Clemson University

Jervey Athletic Center
100 Perimeter Rd. Clemson, SC 29634

Division 1 South Carolina Southeast

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Allison Kwolek

Since being hired on August 2, 2021, Head Coach Allison Kwolek has established Clemson lacrosse as one of the nations premiere programs. She recruited her first two classes in three months time and then brought on board transfers from across the country to solidify her inagural roster. The 2027 class that Kwolek recruited was named the No. 4 overall class in the country. Unlike other first year programs, Clemson jumped right into playing games when its players arrived on campus in August of 2022.

In her first season, Coach Kwolek led the Tigers to win four games in the ACC, upset No. 13 Duke, be ranked in the top 25 nationally for nine straight weeks, earn an automatic bid to the ACC quarterfinals and finish sixth in the ACC. She coached two players to earn ACC All-Freshmen Team, two players to the South’s All-Region Second Team, and one player to Honorable Mention for USA Lacrosse’s All-American Team.

That spring, not only did Kwolek have to navigate coaching a brand new team through their first season, but she also had to fight breast cancer. After upsetting No. 13 Duke, Kwolek announced her diagnosis to the public and began treatment. Coach Kwolek would only miss several games before returning to the sidelines.

In year two at Clemson, Kwolek led the Tigers to an 11-7 record and another ACC Quarterfinals appearance. She coached a program record of four Tigers who were named to the NCAA South’s All-Region team and another program record of five Tigers who were named All-ACC.

Before Clemson, Kwolek has served as head coach at the University of Richmond since 2013, which includes a 64-16 (.800) winning percentage, a 27-5 conference record and two conference tournament and two league regular-season championships in the past five seasons. Richmond was nationally ranked in the top-10 each of the last two seasons and has qualified for the NCAA postseason in two of the last three tournaments, which doesn’t include the 2020 season in which the Spiders started 7-0 and defeated No. 6 UVa before the season was cut short due to COVID-19. The Spiders have enjoyed their most successful run in their program’s history under Kwolek’s leadership. When the William and Mary graduate took over the program in 2013, Richmond had accumulated just 10 winning seasons since their inaugural season in 1983. Kwolek racked up seven winning records in her nine seasons as the head coach.

Kwolek’s success was not limited to the regular season, although she did garner two A10 regular-season championships over the past five campaigns. The Spiders are 11-5 in postseason play under Kwolek, including a 3-0 run in the 2019 A10 Tournament, culminating in being crowned conference champions for a second-straight year. Kwolek has qualified for seven straight A10 Tournaments and has reached the championship game in six of those appearances. She has coached five Atlantic 10 Players of the Year, along with numerous all-conference selections. Two of her players have been named to the watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, a recognition earned by the best player in NCAA men’s and women’s lacrosse.

Prior to her time at Richmond, she served as an assistant at the College of William and Mary, Columbia University, and Dartmouth College. Formerly known as Allison Evans, Kwolek was an All-CAA midfielder at William & Mary and defender on the USA Team. She was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Potomac Chapter in February 2015 and named to the William & Mary Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020.

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Bill Olin

Associate Head Coach Bill Olin enters his third season with the Tigers. After one season with Clemson, Bill Olin was promoted to the position of Associate Head Coach. Olin helped lead the team to great heights during the 2023 inaugural season, in which the Tigers went 12-6 overall, won four games in the ACC and were ranked as high as No. 14 in the nation.

“Bill is an incredible coach and an even better person,” Kwolek said of Olin. “Our program has benefited immensely from his knowledge of the game and his leadership on the field. He’s a tireless worker whose ability to teach the game and inspire our players saw immediate results in our first season. Bill has established himself as one of the top coaches in our sport, and I’m looking forward to what we are continuing to build here at Clemson.”

The team ranked 6th in the nation in scoring offense and 8th nationally in assists per game. Additionally, the team achieved consistent national rankings, spending six weeks in the U.S. Lacrosse Poll and eight weeks in the IWLCA Coaches Poll. Clemson scored 10 or more goals 14 times and ten of Clemson’s 12 wins were by ten or more goals. The Tigers success continued in the second season where they finished 11-7 and made another ACC Quarterfinals appearance. He coached a program record of four Tigers who were named to the NCAA South’s All-Region team and another program record of five Tigers who were named All-ACC.

