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Chardonnay Hope came to Ferrum in April 2022 from Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania, where she served a year as Assistant Field Hockey Coach. She also worked as a Family Service Specialist for the state of Delaware and has served as goalkeeping coach for the Delaware Sharks Field Hockey Club.

At Haverford, Hope was a member of the staff that led the Fords to a 13-5 record and a first round game in the Centennial Conference playoffs.  Prior to Haverford, she served as Assistant Field Hockey Coach at Widener University from 2020-21 and as Assistant Field Hockey Coach at Washington College from 2019-20. In both positions, she helped the head coach with recruiting, practice and game preparation while focusing on goalkeeper position training.

Hope earned All-America Second Team honors as a goalkeeper at Kutztown University in 2017. She also was a Women in Sports Foundation Tara Vanderveer Grant recipient in 2021. Hope earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Kutztown in 2018, and her Master of Science degree in Management from Wilmington University (Del.) in 2021. She begins work at Ferrum on April 18.

Hope holds USA Field Hockey Level I and Level II Coaching Certifications.