Bryn Mawr College Women's Lacrosse

Shannon Algeo began her first season as the head coach of the Bryn Mawr lacrosse program in the 2023-24 academic year.  In the fall of 2025, Algeo was selected as one of five national recipients of the Moms In Coaching Grant, provided by the Alex Morgan Foundation in partnership with WeCOACH. The $10,000 grant celebrates and supports mothers in the coaching profession, providing resources that empower them to continue thriving in their careers while balancing motherhood.    Prior to Bryn Mawr, Algeo spent seven seasons as the head women’s lacrosse coach at Gwynedd Mercy University and became the department's Senior Woman Administrator in 2021. Over the course of her career at Gwynedd Mercy, she coached numerous all-conference and all academic players. In 2018, Algeo led her team to win the NCAA Division III Statistical Champion.   Before her time at Gwynedd Mercy, Algeo was the assistant coach at Marywood University where she helped the Pacers to consecutive playoff appearances. Algeo started her coaching career at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill, CA where she started the girls program and doubled its size and success in just one season. She also coached the Walnut Creek Warriors, then the Diablo Valley Scorpions and was the girls' program director for All-West Lacrosse camps. During her time in California, she gave countless personal lessons to players all across the East Bay.   As a player, Algeo competed in the Landmark Conference at Moravian University (formerly Moravian College) and earned Landmark Conference Honor Roll every season. Algeo received her bachelor's degree from Moravian in psychology with a minor in economics. She then went on to earn her Master's degree in sport psychology from John F. Kennedy University.   As a sport psychology professional, Coach Algeo brings a variety of mental training experience to the Bryn Mawr College women’s lacrosse program. Focusing on building teams’ mental toughness through confidence, motivation, and focus, she has helped collegiate lacrosse teams and several high school football, basketball, volleyball, and tennis teams reach their full potential.   

Liz Tompkins joined the Bryn Mawr lacrosse program as a goalie coach for the 2024-2025 season.  Tompkins’ collegiate lacrosse career was spent with the Bryn Mawr Owls from 2019-2023. She was the first athlete in program history to be named to the All-Centennial Conference First-Team and holds the College record for lowest career goals against average. After Bryn Mawr, Tompkins went on to pursue a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Pennsylvania which she will complete this coming spring. Liz is excited to return to the Owls to work with the amazing goalies!

Paige Gregg joined the Bryn Mawr Athletics staff as an assistant lacrosse coach for the 2024-2025 season. Gregg played high school lacrosse for four years at Council Rock North in Newtown, Pennsylvania. She continued her lacrosse career at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, where she played for five seasons. At Bard, Gregg served as team captain for three seasons, helping to lead the Raptors within the competitive Liberty League Conference. She graduated from Bard in the spring of 2023 with a BA in Economics, and obtained her Masters from Bard in 2024 in Economic Theory and Policy. Before Bryn Mawr, Gregg coached for the club team Triple Threat Elite Lacrosse where she served as an assistant coach for a tournament team. In addition, she helped to run camps and clinics throughout the summer. Paige is excited to bring her passion for lacrosse and experience to help coach Bryn Mawr scholar-athletes!

Adam became the Bryn Mawr lacrosse program's faculty fellow in the fall of 2024. Adam is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Bryn Mawr College. He was previously a Roman Family Teaching and Research Fellow in Computer Science at Barnard College where he was affiliated with the The Data Science Institute at Columbia University. He completed my PhD in Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, where I was affiliated with the Center for Language and Speech Processing and advised by Benjamin Van Durme.