Staff
Lacey Pustizzi
Lacey Pustizzi fell in love with field hockey while attending Hingham High School and will never stop. She attended Hartwick College where she made 2 NCAA tournament appearances and won two state titles. After graduation she went on to coach at Colgate University, Yale University, Lock Haven University, Virginia Tech, Roanoke College, Towson University and Boston College and currently as the head coach at Weymouth High School. Lacey has also played professionally in Geneva, Switzerland and in Palmerson North, New Zealand. Her travels also include field hockey experiences in Holland, Belgium, Greece and Rome. In 2014 Lacey joined the board of directors for the nonprofit North East Premier League which quickly became one of the biggest and most competitive adult leagues in the country. She continues to play for NEPL’s Boston Brigade as well as with Minutemen FHC and as a member of the US Women’s Masters Squad. When she’s not playing or volunteering her time coaching athletes of all levels she also serves as Director of Digital Communications for the United States Field Hockey League.
Mari Creatini Bell
Mari Creatini Bell got started playing field hockey early in her birth country of Argentina. She grew up in the Boston area and earned All-Scholastic honors in high school. She became a Northeastern Husky and was a four-time America East Champion, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament all four years as well as finishing in the Elite 8 two of those four years. Mari is a two-time First Team All-American and won Northeastern's Female Athlete of Year on her Senior year. During her Junior year, Mari led the country in goals, which also broke Northeastern's record for most goals scored in a single season; a record that still stands today. She was inducted into the Northeastern's Hall of Fame in 2010. Fun fact: Mari appeared as a Sports Illustrated Face in the Crowd in October 2003. In 2014, Mari founded the nonprofit North East Premier League in 2014 to provide competitive playing opportunities for adults. Today, she continues her passion for the sport as a player in the league as well as the nonprofit's Chair of the Board of Directors.
