University of Richmond

University of Richmond Athletics
Robins Center 365 College Road Richmond, VA 23173

Division 1 Virginia Northeast

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Anne Harrington

Anne Harrington was named Head Coach in May of 2022 after spending six years on the Spiders’ staff, including 2022 year as interim head coach. During her time at Richmond, the Spiders have recorded a 95-24 (.798 winning percent) mark that includes a 44-7 (.863) record in Atlantic 10 Conference play. She has been part of the program that has won three regular season A-10 titles and made three NCAA Tournament appearances in 2018, 2019 and 2023. Harrington led the Spiders to their first ever NCAA Tournament win in 2023 against Marquette. She ended her 2023 season ranked as the No. 6 Division I Women’s Lacrosse head coach in the country based off of active win percentage.

Harrington led the Spiders to 17 victories in 2023, the most for the Spiders since 2019. Richmond finished the regular season ranked No. 14 in the Inside Lacrosse/IWLCA Division I poll. She led the Spiders to the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament where the Spiders claimed the title for the third time in program history with Harrington on staff. Following her success in the conference postseason, Harrington marched her squad to Chapel Hill, NC. where Richmond defeated Marquette in the programs first ever NCAA Tournament victory.

With much success flowing through the end of the season for Harrington, multiple of her Spiders ended the season with major awards. With the help of Harrington, Lindsey Frank went on to claim the Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Player award, All-Tournament Honors, First-Team All-Conference honors, USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honors, IWLCA All-American Honors and IWLCA All-Region Honors. Another standout student-athlete in the 2023 season under Harrington was Arden Tierney. Tierney went on to claim Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year Honors, First Team All-Conference Honors, All-Academic Honors, All-Tournament Honors, USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honors, IWLCA All-Region Honors, IWLCA All-American Honors and CSC Academic All-District Honors. Sophia DiCenso, the 2022 Midfielder of the Year, also flourished from Harrington’s lead as she claimed First-Team All-Conference Honors, All-Tournament Honors and All-Region Second-Team Honors.

Harrington's Spiders shattered the record books in the 2023 season as they finished the year as No. 1 in the nation for draw controls per games (18.71), the No. 2 scoring offense in the nation (16.52), No. 3 in the nation for points per game (24.00) and No. 3 in draw control percentage (.617). With 17 wins on the year, the 2023 group of Spiders matched the numbers for most wins in program history, achieved the most points in program history (504), scored the most goals in program history (347), achieved the most assists in program history (157), claimed the most draw controls in program history (392) and had the most draw controls in a single game (30). Along with these accomplishments, this group took home 5 Atlantic 10 Conference weekly awards.

The Spiders ended their year with positive numbers at home, on the road and at neutral sites. With a 6-2 record at Robins Stadium, this Richmond group highlighted their competition at home with the win over the No. 7/10 ranked Cavaliers of UVA in double overtime. On the road, Harrington led the Spiders to an 8-2 record, including significant conference wins against Davidson and Saint Joseph’s. With a perfect 3-0 finale on neutral fields, the Spiders won the Atlantic 10 conference title on VCU’s campus and won their first NCAA competition in program history.

In 2019, the Spiders set a new program record with 17 wins while winning their second-straight Atlantic 10 Championship title with a 19-18 comeback in in overtime over UMass. The team competed in its second-straight NCAA Tournament and fifth all-time to finish the year at 17-4 overall. Five student-athletes earned first or second team All-Conference honors, led by two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Julie Ball, who became the first student-athlete in A-10 history to earn the honor more than once. The Spiders boasted one All-Rookie Team and three All-Academic Team honorees, while Ball also earned IWLCA Second Team All-Region honors for the second-straight season.

In just her second season with the Spiders, the 2018 squad tied a program-best record of 16-4 overall, finished in a tie for first in the Atlantic 10 Regular Season, and took the 2018 A-10 Tournament Title with a 12-11 overtime win over UMass. The squad advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007, while eight student-athletes earned All-Conference honors, including A-10 Offensive Player of the Year Kim Egizi and A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Julie Ball. Egizi and Ball also earned IWLCA Second Team All-Region honors for their efforts.

Harrington helped lead the 2017 squad to a 14-6 overall record and a runner-up finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship. Nine student-athletes earned All-Conference honors on the year, including A-10 Rookie of the Year Sam Geiersbach, and First Team honorees Kim Egizi and goalie Megan Gianforte.

With the guidance of Harrington, Gianforte became the first rookie to be named the conference's top goalie since 2006, compiling a .499 save percentage and a 9.48 goals against average. Defender Leslie Espenschied was honored as a member of the A-10 Second Team.

A former student-athlete at William & Mary, Harrington played four seasons of lacrosse in the midfield for the Tribe before entering the coaching world.

