Pehnke arrives in Meadville with a decade of playing and coaching experience at the NCAA Division III level, most recently spending the last two years as an assistant at Rochester (N.Y.). At UR, Pehnke assisted in all aspects of the Yellowjackets program and served as the teams offensive coordinator, while also coaching goalies and draw specialists. During her time in New York, UR posted three All-Liberty League performers, an all-region player and three Liberty League weekly award winners.

I am thrilled we were able to attract Patty, given her breadth of experience at high-level liberal arts colleges, said Ross. She has a proven track record of success and knows what a championship caliber program looks like.

Prior to arriving at UR, Pehnke spent one season as the assistant womens lacrosse coach at Albright (Pa.), where she was the defensive coordinator and goalie coach in a year when the team set a program record with 12 wins, and also saw four players earn all-conference honors. From 2016-18 Pehnke served as a graduate assistant at McDaniel (Md.), where she also served as defensive coordinator and goalie coach, while helping mentor four All-Centennial Conference selections and the CC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She broke into coaching as an assistant at Alma (Mich.) in 2015-16.

I am proud and honored to become the next Womens Lacrosse Head Coach at Allegheny College and would like to extend my appreciation and gratitude to Bill Ross, Mandy Prusia, and the search committee for this tremendous opportunity.

A big thank you to all of those that have supported me and have mentored me in the last six years as I prepare to take this next step in my career. I look forward to arriving on campus and start working diligently with the team to elevate every aspect of the program as the womens lacrosse program strives to new successes in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).

A four-year member of the womens lacrosse program at Catholic (D.C.), Pehnke earned all-region honors as a senior in 2015 and was chosen to play in the Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) North-South All-Star game. She earned a pair of All-Landmark Conference honors as a student-athlete and helped the Cardinals win three conference titles and earn three trips to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Womens Lacrosse Championship.

Pehnke holds a bachelors degree in History from Catholic and earned a masters degree in Kinesiology from McDaniel.