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In her first two years with the Bobcats, Skeie has helped coach two Midfielders to All-BIG EAST honors with Stella Tegtmeier being named the 2023 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and 2024 first year, Francisca Eschoyez earning All-BIG EAST Second Team honors. Tegtmeier and Eschoyez each made the NFHCA First and Second Teams, respectively.
Prior to joining the Bobcats, Skeie spent a season as an assistant coach for Monmouth. During her inaugural year the Hawks registered a 10-8 overall (5-1 conference) record to win the CAA Regular Season Championship. Skeie also helped coach Annick Van Lange to Third Team All-American status, Phileine Hazen to CAA Rookie of the Year honors, and a total of five student-athletes to the All-CAA team.
Skeie arrived in West Long Branch following a stint as an assistant at Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island. Following new head coach Lisa Lopes to JWU, Skeie handled the day-to-day operations of the field hockey program including practice planning, on field coaching, individual workouts, video analysis, travel and recruiting efforts for the Wildcats. Under new leadership, the Wildcats went from winning six games the previous campaign to 17. JWU boast having both the GNAC Defensive POY and Offensive POY, their first ever GNAC Championship, NCAA appearance, and first student -athlete in program history to earn National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American honors.
Skeie has coached clinic and tournament teams for Cape Cod, Jersey Intensity and Surf and Sand field hockey clubs, guiding her teams through the recruiting process. As a player for Jersey Intensity field hockey club, Skeie won two club championships both indoor and outdoor. In 2020-2021 Skeie was the head middle school coach for The Lincoln School, Providence Rhode Island.
Skeie is a graduate of Providence College, earning a bachelor’s degree in Sports Broadcasting and Media. Skeie was a four-year member of the Providence College field hockey team and two-time Captain. The defender helped the Friars appear in four Big East tournaments. She was a three-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star selection and a two-time recipient of the program’s “Pride Is An All-The-Time-Thing Award”. Senior year, Madison was a nominee finalist for the prestigious Jane Thompson Athletic Award.
Born and raised in South Jersey, Skeie was a standout student- athlete at Southern Regional High School competing in field hockey, basketball, track and field, earning 12 varsity letters and the Dolph Cranmer award for top female athlete. During her scholastic field hockey career, she registered 145 points on 47 goals and 51 assists, setting the school record for single-season assists (25). Skeie collected Group IV First Team and All-Atlantic City Press First-Team honors, was a two-time All-Shore First-Team selection and All-Shore Player of The Year twice. Skeie earned a spot on the elite states’ “Top 100 Scorers” compiled by the Asbury Park Press. In 2023 she was inducted into the Southern Reginal Athletic Hall of Fame