A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Harrington joined the Spiders after spending the last two years serving as the Annual Giving Assistant at the University of Virginia for the Virginia Athletics Foundation.

Harrington began her coaching career in England, where she worked for two years as a high school teacher and head of lacrosse for the English Lacrosse Association in England.

Following her time abroad, she was the First Assistant Coach at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania for two seasons before taking the role of First Assistant Coach at the University of Connecticut for one season.

She graduated from William & Mary in 2007 with a degree in Kinesiology before receiving her master's degree in Education from UVA in 2014.

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Kady Glynn

Kady Glynn joined the Richmond women's lacrosse program in September of 2021. At Richmond she will work with the goalies and defensive unit. Glynn joins the Spider program after competing in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited professional lacrosse league this summer and two years on the staff at Monmouth University.

Glynn played a large part in the deep 2023 postseason run for the program, claiming her first Atlantic 10 championship title, and leading the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament first-round victory. Working with head coach Anne Harrington to lead the defense, Glynn found success on all levels. Through Glynn's Leadership, senior goalkeeper Emilie Bloyer earned spots on the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team and CSC Academic All-District list.

Glynn, as one of six goalies competing as part of the Athlete Unlimited league, finished fourth overall with 1,601 total points over 15 games, including serving as a captain for the final six contests. Over 62 periods of action, Glynn made 58 saves, including her final one that forced overtime on the last day of the season (Aug. 22) and collected the eventual win as captain.

As a member of the Monmouth University lacrosse staff, the Florham Park, N.J., worked with Hawk goalies and the defensive unit, assisted in recruiting, planning practices and team travel. Glynn also serves as the 2024 Head Coach for the All Lax Select club program and goalie specialist and as an assistant director with the Gladiator Goalie School.

Glynn played collegiately at Loyola University Maryland, collecting 2019 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team accolades as a senior. She also earned 2019 All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team, and Patriot League All-Tournament Team honors and was named to 2019 IWLCA All-Star North Team. Over her four-year playing career, Glynn tallied a 10.57 goals against average with a .474 save percentage, making 482 saves on 1,364 shots faced over 3032 minutes in goal. She also holds a 38-17 career record starting 58 of her 64 games played for the Greyhounds.

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Lindsey Ronbeck

Lindsey Ronbeck joined the women's lacrosse staff in September 2021.

Ronbeck played a large part in the deep 2023 postseason run for the program, claiming her first Atlantic 10 championship title, and leading the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament first-round victory. Ronbeck's offense ended its season as the No. 2 scoring offense in the nation (16.52). Her 2023 group shattered program records such as most points in program history (504), most goals in program history (347) and most assists in program history (157).

With the help of Ronbeck, Lindsey Frank went on to claim the Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Player award, All-Tournament Honors, First-Team All-Conference honors, USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honors, IWLCA All-American Honors and IWLCA All-Region Honors. Another standout student-athlete in the 2023 season under Roonbeck was Arden Tierney. Tierney went on to claim Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year Honors, First Team All-Conference Honors, All-Academic Honors, All-Tournament Honors, USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honors, IWLCA All-Region Honors, IWLCA All-American Honors and CSC Academic All-District Honors.

Ronbeck came to Richmond after competing as an attacker in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited professional lacrosse league this summer. She was also drafted 10th overall by the New York Fight of the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League in 2019. Ronbeck has also served as an assistant coach at American University, in Washington, D.C., for the past two seasons where she coached the program’s first InsideLacrosse All-American honoree.

Ronbeck, the three-time Tewaaraton Watch List honoree (2017, ’18, ‘19), is one of the most prolific women’s lacrosse athletes to have played for the University of Florida. In her four seasons as a member of the Gator offense, Ronbeck tallied 313 points (2nd) on 243 goals (2nd) and 70 assists (5th). As a senior in 2019, she led the squad with 107 total points on 89 goals and 18 assists, all single season program records. She was named first team All-Conference four times, in 2016, ’17 and ‘18 in the Big East and in 2019 in the American Athletic Conference. Ronbeck also has her name in the NCAA record books, ranking in the all-time top-25 in career goals, single-season goals and single-season goals per game.

The Manhasset, N.Y. native earned All-Tournament MVP honors three-straight seasons, in 2017 and 2018 in the Big East and in 2019 in the AAC, and was named the 2016 Big East Freshman of the Year. Ronbeck earned IWLCA First Team accolades in 2019 after collecting second team honors in 2018, as well as IWLCA All-America and IWLCA South Region honors three-straight seasons (2017-19).

Ronbeck also served as a head coach for Long Island Liberty Lacrosse in her hometown from 2015-18 before graduating from Florida in 2019 with her B.A. in English Literature.