SUNY-New Paltz Women's Lacrosse

Student begins her sixth season as the head women's lacrosse coach at the State University of New York at New Paltz in 2017. Student has helped fortify the program's stature in the region, as the Hawks have gone 14-12 against non-conference opponents during her time at the controls. She has coached four different All-State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) honorees during her tenure at New Paltz, including the program's first three-time All-SUNYAC recipient in Carissa Citro. The Hawks equaled the program record for wins in a season in 2012 under Student's first year of direction, as they went 7-10 overall (2-6 SUNYAC). In addition, the team's wins over SUNY Oswego and SUNY Potsdam were the program's first SUNYAC wins since its reinstatement in 2009. Student previously served as an assistant womens lacrosse coach at the University of Redlands, an NCAA Division III university in Southern California, from January 2010 through December 2011. During her two years there, the Bulldogs achieved an overall mark of 24-13, and in 2011, Redlands earned its first-ever berth into the NCAA Division III Womens Lacrosse Championship Tournament, gaining one of nine Pool C bids. The Bulldogs fielded one of the most prolific attacks in all of NCAA Division III in 2011, finishing out the season ranked eighth in scoring offense (16.5 goals per game). Before Redlands, she assisted with the womens lacrosse program at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in Claremont, Calif., during the 2008 and 2009 seasons, helping lead the Athenas to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths. Student boasts experience as a coach outside of the collegiate ranks as well. She served as the head lacrosse coach at Team OC Lacrosse from August-December 2011, and from 2004-07, she volunteered as an assistant with the Ithaca High School girls varsity lacrosse team. In addition, she provided instruction and ran drills at the annual Nazareth College Womens Lacrosse Camp from 2004-08. An accomplished student-athlete at NCAA Division III Nazareth College, Student was a defender on the Golden Flyers Empire 8 championship teams in 2005 and 2006. Nazareth qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of Students four years on the team, and the Golden Flyers recorded an overall mark of 55-11 during her college career. Individually, she was an Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Region Second-Team honoree in 2006, an Empire 8 Conference All-Star in 2006 (First Team) and 2007 (Second Team), an All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate Division III Womens Lacrosse selection in 2006 and a New York State Womens Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) Third-Team All-Star in 2007. Student earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Nazareth. Contact Liz Student at ext. 3925 or Liz Student Head Women's Lacrosse Coach Liz (Wells) Student begins her sixth season as the head women's lacrosse coach at the State University of New York at New Paltz in 2017. Student has helped fortify the program's stature in the region, as the Hawks have gone 14-12 against non-conference opponents during her time at the controls. She has coached four different All-State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) honorees during her tenure at New Paltz, including the program's first three-time All-SUNYAC recipient in Carissa Citro. The Hawks equaled the program record for wins in a season in 2012 under Student's first year of direction, as they went 7-10 overall (2-6 SUNYAC). In addition, the team's wins over SUNY Oswego and SUNY Potsdam were the program's first SUNYAC wins since its reinstatement in 2009. Student previously served as an assistant womens lacrosse coach at the University of Redlands, an NCAA Division III university in Southern California, from January 2010 through December 2011. During her two years there, the Bulldogs achieved an overall mark of 24-13, and in 2011, Redlands earned its first-ever berth into the NCAA Division III Womens Lacrosse Championship Tournament, gaining one of nine Pool C bids. The Bulldogs fielded one of the most prolific attacks in all of NCAA Division III in 2011, finishing out the season ranked eighth in scoring offense (16.5 goals per game). Before Redlands, she assisted with the womens lacrosse program at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in Claremont, Calif., during the 2008 and 2009 seasons, helping lead the Athenas to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths. Student boasts experience as a coach outside of the collegiate ranks as well. She served as the head lacrosse coach at Team OC Lacrosse from August-December 2011, and from 2004-07, she volunteered as an assistant with the Ithaca High School girls varsity lacrosse team. In addition, she provided instruction and ran drills at the annual Nazareth College Womens Lacrosse Camp from 2004-08. An accomplished student-athlete at NCAA Division III Nazareth College, Student was a defender on the Golden Flyers Empire 8 championship teams in 2005 and 2006. Nazareth qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of Students four years on the team, and the Golden Flyers recorded an overall mark of 55-11 during her college career. Individually, she was an Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Region Second-Team honoree in 2006, an Empire 8 Conference All-Star in 2006 (First Team) and 2007 (Second Team), an All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate Division III Womens Lacrosse selection in 2006 and a New York State Womens Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) Third-Team All-Star in 2007. Student earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Nazareth. Contact Liz Student at ext. 3925 or