
After a successful, record-breaking year one Erika DeSanty led her Eph linsksters back to the NCAA Tournament and fielded the program's first All-American in first year Georgi Salant.
In her first season at the helm of the Ephs, DeSanty guided the team to a remarkable record of 82-21-1 (.793), which included one first, four second, and two third place finishes. Along the way the Ephs posted their lowest single-day team total (314), their lowest final team total (628), and their finest NCAA Championship finish in program history (seventh place).
In her second season, DeSanty again led the Ephs to the NCAA Tournament after achieving the college's highest national ranking of third in the NGCA poll. Additionally, the team set records for most wins (6), number of consecutive wins (4), and most medalists (5). As a result DeSanty was named the NGCA's East Region Coach of the Year.
In May of 2011 an article in the Wall
Street Journal noted
that the Ephs have defeated Div. I teams.
Along with Salant becoming the program's first All-American, three players under DeSanty have earned Regional honors and three players have been named to the NGCA Scholar Athlete team. The program has also had three players finish in the top-25 at the NCAA Tournament against a field of more than 100 participants.
During the off-season DeSanty continues to develop professionally as a student and teacher of the game. As a member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals she attends national education workshops, led by top professionals, to deepen her knowledge of the game and skill of teaching. She began her teaching under the esteemed PGA and LPGA Professional, Kay McMahon. McMahon established and has successfully run eduKaytion golf for over ten years, while Eloise Trainor, founder and former CEO of The Future Stars Tour, serves as director of operations.
DeSanty's Williams career began as an assistant coach for the women's basketball team, where she coordinated film exchange and assisted in all aspects of recruiting, player development, and game preparation. Prior to Williams, she served as an assistant varsity and head junior varsity basketball coach at Elmira College. In two seasons at Elmira, the Soaring Eagles recorded the second highest two-year win total in the history of the program, competed in two conference championships and set two college records for number of consecutive wins.
A local standout, named Western Mass Division II MVP after Drury High School's women's basketball team won the Western Mass title in 2001, DeSanty went on to a successful collegiate career at Colby-Sawyer College. While at Colby-Sawyer, she was a four-year starting point guard and two-year captain for the women's basketball team. In her senior season she set the all-time record for assists and was named MVP as the Chargers won the conference championship and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
In addition to coaching the women's golf team, DeSanty also assists in managing the accounting and budgeting in the Office of the President at the college.
DeSanty graduated from Colby-Sawyer in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences with a concentration in Sport Management and from Elmira College in 2007 with a Master of Science degree in Education.
| Erika DeSanty | Won - Lost | NCAA |
| 2009-10 |
82-21*-1 |
7th |
| 2010-11 | 88-15*-1 *6 losses vs. Div.I teams |
T 8th |
| Career | 170-36-2 | 2 |