After completing one of the most storied careers of any Charger women’s lacrosse player, Ashley Wolcott (Ferrandiz) joined the Chargers' coaching staff prior to the 2013 season.
The 2012 UNH Female Athlete of the Year, the former Ashley Ferrandiz anchored the Chargers’ midfield for four seasons. Her career accolades are vast, including an All-America First Team selection and numerous All-Region honorees.
The program’s most prolific scorer, Wolcott's name can be found at the top of nearly every record. She holds the career points (314) and assists (128) records, while ranking second in goals (186). She holds two of the top three single-season point records and two of the top three single-season assist records. On April 14, 2012 she scored an incredible 10 total points against Southern New Hampshire, becoming the first Charger to ever accomplish such a feat.
Off the field, Wolcott served as the President of New Haven’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for two seasons and was a Presidential Public Service Fellow during the summer of 2010. In addition, she’s served as a teacher’s assistant at the West Hampton Beach Learning Center and currently interns for the East Haven Public School District.
Wolcott earned two Bachelor’s degrees, one in psychology and one in mathematics in May 2012 and earned her master’s degree in education at New Haven in 2014.
Wolcott is also a math teacher at ESUMS (Engineering and Science University Magnet School) in the New Haven School District. She resides in New Haven with her husband, James.
