University of Hartford

Nicole Belanger enters her first year at the University of Hartford in 2025-26.

Belanger has been on the sideline at the University of New Haven from 2019-2025. During that time the team appeared in 4 NCAA tournaments and 6 consecutive NE10 tournaments. In 2024, Belanger was named the IWLCA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year.

Belanger, a 2017 graduate of University of New Haven midfielder enjoyed a standout four-year career at New Haven from 2014-2017, amassing 141 points over 75 career games. Belanger earned Third Team IWLCA All-America honors in 2017, in addition to Second Team All-North Region and Third Team All NE10 honors. In total, she was a four-time all-conference and two-time all-region selection and was honored as New Haven’s Female Rookie of the Year in 2014. She ranked third on the team while tallying a career-high 37 goals in 2016 and amassed a career-best 45 draw controls. Her play helped lead the Chargers to the NCAA Tournament in each of her four seasons with the Blue and Gold.

A native of Kinnelon, New Jersey, Belanger graduated from New Haven in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and earned a master's in clinical mental health counseling.