Princeton University Softball

Lisa (Sweeney) Van Ackeren, a four-time Patriot League Pitcher of the Year at Lehigh and a New Jersey native, is a six-time Ivy League Coach of the Year and is in her 14th year as Princeton's head softball coach in 2026. Through 12 competitive seasons, Van Ackeren has a record of 253-252-2 and is the second-winningest coach in program history. In her first season of 2013, Van Ackeren became the winningest first-year coach in Princeton softball history, finishing at 27-19 and with the best record since the Tigers went 34-19 in 2006. Van Ackeren's fourth season saw her win the 2016 Ivy League Coach of the Year award after leading Princeton to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008. Along the way, Princeton won the Ivy South for the first time since 2008 and became the first visiting team since the Ivy League Championship Series began in 2007 to win the best-of-three battle between the division winners, defeating Harvard two games to one. The 2017 season included Van Ackeren's second straight Ivy League Coach of the Year honor as Princeton earned seven All-Ivy League honors, the program's most since 2008, and won both the Ivy South division and the Ivy League Championship Series, sweeping Harvard at the Class of 1895 Field. Princeton returned to the top of the Ivy League in 2022, winning 17 Ivy games for its most since 2008 and 27 games overall for its most since Van Ackeren's first season of 2013. Eight players earned All-Ivy League honors, with six on the first team

Campolindo all-time career batting average (.602), on-base percentage (.695), and stolen bases (80) leader. First-team all-league Diablo Athletic League 2018 and 2019. Earned school's Academic Achievement Awards for Living Earth and Chemistry in the Earth System. Four-year CIF North Coast Section Scholar-Athlete. Played club softball for Sorcerer Williams 18G. At Princeton, played in 36 games in 2022, primarily as a pinch runner or in the outfield, starting the season opener against Siena on Feb. 25. Had a hit against Villanova on March 23 in a pinch-hit role and scored 12 runs on the season. Earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors in 2022. Currently serving as team manager for Princeton softball in 2025.

Alyssa Davis joined the Princeton softball staff in September 2019 after spending the previous three years as an assistant coach at the University of Chicago...

Amanda is the director of the Princeton Writing Program, a lecturer in the program, and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the softball team.

Angie Brambley-Moyer came to Princeton University in 2003. In January 2017, Coach Brambley-Moyer was promoted to Associate Head Coach, with the responsibility of leading the strength and conditioning staff and four facilities. Brambley-Moyer is the strength and conditioning coach for women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, softball and women’s lacrosse. A 2000 graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Exercise and Movement Science, she went on to earn a Master’s degree in Sports Administration and Recreation from Temple University in 2002, while working as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for football and Olympic sport teams. Brambley-Moyer participated in competitive rugby for 14 years. She was selected for the USA Rugby National Under-23 team in 1998 and various other regional teams throughout her rugby career. She played for nationally ranked Keystone Rugby Club out of the Philadelphia area for 10 years. Since 2010 she has participated in competitive weightlifting, earning the 2013 Masters Championship Title at 63kg as well as Best Lifter in her age group of 35-39 years old. Angie and her husband, Tim, live in Pennsylvania with their three Labrador Retrievers.

Anne is the Dean of First College and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the softball and men's soccer teams.

A two-year captain on Ivy League championship teams, Ashley McDonald '23 returned to the Princeton softball program as an assistant coach in January 2025. "I...

Dennis Strigl is a lecturer in electrical engineering and the Keller Center for Innovation and Engineering Education and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow for the softball team.

Emily Dorman was named Head Athletic Trainer at Princeton in July of 2022. She previously served as Head Athletic Trainer at Penn from 2016-2022 and was an assistant athletic trainer with the Quakers from 2008-2016. In her most recent position at Penn, Dorman coordinated and administered a comprehensive intercollegiate athletic training program for approximately 1,000 student athletes and managed a team of 11 full-time and three part-time Certified Athletic Trainers. She worked with Penn Medicine and other campus partners to ensure smooth administration of athletic injury care and coordinated and oversaw implementation of research initiatives. Dorman serves as a member of the Study Advisory Committee and Scientific Review Team for the Ivy League/Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study and has been an adjunct professor in the department of Health & Exercise Science at Rowan University. Prior to Penn, Dorman was a Fellowship Athletic Trainer for the United States Olympic Committee, stationed at the US Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University in 2007-08, working with women's wrestling, weightlifting, and other Olympic sports. She earned her master's degree in Kinesiology from Temple University in 2007 and her bachelor's degree in athletic training from High Point University in 2005, graduating summa cum laude. Dorman is a Certified Athletic Trainer by the Board of Certification and has been a NATA member since 2004.

Gabriele Villarini is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute and a Princeton Athletics Fellow with the softball team.

James is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Politics, and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow with the men's basketball, women's soccer, and softball teams.

Karen is the Associate Dean for Graduate Education in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow with the softball team.

Bio Kevin is an officer with the Department of Public Safety and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow with the softball team.

Kristin is a university counsel in the Office of the General Counsel and a Princeton Athletics Fellow with the softball team.

Michael Kelly is a lecturer in the chemistry department and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow with the softball team.

Michael Olin is an Academic-Athletic Fellow with the women's golf and softball teams and is the Dean of the University's Mathey College.

Nicole Arias joined the Princeton softball staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2015 season. For eight seasons prior to coming to Princeton, Arias was th...

Serena Starks is a Project 55 Fellow Service Engagement Coordinator at the Pace Center for Civic Engagement and is a Princeton Athletics Fellow with the softball team.