Monroe College Women's Softball

Lauren Farina became the second head coach of the Monroe University Express softball program in July 2022. In her second season in 2024, she led the Express to the Region 15 Championship and a berth in the Northeast District Championship series. The Express won the regional title thanks to a thrilling nine-inning victory over top-seeded Suffolk County Community College, 10-9, in the third and deciding game of the series. Thanks to Monroe's strong season, Farina was named the Region 15 Coach of the Year. Also in 2024, eight Express student-athletes earned a spot on the All-Region 15 team, including five first-team selections. That includes Lauren Vuorinen who won the Region 15 Gold Glove Award.  In her two seasons as head coach of the Express, Farina has successfully developed student-athletes on the field and put a strong emphasis on their performance in academics. Seven of her players were named to the Region 15 All-Academic team. Six student-athletes were bestowed NJCAA All-Academic team accolades. A pair of her student-athletes were selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-Distirct College Division At-Large team. In 2023, the Express softball team earned the NJCAA Academic Team Award.  Farina was most recently the head coach for the Sarah Lawrence College softball team for the 2021-22 academic year, where she was tasked with building the program back up for the 2022 season after a hiatus from competition in 2020 and 2021. At Sarah Lawrence, she also served as the Assistant to the Athletic Director as part of the Ethnic Minorities and Women's Internship Grant awarded to Sarah Lawrence College. Along with her coaching duties, Farina assisted in the areas of compliance and eligibility, budget, athletic operations, and student-athlete welfare.