Same Faces, New Places: The Coaching Carousel

Fri Sep 8 2023 | USA Lacrosse Magazine Staff | College
College Men College Women

PHOTOS BY VIRGINIA ATHLETICS AND RICH BARNES

Sonia LaMonica (Towson to Virginia) and Chris Ryan (Mercyhurst to Mount St. Mary's) are in new places this season.

All the talk this time of year — at least since the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the NCAA sports landscape as we formerly knew it — has been about player movement.

But we also must acknowledge the considerable amount of coaching changes, both in the head coach and assistant ranks, that have shaken up Division I college lacrosse entering the fall.

High-profile assistants took, perhaps surprisingly, unheralded head coach openings. Long-tenured head coaches slid back into the assistant ranks, albeit with favorable programs.

What does it all mean? That’s for 2024 to tell us. For now, take a look at what’s transpired during the summer months.

MEN’S HEAD COACHES

Dartmouth: Sean Kirwan replaces Brendan Callahan
Denver: Matt Brown replaces Bill Tierney (retired)
Lehigh: Will Scudder replaces Kevin Cassese
Manhattan: Doug Sage (interim) replaces John Odierna
Mount St. Mary’s: Chris Ryan replaces Tom Gravante
Queens (N.C.): Nikolas Colpitts replaces Chris Panos

WOMEN’S HEAD COACHES

Akron: Elaine Jones replaces Christy Mitchell
Brown: Katrina Dowd replaces Keely McDonald
Bryant: Eileen Ferry replaces Brianna Roche
Detroit Mercy: Madeline Duggan replaces Dwayne Hicks
Drexel: Katie O’Donnell has interim tag removed
East Carolina: Brittany Dipper replaces Amanda Moore
Gardner-Webb: Kathleen Mirgon Crum replaces Maddie Martin
Marist: Keith Detelj replaces Jessica Wilkinson
Ohio State: Amanda Moore replaces Amy Bokker
Oregon: Jessica Drummond replaces Chelsea Hoffmann
Robert Morris: Courtney Grove replaces Katrina Silva
Siena: Danielle Tetreault replaces Abigail Rehfuss
Towson: Kristen Carr replaces Sonia LaMonica
Virginia: Sonia LaMonica replaces Julie Myer
Youngstown State: Rob Harris replaces Kendyl Clarkson

NOTABLE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ASSISTANTS

Denver men: David Metzbower replaces Matt Brown
Harvard women: Kenzie Kent added to staff
North Carolina men: Jon Thompson replaces David Metzbower; Dave Pietramala (Syracuse) added to staff
Syracuse men: John Odierna replaces Dave Pietramala
Syracuse women: Abigail Rehfuss replaces Kenzie Kent
Virginia women: Caylee Waters added to staff