Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Women's Lacrosse

Jordan Anderson joined the Slippery Rock coaching staff in August of 2021 as an assistant coach and has played an instrumental role in elevating SRU into a premier lacrosse program not only in the Atlantic Region, but all of Division II.  CAREER AT A GLANCE • Anderson came to The Rock after spending four years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Marietta College in Ohio. • With Anderson on the sidelines, Slippery Rock has compiled a 53-21 overall record including a 32-14 mark inside the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. • Has helped mentor 25 All-PSAC selections, 11 IWLCA All-Region honorees and seven All-Americans. • Anderson and head coach Taryn Burkholder have earned IWLCA Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year honors in both 2024 and 2025. • SRU has enjoyed unprecedented success the last two seasons, going a combined 33-7 with two postseason appearances – including a spot in the 2025 national semifinals – over previous two years. • Anderson was named the 2025 Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year by the IWLCA. • In the classroom, Slippery Rock lacrosse has won the PSAC Team GPA Award in 2021-22, 2022-23 2023-24 and 2024-25 for having the highest team GPA among all women’s lacrosse teams in the league. • Burkholder had the chance to coach Anderson as a player at Morrisville State College, where Anderson played both lacrosse and women's basketball. • She spent four years at Marietta, where she coordinated recruiting and was intricately involved in all facets of running the program. • Anderson also worked as a volunteer women's basketball coach and served as a strength coach with the softball program for one year at Marietta. COACHING TIMELINE 2018-21: Marietta (assistant coach / recruiting coordinator) 2022-Present: Slippery Rock (assistant coach) PLAYING CAREER • She was named the North Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a first team ECAC Division III All-Star as a defender on the lacrosse field. • Anderson was also a first team All-NEAC selection on the basketball court and set Morrisville State records for total field goals, free throws made, assists and steals while playing point guard for three seasons.   PERSONAL • In addition to her coaching roles at Marietta, Anderson also served as a lacrosse coach at the Nike Lacrosse Camp at Saint Vincent and has been a certified CrossFit Level 1 instructor since May of 2019.