Michaela Zabicki joins the women's field hockey staff for the 2023 season alongside former head coach Jess Mulhern.
Building off her career as a defensive back, Zabicki helped lead a defense that ranked sixth nationally in defensive saves in both 2023 and 2024. Additionally, Kylie Peregoy's 13 defensive saves across those two seasons increased her career total to 27, making her the all-time program leader.
The success on defense has correlated to in between the pipes, as the team ranked fifth in shutouts during 2024 with four. In addition, sophomore goalkeeper Allison Gregory set the new single-season program record for goals against average (0.73) across seven appearances.
Zabicki was a five year collegiate field hockey athlete, spending her first four years at nearby LIU (2018-2021) before using her graduate transfer year at Adelphi in 2022. While a member of the Sharks, she made the NE10 All-Rookie team in her freshman season and scored her first collegiate goal in 2021 when the team moved up to Division I. While a member of the Panthers, Zabicki started all 22 games as a defensive back and anchored a defense that tallied four shutouts and led the Brown and Gold to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
At the conclusion of the season, Zabicki was selected to the NFCHA Division II Senior Team.
Zabicki graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management from LIU in 2022, and is currently pursuing her master's degree in physical activity studies
