University of Rochester Women's Lacrosse

Behme is in familiar territory. The 2017 season will be the seventh for Behme (prounounced: BEAM) on the River Campus. She returned to Western New York after two-plus seasons building a Division I program at Fresno State. Since her arrival in October of 2011, the Yellowjacket lacrosse team has moved forward exponentially.  After three years of getting her feet wet, UR tripled its win total from the previous season in 2014 before earning its first winning season at 9-8 in 2015 since 2002.  Behme guided Rochester into the Liberty League playoffs for just the 2nd time in school history in 2015 after a 5-4 conference record, her first winning season in the Liberty League. Since 2011, ten players have been named All-Liberty League including 2015 1st Team selection Jamie Wallisch, Behme's first 1st Team All-Conference player at Rochester. Academically, the team has carried on its tradition of academic excellence by being recognized in five straight years (2011-15) as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. Over this time, ten student-athletes have been named to the IWLCA Academic Squad earning a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and 45 players have been named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. Before heading to the West Coast, Behme coached a total of 13 seasons at SUNY Geneseo and Nazareth College. She coached at Geneseo for a four-year period, then spent nine years on the sidelines at Nazareth. She compiled a 115-39 record, including a 52-3 conference record at Nazareth and led the Golden Flyers to six NCAA Division III tournament appearances. Behmes success as a coach has come both on and off the field. At Fresno State, the Bulldogs earned the Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association team academic award in each of her first two seasons (2008-09, 2009-10). Eleven players earned Academic All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors in 2008-09 and three were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. In the 2009-10 season, seven players earned Academic All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors and two were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.  Additionally, one player was named MPSF 2nd team All-Conference, the first All-Conference player in that programs history. Her accomplishments at Fresno State extended beyond the playing field and the classroom. For two consecutive years, the womens lacrosse team won the Athletic Directors Community Service Award at the SA Night of Champions for donating more than 500 hours of community service yearly. Over 200 people showed up for free clinics put on by the Fresno State coaching staff. At Nazareth College, she coached seven players to All-America honors and had a Division III Goalkeeper of the Year. Thirty-two Nazareth players earned All-Region honors.  In the fall of 2011, she was inducted into the Nazareth College Sports Hall of Fame for her distinguished service. Behme was named the Empire 8 Coach of the Year five times. She led Nazareth to the E-8 title in 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2006 (getting an automatic NCAA bid). Nazareth earned at-large bids in 2004 and 2007. In 2006, Behme was named the New York State Coach of the Year and IWLCA Empire Region Coach of the Year. She coached soccer at Geneseo in addition to her lacrosse duties. She led the soccer team to a record of 38-32-1. She started the womens lacrosse program at Geneseo in 1996. Within three years, she had Knights advance to the SUNYAC Championship Game vs. Cortland State. Geneseo finished 9-4 and Behme was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year. Behme earned All-America honors in both soccer and lacrosse at Cortland State. She played on Cortlands national championship soccer team in 1992. She was a two-time All-American in lacrosse and was chosen to compete in the North-South Senior All-Star Game in 1993. Behme graduated from Cortland in 1993 with a degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies. She holds a Masters degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies from SUNY Brockport. She was an assistant womens lacrosse coach and assistant womens soccer coach at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia in 1993-94. She was the head womens soccer coach and an assistant womens basketball coach at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee in 1994-95. She was also the coach and advisor for the womens lacrosse club program. Behme continued her soccer career, playing for the Rochester Ravens in the W League from 1996-1997. Two years later, she became a professional mountain bike racer (1999-2001). She raced for Team Ted Wojcik on the professional National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) Chevy National Championship Series. In 2004-05, Behme was the assistant captain for the USA National handball team. She capped her career on the national team as a starting wing in the Pan American championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sue Behme Women's Lacrosse Head Coach As she walks the sideline for home women's lacrosse matches at Edwin Fauver Stadium, Sue Behme is in familiar territory. The 2017 season will be the seventh for Behme (prounounced: BEAM) on the River Campus. She returned to Western New York after two-plus seasons building a Division I program at Fresno State. Since her arrival in October of 2011, the Yellowjacket lacrosse team has moved forward exponentially.  After three years of getting her feet wet, UR tripled its win total from the previous season in 2014 before earning its first winning season at 9-8 in 2015 since 2002.  Behme guided Rochester into the Liberty League playoffs for just the 2nd time in school history in 2015 after a 5-4 conference record, her first winning season in the Liberty League. Since 2011, ten players have been named All-Liberty League including 2015 1st Team selection Jamie Wallisch, Behme's first 1st Team All-Conference player at Rochester. Academically, the team has carried on its tradition of academic excellence by being recognized in five straight years (2011-15) as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. Over this time, ten student-athletes have been named to the IWLCA Academic Squad earning a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and 45 players have been named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. Before heading to the West Coast, Behme coached a total of 13 seasons at SUNY Geneseo and Nazareth College. She coached at Geneseo for a four-year period, then spent nine years on the sidelines at Nazareth. She compiled a 115-39 record, including a 52-3 conference record at Nazareth and led the Golden Flyers to six NCAA Division III tournament appearances. Behmes success as a coach has come both on and off the field. At Fresno State, the Bulldogs earned the Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association team academic award in each of her first two seasons (2008-09, 2009-10). Eleven players earned Academic All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors in 2008-09 and three were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. In the 2009-10 season, seven players earned Academic All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors and two were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll.  Additionally, one player was named MPSF 2nd team All-Conference, the first All-Conference player in that programs history. Her accomplishments at Fresno State extended beyond the playing field and the classroom. For two consecutive years, the womens lacrosse team won the Athletic Directors Community Service Award at the SA Night of Champions for donating more than 500 hours of community service yearly. Over 200 people showed up for free clinics put on by the Fresno State coaching staff. At Nazareth College, she coached seven players to All-America honors and had a Division III Goalkeeper of the Year. Thirty-two Nazareth players earned All-Region honors.  In the fall of 2011, she was inducted into the Nazareth College Sports Hall of Fame for her distinguished service. Behme was named the Empire 8 Coach of the Year five times. She led Nazareth to the E-8 title in 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2006 (getting an automatic NCAA bid). Nazareth earned at-large bids in 2004 and 2007. In 2006, Behme was named the New York State Coach of the Year and IWLCA Empire Region Coach of the Year. She coached soccer at Geneseo in addition to her lacrosse duties. She led the soccer team to a record of 38-32-1. She started the womens lacrosse program at Geneseo in 1996. Within three years, she had Knights advance to the SUNYAC Championship Game vs. Cortland State. Geneseo finished 9-4 and Behme was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year. Behme earned All-America honors in both soccer and lacrosse at Cortland State. She played on Cortlands national championship soccer team in 1992. She was a two-time All-American in lacrosse and was chosen to compete in the North-South Senior All-Star Game in 1993. Behme graduated from Cortland in 1993 with a degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies. She holds a Masters degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies from SUNY Brockport. She was an assistant womens lacrosse coach and assistant womens soccer coach at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia in 1993-94. She was the head womens soccer coach and an assistant womens basketball coach at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee in 1994-95. She was also the coach and advisor for the womens lacrosse club program. Behme continued her soccer career, playing for the Rochester Ravens in the W League from 1996-1997. Two years later, she became a professional mountain bike racer (1999-2001). She raced for Team Ted Wojcik on the professional National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) Chevy National Championship Series. In 2004-05, Behme was the assistant captain for the USA National handball team. She capped her career on the national team as a starting wing in the Pan American championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.