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New England College

Rony Jacober

Rony Jacober

  • Title
    Assistant Field Hockey Coach / Goalkeeping Specialist
  • Email
    vjacober@nec.edu

Veronica Jacober joined NEC as the assistant field hockey coach in 2017 following two seasons as the top assistant coach at Frostburg State University.
 
At Frostburg, Jacober helped the Bobcats total 13 wins in two seasons.  In 2015 she helped the field hockey program collect eight wins, the most the program had seen since the 2009 season, including five victories at Bobcat Stadium. After dropping its first two games of the season, Frostburg collected six-consecutive wins including two shutouts. FSU finished second in the CAC in saves per game (7.72) in 2015.
 
Prior to Frostburg, Jacober was an assistant at Elmira College for two seasons in 2013 and 2014. Jacober was the program’s recruiting coordinator and goalkeeper coach while helping with the breakdown of film and developing the game and practice plans. The Soaring Eagles have twice named an NFHCA National Academic team and two players garnered All-Empire 8 honors.
 
A 2013 graduate of Delaware Valley College, Jacober was a four-year standout field hockey player. A four-year starter, Jacober helped the Aggies to three appearances in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) playoffs and aided the team a total of 30 wins. She earned All-MAC honors and was the DVC Team Offensive Player of the Year as a senior and was a three-time NFHCA and MAC All-Academic selection.
 
She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Delaware Valley in 2013 and her master’s in general education from Elmira in 2015.
 
Jacober served as the primary coach of the U12 and U14 teams of the Field Hockey Sports Club in Hatfield, PA in 2013 and 2014 and is currently serving as the Operations Supervisor for World Camp USA (Field Hockey) at the Swarthmore College site.