Olin joined the Tigers following five years as an associate head coach at Cornell. During his time at Cornell, Olin and Big Red won an Ivy league Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. His team qualified for the Ivy League Tournament in two of his four seasons on the sidelines, and he helped developed six All-Ivy League defensive players, including 2017 conference Defensive Player of the Year and two-time All-American Catie Smith.

Olin was a head coach at Capital University from 2014-16. His 2015 squad won the OAC regular season championship in just the second year of the program’s existence. The team finished with a regular season record of 14-3, including 6-0 in conference play, before finishing as league’s tournament runner-up. Capital had eight members named to the all-OAC teams, including Defensive Player of the Year, Tate Stover. Brennan O’Callaghan was the recipient of the OAC Freshman of the Year and OAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year awards. At year’s end, Olin was named the OAC Coach of the Year.

Prior to his tenure at Capital, he was an assistant coach at SUNY Potsdam men’s lacrosse immediately following his playing career.

As a player, he was a four-year starting goalkeeper for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, where he was a three-time ECAC Defensive Player of the Week, two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Week, and three-time All-ECAC Academic team member.

“I want to first thank Jenny Graap and my Cornell Lacrosse family for the past six years and their immense support,” stated Olin. “My family and I are incredibly grateful to Coach Kwolek and the Clemson athletic community for this opportunity. The tradition of Clemson athletics, the ability to work with Allison and Madison [Carter], and to help establish Clemson Lacrosse as a national contender is a dream come true.”

Bill and his wife Katelynn have four kids: Findley, Brooks,Welles, and Dempsey.

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Landyn White

Coach Landyn White is entering her first season with the Tigers after being hired in July 2024. Before beginning her coaching career at Clemson, White was a five-year letter-winner for the UConn Huskies.

White was a standout player at UConn, where White earned numerous accolades, including 2024 Big East Goalkeeper of the year, Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention, USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention, IWLCA All-Northeast Region Second Team and Big East All-Tournament Team. As a goalkeeper, she recorded over 700 saves, with 217 coming in her fifth year, setting a single-season program record for the Huskies.

White, an Alpharetta, Georgia native, garnered Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention, USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention, IWLCA All-Northeast Region Second Team, Big East All-Tournament Team, and All-Big East First Team honors in her final season. In her career, White recorded over 700 saves, with 217 coming in her fifth year, which set a single-season program record for UConn.

“Landyn obviously was a tremendous goalkeeper on three-straight NCAA Tournament teams at UConn, but she also has been coaching at the youth and club level throughout her collegiate career. As an Atlanta native, Ladnyn already has an understanding of what makes this place so special and will be a tremendous addition to the staff. We’re thrilled to add two women of this caliber to our staff,” said Head Coach Allison Kwolek.

White graduated from UConn in May 2024 with her Master in Business Administration and Master of Public Health. Additionally, White earned her Bachelor of Science in Applied Science from UConn in 2022.

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Christina Esposito

Christina Esposito joined the Clemson Women’s Lacrosse coaching staff as an assistant coach in July 2024; she brings a remarkable coaching resume and a distinguished playing career.

During the 2024 season with the Florida Gators, Esposito played a pivotal role in Florida’s outstanding campaign, where the Gators advanced to the NCAA semifinals with a 20-3 record. Under her guidance, Florida’s offense was one of the most prolific in the nation, scoring 405 goals (17.61 per game). Additionally, she coached a draw control unit that ranked among the top ten nationally, showcasing her ability to effectively develop offensive and midfield strategies.

Before her successful Stint at Florida, Esposito served as an assistant coach at Stony Brook, leading the Seawolves to a 15-4 record and an impeccable 7-0 run in the CAA in 2023. Her coaching career also includes being the Director and Head Coach of the Long Island Girls United Lacrosse Club and the Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at St. Dominic High School, where she guided the team to its first-ever New York State Championship. Additionally, Esposito served as the Head Coach of the Long Island Jesters 2026 Team, which ranked among the top five club teams in the country during her tenure.

A native of West Babylon, New York, Esposito’s collegiate career was equally impressive. She was a five-year letter winner for the Northwestern Wildcats, earning IWLCA Second Team All-West/Midwest Region selection, and was a member of the All-Big Ten Team and the Big Ten All-Tournament Team in her final season.

“Christina is highly regarded nationally and knows how to win at the highest level as a player and a coach. She understands our landscape extremely well, and her enthusiasm for the game is contagious,” said Head Coach Allison Kwolek.

Esposito earned her Master’s of Sport Administration in 2017 and Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from Northwestern University.