Kristine Mickelson enters her second season as Head Coach of the Suffolk University Women's Volleyball team.

Mickelson had an immediate impact during the 2013 season as she led Suffolk to their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament appearance in six seasons. Their win total of 16 contests last season was their most in a decade, while they had a pair of players earn All-Conference recognition by the GNAC for the first time in five seasons.

Mickelson played collegiately at Bentley University where she appeared in every contest for the Falcons during her four year career. She posted career stats of 985 kills, 399 digs and 399 blocks and was named an NCAA Division-II East Region All-Tournament team selection in 2009. She was also a two-time All-Conference selection by the Northeast-10 (NE-10) as a junior and senior and helped lead Bentley to an NE-10 crown in 2006. Mickelson was also a AVCA Division-II All-East Region team selection in 2008. While at Bentley, Mickelson also served as their athletic student-athlete representative at the NE-10 Spring Conference and NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Development Conference during 2008. Mickelson also served on Bentley’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Mickelson originally hails from San Diego, California where she attended Scripps Ranch High School. Mickelson earned a degree in Marketing with a minor in Global Studies from Bentley in 2010.