Coaches

Lauren Morton

Former Boston University women's lacrosse All-American Lauren Morton (CAS '08) was named the fourth head coach of the program on June 15, 2018. She will enter her seventh season at the helm in 2025.

During Morton's tenure, BU has garnered 17 All-Patriot League selections, including seven First Team honorees. In the classroom, BU improved on its Patriot League Academic Honor Roll totals each year from 2019-21, including a program-record 27 for the 2020-21 academic year.


2024 saw Morton’s Terriers get off to an electric start, rattling off four straight wins while scoring 69 goals in the process, the most goals for BU in any four-game span since 2019. Dominant defender Ellen Monahan garnered Second Team All-Patriot League honors after collecting 46 ground balls, recording 23 turnovers and snagging 56 draws, all season bests.


In 2023, Morton led BU to a notable 12-11 upset over No. 20 Navy which was the Terriers' first ranked win since 2014. The 2023 season also saw the Terriers start 5-0 and featured a postseason appearance in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Navy. Standout Jennifer Barry was named to the All-PL First Team, the Academic All-PL Team and was named a draw specialist on the IWLCA Northeast Region Second Team. Claire Gola and Reilly Agres also received All-PL honors for the league's second team.


In 2022, Morton oversaw the development of Jennifer Barry, who went on to receive Inside Lacrosse Media All-American Third Team and IWLCA All-Region Second Team honors after setting the single-season program and Patriot League record with 156 draw controls, while also breaking the program record for career draw controls. Barry also earned a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League Team, while Lauren Kaye collected her first-career All-Patriot League Second Team accolade.


In an abbreviated 2021 season, Morton guided BU to a 3-2 Patriot League record to reach the Patriot League Tournament. Four Terriers collected All-Patriot League recognition, featuring Emily Vervlied's selection to the First Team in addition to her IWLCA All-Region Second Team honor.


In her first season at the helm of the Terriers in 2019, Morton guided BU to its best season since 2011 with an 11-7 record. Additionally, BU matched its best conference record since joining the Patriot League with a 6-3 mark. Under Morton's tutelage, Kailey Conry led the NCAA with 3.67 assists per game. Furthermore, Conry and Tonianne Magnelli earned IWLCA All-Northeast Region honors, while four Terriers were named to All-Patriot League postseason teams.


Morton, who was the associate head coach at Duke prior to taking the helm at BU, served as an assistant coach for the Terriers from 2010-12.


A 2008 IWLCA All-America midfielder, Morton served as a team captain her final two seasons at BU and helped the Terriers earn four straight America East tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching the national quarterfinals twice. She was on the field for all three of the NCAA Tournament wins in program history and received IWLCA all-region honors as both a junior (second team) and a senior (first team).


Morton graduated as the program's all-time record holder in draw controls with 182 and accounted for 179 points, 160 goals, 144 ground balls and 92 caused turnovers throughout her career, all of which currently rank within the top-10 all-time in BU annals.


Morton was on Duke's staff from 2014-18 and was the program's associate head coach in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In her first season in Durham, she aided the Blue Devils' run to the NCAA semifinals as the offense produced 12.38 goals per game. In 2017, Duke earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time in program history while Olivia Jenner set the program's single-season draw control record (110).


During her tenure at Duke, Morton coached five All-Americans, 10 IWLCA All-South Region honorees and 11 All-ACC selections.


Morton began her collegiate coaching career within the Patriot League, as she served as an assistant coach at Lafayette from 2008-10 before returning to her alma mater as an assistant for the Terriers.


Over her two-year span on the sidelines in Boston, the Terriers captured the 2012 America East regular-season title and went 10-2 in conference play. Additionally, she coached three IWLCA All-Northeast Region honorees and one All-American in Danielle Etrasco.


The Glenside, Pennsylvania, native also spent two seasons as an assistant at Georgetown from 2012-14. While she was in the nation's capital, the Hoyas compiled a 24-15 record and made back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round in 2014. Morton oversaw two All-America and 11 All-Big East selections and directed an offense that averaged 12.00 goals per game in that time.


Morton graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2008 with a degree in psychology. As a senior, she was selected the recipient of the Aldo "Buff" Donelli Leadership Award, presented to a senior who demonstrated outstanding leadership both on and off the field, as well as the John B. Simpson Award, given to both a male and female senior who demonstrates enthusiasm and leadership.