelor's in Women's Studies, Dewdney played four years for the women's lacrosse team, which was regionally ranked. She earned NCAC First-Team accolades as one of the league's top defenders.
Dewdney, who is a certified personal trainer, lives in Sunapee with her husband Tyler, daughter Thea and two australian shepherds Dempsey and Fisher. The New London, N.H. native is also a graduate of nearby Kimball Union Academy.
