Allegheny College Athletics

Jessica Zavolta joined the Allegheny field hockey coaching staff in October 2021, returning to her alma mater after a strong four-year playing career for the Gators softball team. 

Prior to serving as the field hockey assistant, Zavolta was the Gators' softball assistant coach for three seasons.

A 2018 Allegheny graduate, Zavolta was a four-year starter and three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection during her Allegheny career. Splitting time between catcher and shortstop, she started 113 games and finished with a .297 career batting average, totaling 97 hits, 18 doubles, four home runs, and 56 RBIs.
 
After totaling 38 hits and 18 RBIs during her freshman and sophomore campaigns, Zavolta batted .322 (29-for-90) with 14 runs scored and a team-best .430 on-base percentage in 2017, en-route to Second Team All-NCAC laurels.  She then turned in her finest season as a senior, batting .368 and leading the Gators in home runs (4), RBIs (32), and slugging percentage (.479). A team captain, she was she was a First Team All-NCAC pick and helped lead the Gators to an appearance in the NCAC Championship Tournament.  
 
Zavolta previously coached at the youth club level for six years, as an assistant coach for Team Impact, where she specialized in working with pitchers and catchers.
 
A native of Trafford, Pennsylvania, Zavolta graduated in May 2018 with a degree in psychology, and a minor in Global Health Studies.