ITHACA, N.Y. -- Kellie Joyce, who spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach at Cornell, has been named the next head field hockey coach at Bryant University. Her appointment was announced today by Bryant's Vice President Athletics & Recreation Bill Smith.

Joyce helped the Big Red reach the top 25 in both 2022 and 2023, climbing as high as No. 17 in the NFHCA poll during the 2023 season. Under her tutelage, Cornell led the nation in scoring average (3.21), assists per game (3.65) and points per game (10.47) in 2023, setting single season Cornell records in the process. Joyce helped develop Caroline Ramsey into the first two-time All-American in Cornell history. In recognition of the staff's good work, the Big Red earned the NFHCA Mideast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2023.

"I am delighted for Kellie that she has earned this wonderful opportunity to continue her career as a head coach at Bryant," said Cornell head coach Andy Smith. "She has been incredible for Cornell since she stepped on campus and will be hugely missed.  We wish her well and look forward to watching her grow as a head coach. Bryant gained a good one with Kellie!"

Joyce spent four seasons as assistant coach at Providence, including the final year as the top assistant. The Friars posted a pair of double-digit win seasons and qualified for the four-team Big East Tournament both years.

She previously spent one year as an assistant coach at her alma mater, New Hampshire. The Wildcats were 9-12 that season, a two-win improvement over the previous campaign, and picked off top 25 foes Iowa and Maine on the road and Albany in the America East Tournament en route to the championship game.

Joyce was chosen as a NFHCA Third-Team All-America selection as a senior and was a three-time All-America East pick. The first-team NFHCA All-Northeast Region first-team pick earned America East Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA All-Academic Squad recognition. Joyce started all 85 games for the Wildcats (2011-14) and recorded 11 goals and 23 assists for 45 points. Her 23 assists were tied for seventh-most in program history.

After closing out her collegiate career, Joyce trained with the U.S. Women's National Team in 2015, during which time she traveled to England to compete in a four-game series.  She was a member of the U.S. Development Team until 2017. Joyce played overseas for the Royal Pungouin Hockey Club's elite team in Nivelles, Belgium from 2016-17, then played for the U.S. Women's National Indoor Team in 2019-20 before joining the national development team in 2020.