Diane Bracalente

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Diana Renee Bracalente (born in Quakertown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who finished in eighth position with Team USA in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Bracalente twice earned All-America honors. During her four years at the Old Dominion University as a Lady Monarch, she compiled a 75-4-2 record. This included three NCAA national championships and one third place finish. In 1984 she co-captained the 23-0 team with fellow Hall of Famer Christy Morgan. That squad outscored their opponents 127-10, outshot them 625-135 and registered 15 shutouts. That same year she scored nine goals and assisted on seven others.

As a freshman, Bracalente played in all seventeen matches, scoring four goals and assisting on three. Old Dominion was 13–2-2 and took third in the NCAA tournament. As a sophomore, the Lady Monarchs earned their first of many crowns with a victory over Connecticut. Diane earned All-Tournament honors and All-America honors. She scored four goals and assisted on five.

Bracalente competed in field hockey on the national and international level, including the Olympic Festival. She received a graduate degree from La Salle University in 1987 and in 1988 she was one of four Lady Monarchs, and two La Salle Explorers, to represent the United States in the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. She also lettered in lacrosse at Old Dominion. Bracalente earned her degree in sports management.