Wilkes University Women's Lacrosse

Taylor Drumheller begins her first season as the head coach of the Wilkes University women’s lacrosse team after being hired in early September 2025.   Drumheller becomes the sixth head coach in program history since its inception in 2004. She also makes her third stop as a head coach in her decade-long career, joining her husband Jordan, who joined the Wilkes men’s lacrosse program as head coach in July of this year.   Drumheller joins the Colonels after a brief stop at Landmark member Juniata College where she spent the past two months. Prior to Juniata, Drumheller enjoyed a successful tenure at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, where she guided the Warriors to the best start in program history during the 2025 season with a 7-3 record prior to entering Southern Athletic Association (SAA) conference play.   In 2024, her first year as head coach, she led Hendrix to its most wins since 2019 and a return to the SAA playoffs. Under her leadership, the team produced two All-SAA First Team selections, two honorable mention honorees, and the conference's Newcomer of the Year in goal. The Warriors also collected three SAA Player of the Week awards and saw two student-athletes recognized with IWLCA Academic Honor accolades.   Before taking over as head coach, Drumheller served as Hendrix's assistant coach during the 2022–23 season, where she played a key role in recruitment, strength and conditioning, and game day operations. That year, the Warriors posted their best start since 2019 and were recognized as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad.   Drumheller began her coaching career as an assist at three different spot including Hood College (2021-22), Bridgewater College (2018-21) and Elizabethtown College (2016-18). At Hood, she helped the program reach academic milestones while pursuing her MBA. At Bridgewater, she coached multiple All-ODAC selections and helped guide a VASID All-State First Team honoree. While at Elizabethtown, she contributed to a Landmark Conference playoff run and helped develop the Landmark Player of the Year.   Drumheller, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from Millersville University in 2015 where she played lacrosse all four years including being named captain her senior season.  

Towey's teams have gone 52-23. The Lady Colonels finished 12-5 overall last season earning its third straight MAC Freedom postseason berth in the process. First-Team All-MAC Freedom selection Madeleine Brownsey also led the league in goals for the second consecutive year. Wilkes finished the 2015 campaign with a 10-5 overall record topping several offensive school single season records averaging over 18 goals per-game. She also mentored the school's all-time leader in points, goals and assists in First Team All-Freedom selection Carley Smith. In 2014 the Lady Colonels reached the Freedom Conference Tournament for a second consecutive season under Towey earning the No. 2 seed and the program's first home playoff contest. Following a victory in the semifinals, Wilkes earned its first-ever trip to the championship round. Five players were named to the All-Freedom Conference squads including the program's first First Team selection in Carley Smith. Wilkes also made the Freedom Conference Tournament for the first time in school history in 2013 capturing four conference wins on way to the No. 3 seed in the semifinals. Five Lady Colonels were named to the All-Freedom Conference squads including four second team selections in Gabby Ford, Tori Kerr, Smith, and Jessica MacConchie. Jackie Harrison concluded her career as an Honorable Mention selection. The past five seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016) have seen several individual and team records fall under Towey's watch. In 2014, Ford graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 294 points and 214 goals. Goalkeeper Cassie Cronin finished her career as the school's all-time saves leader (533) and minutes played (2479:50) in 2012, while Smith set the mark for single season draw controls per-game (5.76) and shot percentage (61.2). Smith also became the school's all-time assist leader in 2014 finishing her junior campaign with 88 career helpers. Smith then broke Ford's career marks in points and goals in 2015. Brownsey broke the school's all-time goals mark (270) during her senior season in 2016. Towey earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in Sports Management from Pfeiffer University in 2004, where she was also a member of the womens lacrosse squad. During her senior season she ranked first in Division II in save percentage and was fifth in goals against average. For her efforts she was named a first team All-American and was honored as the Division II Goalkeeper of the Year. Her play helped the squad post an overall record of 11-4 and achieve a #7 national ranking. Towey broke on to the scene at Pfeiffer as a sophomore when she ranked eighth in the nation in goals against average and 11th in save percentage. During her junior campaign she was fifth in Division II in save percentage and was eighth in goals against average. Kammie Towey begins her eleventh season as the head women's lacrosse coach at Wilkes University for the 2017 season. Over her first nine seasons, she has compiled a 73-82 record, including a school-record 13-3 mark in 2014. Over the past four seasons, Towey's teams have gone 52-23. The Lady Colonels finished 12-5 overall last season earning its third straight MAC Freedom postseason berth in the process. First-Team All-MAC Freedom selection Madeleine Brownsey also led the league in goals for the second consecutive year. Wilkes finished the 2015 campaign with a 10-5 overall record topping several offensive school single season records averaging over 18 goals per-game. She also mentored the school's all-time leader in points, goals and assists in First Team All-Freedom selection Carley Smith. In 2014 the Lady Colonels reached the Freedom Conference Tournament for a second consecutive season under Towey earning the No. 2 seed and the program's first home playoff contest. Following a victory in the semifinals, Wilkes earned its first-ever trip to the championship round. Five players were named to the All-Freedom Conference squads including the program's first First Team selection in Carley Smith. Wilkes also made the Freedom Conference Tournament for the first time in school history in 2013 capturing four conference wins on way to the No. 3 seed in the semifinals. Five Lady Colonels were named to the All-Freedom Conference squads including four second team selections in Gabby Ford, Tori Kerr, Smith, and Jessica MacConchie. Jackie Harrison concluded her career as an Honorable Mention selection. The past five seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016) have seen several individual and team records fall under Towey's watch. In 2014, Ford graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 294 points and 214 goals. Goalkeeper Cassie Cronin finished her career as the school's all-time saves leader (533) and minutes played (2479:50) in 2012, while Smith set the mark for single season draw controls per-game (5.76) and shot percentage (61.2). Smith also became the school's all-time assist leader in 2014 finishing her junior campaign with 88 career helpers. Smith then broke Ford's career marks in points and goals in 2015. Brownsey broke the school's all-time goals mark (270) during her senior season in 2016. Towey earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in Sports Management from Pfeiffer University in 2004, where she was also a member of the womens lacrosse squad. During her senior season she ranked first in Division II in save percentage and was fifth in goals against average. For her efforts she was named a first team All-American and was honored as the Division II Goalkeeper of the Year. Her play helped the squad post an overall record of 11-4 and achieve a #7 national ranking. Towey broke on to the scene at Pfeiffer as a sophomore when she ranked eighth in the nation in goals against average and 11th in save percentage. During her junior campaign she was fifth in Division II in save percentage and was eighth in goals against average.

Ava Ward returns for her second year as an assistant lacrosse coach for the women’s team in 2026. Ward is a graduate of Presbyterian College where she obtained a Bachelors in Religion and Philosophy and was a four year member of the women’s lacrosse team. She also served as the team captain during her senior year. Ward completed her Masters in Education at Wilkes in 2025 and played for the women’s lacrosse team during the 2023-24 season. During her season at Wilkes, Ward tallied 22 goals and 10 assists. Ward also spent two years as a lacrosse coach with Palmetto Lacrosse from 2020-2022.