Ramapo College of New Jersey Athletics

Dr. Susie Matsutani, enters her first year as assistant coach at Ramapo College, her sixth season overall as an assistant coach, after graduating in 2008 from New Jersey City University.  She earned a bachelor of science in biology, before completing her doctorate in physical therapy from Dominican College (NY) in 2011. She currently works in two different physical therapy offices in Freehold and Keansburg, NJ.  Her softball experience is extensive as a former player, and most recently as an assistant coach, and her knowledge of the sport will be a valuable asset to the Ramapo program.
 
Coach Matsutani was one of the top all-around softball players in New Jersey City University history, playing for four years from 2005-2008, under the direction of then head coach, Bridgette Quimpo.  A two-year team captain, Coach Matsutani was the first NJCU softball player to ever be voted as an Academic All-District selection when she was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America District II College Division Third-Team as an infielder for her excellence in both athletics and academics. She was a four-time Dean’s List recipient in eight semesters at NJCU.
 
Matsutani concluded her career as NJCU’s all-time leader in triples (14), assists (395) and tied for first in games played and started (143) and double plays turned (25). At the time of her graduation, she was second in at bats (439), total bases (213) and chances (734), third in slugging (.485) and steal attempts (39), fourth in RBIs (75), tied for fourth in homers (5) and steals (33), and fifth in batting average (.339), runs scored (102), hits (149) and putouts (290).  She also collected post-season honors such as Second Team NJAC All-Conference (2008), First Team All-NJAC Academic (2008), Second Team All-NJAC Academic (2006), First Team All-Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2005), and Honorable Mention All-Association of Division III Independents (2005).  As a senior in 2008, she ranked among the Top 50 nationally in five categories. 
 
Coach Matsutani is a native of Gallup, New Mexico and currently resides in Bayonne, NJ.