Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Mary Nee

Mary Nee took over as head coach of the Regis College field hockey program at the start of 2022 and enters her first full season at the helm of the program.

Nee served as the assistant field hockey coach at Regis for the 2021 season, taking on the responsibility of on-field coaching during practices and matches upon a leadership change at the start of competition. She has also directed the recruitment of prospective student-athletes, monitored the academic progress of the field hockey players, and coordinated travel arrangements for away contests.

Besides her coaching experience at Regis, Nee is also a coach for Extreme Field Hockey, Inc., one of the top field hockey club programs, based in Canton, Mass. Nee has been part of the coaching staff at Extreme for five years, and she also was a coach with New England Strikers for two years.

Nee was a four-year letterwinner at Saint Anselm College, appearing in 84 matches, including 48 starts. Her first career point was an assist at Mercy during her freshman year Sept. 18, 2016. One year later, she scored her first career goal at St. Thomas Aquinas (Sept. 17, 2017) and made her first career start at Stonehill Oct. 24, 2017. As a senior, she collected six goals and six assists for 18 total points, featuring a two-goal performance at Franklin Pierce Oct. 29, 2019. Nee also scored the lone goal in Saint Anselm's 1-0 victory over Assumption in the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Tournament. As a team captain, she would help the Hawks win the NE-10 Championship and advance to the 2019 NCAA Division II national championship game, where she picked up an assist.

Nee graduated from Saint Anselm in the spring of 2020 with her bachelor's degree in psychology, plus she minored in sociology. She is pursuing her master's degree in social work at Regis.

Assistant Coach - Lexi Crites

Lexi Crites enters her second year with the Regis field hockey program as an assistant coach for the 2023-24 academic year.

Crites was a four-year letterwinner for the Manhattanville College field hockey team from 2017 to 2021. She appeared in 54 career matches, including 39 career starts, finishing with 18 goals and five assists for 41 career points. In 2019, she earned Second Team All-NECC honors after scoring 12 goals, including four game-winning tallies, as the Valiants posted a 17-3 overall record and completed a perfect conference season by winning the NECC Tournament on its home field, ending the season with a 13-match winning streak. Crites was a two-time selection to the NFHCA National Academic Squad (2017 and 2019) as well as a member of the NECC Fall Academic All-Conference Honor Roll in 2019.

During her first two years at Manhattanville, Crites was also a goalie for the women's ice hockey team, earning two victories during her collegiate career. In 2018-19, she was named to the UCHC All-Academic Team and the MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll. 

Originally from Middleboro, Mass., Crites graduated from Manhattaville College with her bachelor's degree in communication, plus she minored in sports studies.