University of Delaware Athletics
Field Hockey
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- kiddook@udel.edu
- Phone:
- 302-831-0881
In her first season in Newark in 2019, the Hens regained their CAA Tournament title in 2019 to go along with their fourth consecutive year with an undefeated conference record (6-0) while going 16-4 overall. UD finished the year ranked in the Top 15 of eight NCAA statistical categories (scoring average, goals per game, goals against average, scoring margin, shutouts per game, winning percentage, assists per game, points per game). The Hens boasted the CAA Player of the Year (Femke Strien) for the fourth straight season while garnering eight All-CAA honorees, four All-Region selections and one First Team All-American (Strien).
"While interacting with Kerry on the recruiting trails and in camp settings, and again during her interview process, it was clear that she is very passionate about utilizing coaching to develop young people and she is eager to further her development as a coach," stated Delaware head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof. "We are looking forward to the expertise and energy that Kerry will present in making us better as students, athletes and people. I know that Kerry will be a first-class ambassador of our program, athletics department and the University of Delaware as a whole."
Kiddoo joined the Blue Hens from Appalachian State, where she was an assistant coach for four seasons. In her role, Kiddoo was the team's primary goal keeping coach and also had responsibilities with video analysis, travel accommodations, recruiting, alumni relations and fundraising.
In 2018, she helped guide the Mountaineers to the first two MAC Tournament victories in program history while finishing the fall semester with a 3.36 team GPA.
Kiddoo is no stranger to the Colonial Athletic Association as she graduated from league foe Hofstra in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations and a minor in sociology. A defender with the Pride, Kiddoo led the team in minutes played and helped the HU defense to a No. 21 ranking in the NCAA in defensive saves as a junior. She was a team representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and also a two-time NFHCA Academic Squad honoree and four-time recipient of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll.
The Chapel Hill, N.C. native is currently a coach with USA Field Hockey (High Performance and Futures) and also has experience coaching at Limestone College (2014), Carolina All-Stars Field Hockey Club, East Chapel Hill High School and TarDevils Field Hockey Team amongst countless clinics and camps.
