Jennifer Chumley-Pfeiffer’04
Inducted: 2014
Sport: Lacrosse
Position: Goalie
Jersey #: 1
Athletic Accomplishments:
Jennifer was a four-year starter in goal for Seahawkwomen’s lacrosse and helped lead her team to four NCAATournament appearances. At the time of her induction, she stillheld the Capital Athletic Conference’s career record for savepercentage (.622) as well as the conference’s single-seasonrecords for goals against average (5.01, set in 2003) and for savepercentage (.662, set in 2002). Jennifer was the Division IIIstatistical leader in save percentage in 2002 while being second inthe nation in GAA in 2003.
Career Highlights:
Jennifer was chosen as the Seahawks female academic-athlete ofthe year for 2004. She was a member of Omnicron Delta Kappa, thenational leadership honor society and made dean’s list everysemester at St. Mary’s.
She also was first team, All-Capital Athletic Conference (CAC)for four years and CAC Rookie of the year for 2001. Jennifer helpedlead her team to the 2002 CAC Tournament title. She was first team,All-American in 2003; second team All-American in 2002 and 2004;and a regional All-American four times.
Most Memorable Sports Experience at St.Mary’s:
"I have to say that my most memorable sports moment was oursophomore year winning the conference championship against MaryWashington. We were up by 1 goal and there was less than a minuteleft. Mary Washington’s best player had the ball and ourdefender got beat. Mia (Mia Oliver Woods’04) being Mia fouled her so that their player wouldget an 8 meter shot rather than have a 1 on 1 on the crease withless than 10 seconds. The girl blew me a kiss before the whistleblew for her to begin play—how obnoxious can you get?!? I wasso fired up that I knew I was going to make the save in order tomake this girl regret her cockiness. When the ball was in my stick,I loved letting the seconds tick by to end the game and we came outas Conference Champions—and that girl probably regrettedthinking she was better than St. Mary’s College."
Most Missed about Playing for St.Mary’s:
"I miss playing on a field with people cheering for you from thecomfort of the couches they had dragged onto the track. J Butmost of all, I simply miss playing with the most amazing bunch ofyoung women. We were a family on and off the field. It was alwayseasy to play harder knowing your teammates were there for you."
Words of Advice for Today’s SeahawkAthlete:
"Academics are your primary concern—we all know that thereis not professional lacrosse. My advice is to have a “partnerin crime” for your classes. It made it easy to stay on top ofassignments when you had someone to be your study partner and to beyour friend in classes that was also a teammate. Fortunately forme, my study partner Stacy Mann ’04 was themost organized human being ever and she kept us on track for everyassignment. I think she is where my love of color coding firstbegan."
Since St. Mary’s:
At the time of her induction, Jennifer was a gifted and talentedresource teacher for Harford County Public Schools, workingprimarily with gifted learners in grades 3-5 and collaborating withtheir classroom teachers.
"I am also a happy mother and wife. My daughter Avery will beturning 1 on October 11th. My husband and I have also gotten intoCrossfit and did our first competition this past summer."
Involvement in Your Sport Today:
Jennifer started to coach lacrosse after she graduated from St.Mary’s. From 2004-2006, she coached for the North EastMaryland Select (NEMS) Lacrosse Club, founded in 1997 to provideplaying opportunities for the most promising high school and middleschool girls aspiring to play collegiate lacrosse. Jennifer,herself, was a member of the NEMS Lacrosse Class of 2000. She was agoalie coach for Team i-Lax from 2009 until it merged with anotherclub in 2012 to become the Elite Lacrosse Club. She continued as agoalie coach and board member for Elite Lacrosse Club. In 2011 shewas an assistant coach for Team USA Women’s Under 19 Teamwhich won the gold medal. More recently, she was assistantwomen’s lacrosse coach at John Carroll High School in 2013and a volunteer assistant women’s lacrosse coach in 2014 forPatterson Mill High School. Jennifer holds US Lacrosse’sLevel 1 Coaching Education Program
Certification and frequently presents at the US LacrosseNational Conference.
Other Thoughts/Memories:
"St. Mary’s College was an amazing experience. It’shard to pick out a few memories, but I will alwayscherish…Bike Gang, our “great” Spring Break inVirginia Beach, our actually amazing Spring Break in Colorado, theundefeated season, Kate (Kate Story-Sirc’04) Story’s warm-up mix that lived in our CDplayers, stomping on the snow to make it melt so we could playoutside, playing that last game together and walking off the fieldholding hands. However, the one I will cherish most of all was thefirst one. I will never forget the first visit I ever made to theschool. You come around that bend on Route 5 and the scene justopens up to water. You know that you are home."
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