Shannon Pereira joined the VCU Field Hockey staff as an assistant coach in July 2022.
Pereira, a 2019 graduate of VCU who has also played for Canada’s senior and junior national teams, spent time as a graduate assistant at DeSales Univeristy, a Division III school located in Center Valley, Pa. before joining VCU.
The Rams have posted a 47-27 mark overall in the four seasons since she joined the coaching staff in the summer of 2022. Pereira helped lead VCU to a share of the 2025 Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship and coached A-10 Rookie of the Year and Synapse Sports Freshman All-American Lina Behrmann. Pereira also coached two-time All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection and NFHCA All-South Region selection Morena Macera.
Pereira was an All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection for the Rams in 2018 as well as an NFHCA All-South Region Second Team Choice. She scored seven goals and recorded five assists during that season. Prior to playing at VCU, Pereira played for St. Francis under Stacey Bean where she earned All-Atlantic 10 honors in each of her three seasons with the Red Flash.
Pereira graduated from VCU with a Master of Sport Leadership and holds her USA Field Hockey Level II Coaching certification. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree from St. Francis University in 2017 with a degree in healthcare studies.
