Stonehill College

Ali Maloof will enter her fifth season as head coach of the Stonehill softball program in the spring of 2026 as the Skyhawks begin their fourth campaign as members of the Northeast Conference since moving up to the Division I level prior to the 2022-23 season.

The Skyhawks enjoyed their winningest season at the DI level in 2025, posting 16 wins to improve on their win total for the third season in a row under Maloof's guidance. Of the 16 wins, Stonehill's 11 non-conference victories were the most for the Skyhawks in program history. Stonehill also posted a 7-8 record at Fr. Gartland Field, its most wins at home since 2019.

Along with the team success in 2025, Maloof led senior catcher Isabella Therrien, '25 to one of the best individual seasons in program history as she earned the first major postseason award for the Skyhawks at the DI level. Therrien was named the NEC's Most Improved Player and was a member of the All-Conference First Team. Therrien shined behind home plate for the Skyhawks, starting 45 games of the 50 games, leading the conference and ranking second in the country with 22 runners caught stealing. At the plate, Therrien improved on her batting average by over .100 points from a season ago, jumping from a .190 average (22-116) last season to a .305 (40-131) this year, the third-best mark on the team. Therrien led the team in runs scored at 30 and her four home runs this year were tied for a team-high mark while she ranked second on the team in hits (40), runs batted in (22), doubles (6), OPS (.804), and SLG% (.443).

Maloof also guided Grace Conaway, '28 to All-Rookie and All-Conference Second Team honors in 2025 after a stellar freshman campaign in 2025. Conaway led the Skyhawks with a .350 (36-103) batting average, playing in 40 games with 33 starts this season, tied for the sixth-best average in the conference and the third-best among freshmen. Conaway scored 18 times, drove in 10 runs, and tallied four doubles with five walks drawn and two stolen bases. Conaway's .350 batting average is the highest mark by a Skyhawk since Michelle Theilgard, '21, finished the 2019 season with a .350 clip. It is also the highest average by a first-year player since Theilgard hit .367 in her freshman campaign in 2018.

After her hire in September of 2021, Maloof led the Skyhawks to a 15-23 record overall and an 11-15 record in their final season as members of the Northeast-10 Conference. After winning just four games in Stonehill's inaugural Division I season in 2023, the Skyhawks improved on their win total by 10 games, improving to 14-37 in 2024 with sweeps over the University of Rhode Island and Holy Cross. Stonehill's seven road wins in 2024 were the most for a Skyhawk team since the 2016 season when Stonehill went 8-5 away from Fr. Gartland Field.

“It is a pleasure to welcome Ali Maloof as the next head coach of our Stonehill softball program,” said Dean O’Keefe. '94, Director of Athletics at Stonehill. “Ali brings with her a resume of success both during her playing and coaching days at fellow NE10 member Southern New Hampshire. Her NCAA Division II competitive background along with her commitment to the overall student-athlete experience is exactly what we were looking for in our next hire. I am confident that Ali’s passion, energy and knowledge of the game will be an asset to our program and the development of our student-athletes on the field, in the classroom, and on our community.”

Maloof, who enjoyed a remarkable playing career at Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern New Hampshire University, joins Stonehill after two seasons as an assistant coach at Wellesley College with head coach Keri O’Meara. She assisted Coach O’Meara in all facets of recruiting, practice planning and budgeting, while also working with the student-athletes on focusing on the balance of being a student-athlete. In addition to her softball duties at Wellesley, Maloof served as event manager working with the athletic administration on preparing to host home athletic contests.

Maloof served four seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater prior to joining the Wellesley coaching staff. She helped SNHU to a record of 132-64 (.674) overall over those four seasons, including 67-34 (.663) in the NE10, with three NCAA Tournament appearances and reaching the NCAA Division II Super Regionals in 2016. She assisted head coach Deb Robitaille with recruiting and organizing practice sessions, budget and travel.

Maloof, who received her undergraduate degree in 2015 and Master’s Degree in psychology in 2017 from SNHU, was a two-time All-America pitcher for the Penmen over her record breaking four-year career. The CoSIDA Academic All-American was a three-time NE10 Pitcher of the Year, who earned NE10 Player of the Year accolades as a senior. She earned All-NE10 honors all four years, with first team honors three times, and was named the Daktronics East Region Pitcher of the Year in 2014 and 2015, while being selected as its Region Player of the Year as a senior.

In helping SNHU to a pair of NE10 Championships over her four year career as a student-athlete, Maloof set a Penmen record with 808 career strikeouts in a record 711.1 innings, while also scoring a program record 135 runs and finishing second all-time with 234 hits and a .374 batting average. She tossed two perfect games over her collegiate career and competed in two additional NCAA Tournaments as a student-athlete.

“I am absolutely overjoyed and honored to be taking over the Stonehill softball program,” said Maloof. “I have dreamed of being a head coach since my playing career came to an end. It was during my playing career when I first crossed paths with the beloved coach Ken LeGrice.  Ken was a wonderful coach and even better person. It was an honor to be able to compete against his teams as a player and coach during my time at Southern New Hampshire. While I will be looking to put my own individual stamp on this program, I will continue to keep Ken's memory alive and well within it. I cannot thank everyone at Stonehill enough for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. I look forward to getting on the field and growing this program. Go Skyhawks!"

Maloof was inducted into the Northeast-10 Hall of Fame Class of 2024 as the league recognized a class of 11 inductees. A former softball standout at Southern New Hampshire University, Maloof is the first softball athlete from SNHU to be inducted into the NE10 Hall of Fame.

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