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Coaches

Head Coach: Ashley Flanigan (American '01)
Assistant Coaches: Kendra-Marie King (Virginia Tech '98), Kerry Lambert (American '00), John Weston (Johns Hopkins '68)

Ashley Flanigan Position: Head Coach Alma Mater: American '01 Experience: First Season

Ashley Flanigan begins her first season as the head coach for the American women’s lacrosse team following a one-year stint as an assistant coach and a career as a two-sport standout as a student-athlete at American.

Flanigan was an assistant coach on last year's Eagles squad, which finished 11-8 and lost to Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Flanigan, a co-captain of both the lacrosse and soccer teams, is second all-time in assists for the women’s lacrosse program. She is also third all-time in career goals scored and points in a career. She was named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) First Team in 2000 and Second Team in 2001 while leading the team in scoring both seasons. Flanigan was also named to the CAA All-Tournament Team in 2000. In 2001, Flanigan was selected to play in the North-South game, an all-star game for seniors.

One of only three women in AU history to score 100 goals in women’s lacrosse, Flanigan holds the school record for free position shots in a career. She was invited to the U.S. Women’s National Team Lacrosse tryouts in 2000.

A member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in women’s soccer, Flanigan graduated in the winter of 2001 with a degree in public communications. A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Flanigan currently resides in Washington, D.C.