Allison Rutledge was named assistant coach of the Wayne State women's hockey team in the fall of 2007.

Rutledge, a former standout goaltender at Niagara University, brings a wealth of experience to the Warriors.

During her career at Niagara, Rutledge was a four-year letterwinner, two-time team captain and finished as the program's all-time leader in saves with 3,405 which ranks second in NCAA history. She also earned College Hockey America (CHA) All-Academic honors three times. As a senior, she was named Second Team All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). She also was a CHA First Team selection and named CHA Student-Athlete of the Year. During her junior campaign in 2005-06, Rutledge set the single-season Niagara save record with 1,103 and was also named to the CHA First Team and All-Tournament Team. Rutledge also made the CHA All-Rookie team as a freshman in 2003-04.

Rutledge trained with the Canadian National Team development and selection camp in 2006 and coached at several hockey camps including, Future Pro, Be A Pro and Netminder's goaltending schools.

She has also been a tutor as part of the 21st Century After-School Program at LaSalle Middle School and worked towards completing her New York state certification in Social Studies (grades 7-12) as a student-teacher in the fall of 2006.

A native of London, Ont., Rutledge earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in Social Studies from Niagara in 2007.