SUNY-Fredonia Women's Lacrosse

Tori Poffenberger took over the women's lacrosse team in 2022.  In Poffenberger's first season, the Blue Devils posted their highest win percentage since 2016 with a 6-11 record. The regular season saw three SUNYAC Athletes of the Week, five players finish in the Top 10 in SUNYAC statistical categories, as well as multiple players breaking into the Top 10 spots in the record books for single season and career records at Fredonia State. Poffenberger had a very successful playing career at St. Mary's College. Following her senior season, she was an NCAA Woman of the Year nominee, Second team All-America, First Team All-Chesapeake Region, and First Team Capital Athletic Conference. She also made the Dean's List every semester and served as a SAAC rep for three years. Poffenberger hopes to return the Fredonia State team to the national scene. The Devils made the NCAA Tournament in 2012, 2014, and 2015.

Erin Woods, the 2023 Fredonia State Female Athlete of the Year, was named Assistant Coach for the women's lacrosse program prior to the 2024 season. Woods earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management from Fredonia State in 2023 and is currently working for Kaleida Health as a Total Rewards Assistant.  She played four seasons at Fredonia State. She earned SUNYAC Offensive Athlete of the Week during the week of February 27, 2023 with 10 goals and 3 assists in two contests. She notched her 100th career point with a goal in SUNYAC play against Oneonta on March 25, 2023. Woods was nominated for Fredonia State's Female Athlete of the Year in 2021 before winning the award following the 2023 season. We are excited to have Erin's expertise and leadership back in the program! 

Simon was named head coach of women's lacrosse in June 2014. She inherits a program to which she has already made significant contributions. Following her graduation in 2012 from Fredonia as the Blue Devils' all-time leading scorer, Simon served two seasons as graduate assistant under highly successful head coach Chris Case. The 2013 Blue Devils set a school record by winning 14 straight games and were ranked as high as No. 14 by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association; they finished No. 19 in the final IWLCA Division III poll. The 2014 team earned the program's second-ever NCAA Tournament berth -- the first came in 2012, Simon's senior year as a player -- and won its first-ever post-season game, a 9-8 home win over Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute. The Blue Devils were ranked No. 18 in the final 2014 IWLCA Division III poll. As a player, Simon set school records for points with 286 and goals with 242. Both totals rank her among the all-time leaders in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. SUNYAC coaches selected Simon to their all-conference team all four seasons she played, while the IWLCA named her to the Empire Region team twice. Simon had the IWLCA Academic Honor roll following her senior year, which coincided with her earning a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management, with minors in Business Administration and Athletic Coaching. While serving as a graduate assistant for the Blue Devils, she completed her Master's of Business Administration -- General Management from the State University of New York at Oswego. Her experience also includes summer internships with the Syracuse University Men's Big Orange Basketball Camp and the Jim and Julie Boeheim Foundation.