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Williamston, MA 01267
Massachusetts Northeast
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Alice Lee

Alice Lee enters her seventh season as the Head Coach of the Williams College women's lacrosse team in 2024.


In 2023, Lee led Williams to a milestone season in just her fourth full competitive season on the field. The 10-6 team saw consistent national rankings, reaching as high as No. 14, the first national ranking for the Ephs since 2014.


The Ephs’ NESCAC record (5-5) ranked as second best in the last 18 years of the program, securing them a NESCAC Tournament bid for the first time since 2016. Other milestones include key wins against No. 7 Colby and No. 15 Bowdoin, only the fourth time the Ephs have beaten Bowdoin in the last 18 matchups.


The Ephs’ stingy defense earned them a third-place ranking in conference for goals-against average and caused turnovers per game, drastically increasing their caused turnovers from 113 in 2022 to 170 in 2023, while also causing their opponents to reduce their clearing percentage from 82% in 2022 to 78% in 2023.


The high-powered offense also saw an increase from 394 shots and 162 goals in 2022 to 444 shots and 191 goals in 2023. The Ephs were recognized for on-field performances with NESCAC All-Conference, National Co-Defensive Player of the Week and IWLCA All-American honors.


Lee was announced as the Head Coach of Women’s Lacrosse at Williams on May 23, 2017. During Lee’s early tenure, the Ephs made a number of strides across the field with year-to-year improvements in shots per game, shots, free-position percentages, caused turnovers, ground balls and clear percentages. Though the Ephs had been in contention for the NESCAC tournament in Lee's early years, their momentum was cut short after COVID-19 canceled their 2020 and 2021 seasons.


Overall, Lee’s teams have excelled in the classroom, earning IWLCA Academic Honor Squad recognition each year. Lee has coached one IWLCA All-American, one Inside Lacrosse Women's DIII Media All-American, seven IWLCA All-Regional honorees, five All-NESCAC performers, one national co-defensive player of the week, one offensive player of the week and two NESCAC performers of the week.


Lee has coached in two professional women’s lacrosse leagues from 2017-20. She started as one of the two assistants for the New England Storm team of the United Women’s Lacrosse Professional League from 2017-18. She became an Assistant Coach for the New England Command Team in the inaugural Women’s Professional Lacrosse League from 2018-20, where she helped coach the New England Command to its first-ever Championship in 2018.


Lee is an active member of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association and was honored with the President’s Award in 2022 as a member of the IWLCA Racial Equity Task Force for her work to promote accessibility and inclusion in the sport of women’s lacrosse.


Prior to Williams:


Lee was the top assistant at Middlebury (2015-17), where she helped guide the Panthers to the 2016 NESCAC and NCAA titles and was named the IWLCA Division III National Assistant Coach of the Year.


Before arriving at Middlebury, Lee was the Assistant Coach at Amherst College (2011-15), where she helped lead the Mammoths' 2014 team to the NCAA Final Four and the 2012 team to the Sweet 16. Lee was a primary recruiter for the Mammoths and supported the athletic department on The Diversity and Inclusion Committee and advised the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.


Lee began her intercollegiate coaching career with a two-year stint as an Assistant Coach at Buffalo State University (2009-11). Both years, Lee was at Buffalo State, the Bengals advanced to the semifinals of the SUNYAC Tournament and the 2011 team climbed to 19th in the IWLCA national poll.


Lee received her Master of Science in Sports Management at the University of Massachsuetts, Amherst.


A former goalkeeper at Division I Central Connecticut State University, Lee was a two-time captain, a three-time all-conference selection, voted outstanding teammate and most valuable player. She is the current record holder of five Central Connecticut State records and an NCAA Division I stats leader in three categories.

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Erica Blubaugh

Erica Blubaugh enters her second season as an Assistant Coach for the Williams College women's lacrosse team in 2024.


During her first season, the Ephs went 10-6 overall and 5-5 in the highly-competitive NESCAC on their way to qualifying for the conference postseason tournament. The team defeated then-No. 7 Colby, 10-8, on March 11, 2023, and then-No. 15 Bowdoin, 12-11, in overtime one week later. The 2023 team placed one student-athlete on the NESCAC All-Conference First Team and one on the Second Team.


Prior to coming to Williams, Blubaugh spent two years as the Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Juniata College. While at Juniata, Blubaugh was the Defensive Coordinator, leading the defensive unit to the least goals against in program history.


She coached five All-Conference selections and the 2021 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year. She helped lead the 2022 squad to the best Landmark Conference record and best overall record in program history. Blubaugh was also a member of the 2022 Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.


Prior to Juniata, Blubaugh was the Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Chowan University. While at Chowan, she led recruiting efforts for the Hawks, implemented game strategies and organized individual skill and conditioning sessions. Blubaugh also acted as the Head Coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams.


Blubaugh graduated from Bridgewater College with a Bachelor's in English in 2018. As an Eagle, she was a two-time team captain. In her junior season, she helped the team reach the Old Dominion Athletic Conference playoffs for the first time in 12 years.


The team had its best season in program history her senior year, climbing all the way to No. 19 in the national rankings. She was also a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative during her time at Bridgewater.

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George McCormack

Four-time NESCAC Coach of the Year, George McCormack, enters his 20th year as the Head Coach of the Williams College men’s lacrosse team. Over those 20 years, the program has experienced unprecedented success and recognition competing in the most competitive lacrosse conference in the country.


The 2018-19 was a season of breaking records for the the Ephs. McCormack led his team to the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in program history. On the path to the Final Four, Williams earned a record of 18-4, which is the most amount of wins in a season in program history. At the conclusion of the regular season, McCormack was named NESCAC Coach of the Year, while freshman midfielder Jake Haase was named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year. Juniors Brendan Hoffman and Rock Stewart were named to the USILA All-America Teams, with Hoffman on the First Team and Stewart on the Third Team. Cory Lund, Chris Burdick and Haase were USILA Honorable Mention All-Americans. Senior defender Cameron Brown was invited to play in the USILA Senior All-Star game.


Milestones for the program:


1st ever NESCAC Lacrosse Championship


1st ever NCAA Tournament appearance


1st ever NCAA Final Four appearance


7 Thomsen Trophies


7 Little Three Championships


17 All-Americans


31 All-Conference Players


Brendan Hoffman and Rock Stewart drafted to the MLS, the first Eph players ever


Prior to coming to Williams, McCormack coached at Union College, Norwich University, Boston College, Ithaca College and in New South Wales, Australia. While at Union, McCormack was named the 1999 Liberty League Lacrosse Coach of the Year.


McCormack received his Bachelor of Science from Ithaca College in 1987 and his Master's in Education from Boston University in 2007. While at Ithaca, he played both lacrosse and football, and in his senior year, played for the football national championship in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.


McCormack and his wife, Kristen, live in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with their three sons Brett, Michael and Sean.

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