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Caitlyn Phipps

Georgetown University Francis X. Rienzo Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed has named Caitlyn Phipps as the new head coach of the women’s lacrosse program. Phipps comes to the Hilltop after spending the past 12 seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland. She brings 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, as well as an impressive playing career for the Terps. As a coach, Phipps has mentored six Tewaaraton winners, five National Midfielders of the Year, one National Attack Player of the Year and 13 Conference Players of the Year.

"I'm thrilled to announce Caitlyn Phipps as our new head women's lacrosse coach," Reed said. "Caitlyn is a proven winner with a passion for the game, her success as both a player and a coach make her the obvious choice to lead our program. As one of the top assistants in the country and a Maryland native, she will transform our recruiting network and make an immediate impact on our student-athletes. We welcome Caitlyn and her family into the Georgetown community, and look forward to working with her to build upon our foundation of tradition and success."

Phipps, a former Maryland Tewaaraton Award winner, returned to the Terrapin women's lacrosse program as an assistant coach in August of 2012 and has helped lead the Terps to four national championships, eight Final Fours and 14 conference championships in her 12 years on staff. In her time at UMD, Phipps has coached six Tewaaraton winners, five National Midfielders of the Year, one National Attack Player of the Year and 13 Conference Players of the Year.

The Terps got back to the Final Four in 2022 and won both the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship, as Phipps' offense led the Big Ten averaging 16.1 goals per game. Phipps coached Tewaaraton Finalist and Big Ten Attacker of the Year Aurora Cordingley to the best year of her career as she rose to one of the top attackers in the nation.

2019 was a banner year for Phipps and the Terps as Maryland captured their 15th national championship. Phipps' offense scored the most goals they had under Cathy Reese with 25 in the National Semifinal against Northwestern. The offense averaged just over 15 goals per game led by Tewaaraton finalist and Big Ten Midfielder of the Year Jen Giles.

Phipps coached Tewaaraton finalist and the Big Ten Attacker of the Year Megan Whittle in 2018 as the senior became Maryland's all-time leading goal scorer, breaking Jen Adams' 17 year old record. The Terps won their fourth consecutive Big Ten regular season title and third consecutive Big Ten tournament title, averaging 16.2 goals per game.

The Terps completed perfection in 2017 as Phipps and the Terps won their 14th national championship. It was a team effort as six different Terps recorded over 70 points led by Megan Whittle's 87 and Tewaaraton Award winner Zoe Stukenberg's 84.

In the 2016 season, Phipps helped Taylor Cummings become the first player ever to win the Tewaaraton Award three different times as she tallied 79 points and 144 draw controls. Maryland won both the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championships while reaching their eighth-straight final four.

Phipps helped lead Maryland to their second national championship in a row in 2015 behind Tewaaraton winner Cummings and the first ever Big Ten Attacker of the Year, Brooke Griffin. Maryland averaged just over 14 goals per game in their first year in the Big Ten.

In her second season with the Terps in 2014, Phipps helped Maryland to its sixth-consecutive ACC title and the NCAA Championship. Phipps assisted Cummings in becoming the IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year and the first sophomore to win the Tewaaraton Award.

Phipps was integral in the Terps' ACC title in 2013, leading a talented midfield to a fifth straight championship. The former Tewaaraton winner helped former teammate and two-time Tewaaraton winner Katie Schwarzmann land top IWLCA midfield honors for a third straight season while aiding the Terps to one of the most prolific offenses in the country.

“I am truly honored to join the Georgetown lacrosse family,” remarked Phipps. “Georgetown is a premier university that is known for excellence in both athletics and academics and I look forward to competing at the highest level and developing our student-athletes both on and off the field. I am excited to connect with all the incredible people associated with Georgetown women’s lacrosse, from alumni to supporters to this current group of student-athletes as we embark on our next path as a program together. I’d like to thank Director of Athletics Lee Reed, Kelli Myers and the entire search committee for putting their support and trust behind me to lead this program.”

Phipps returned to College Park as one of the most decorated players in Maryland women's lacrosse history. She was a two-time IWLCA First Team All-American, two-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2010 as she guided Maryland to its first national title since 2001.

In the fall of 2022, Phipps was selected for induction into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.

“I’ve always told myself it would take a really special place to get me to leave my alma mater, and Georgetown is just that,” said Phipps. “Thank you to Cathy Reese for your leadership, guidance, friendship and all the memories we have made together at Maryland. You have taught me what it takes to run a program at the highest level and I can’t wait to take all I’ve learned from you just a few miles down the road.”

A native of Phoenix, Maryland, Phipps earned a degree in kinesiology from Maryland in 2010.

Phipps spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Florida. She helped guide UF to the final four of the NCAA tournament in 2012.

In addition to her playing experience at Maryland, Phipps played on the U.S. national team. She won a gold medal at the 2009 FIL World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, recording four assists to help guide the U.S. to a 4-0 record heading into the elimination round and also won gold in 2013.

Phipps married former Maryland men's lacrosse goalkeeper Brian Phipps in December 2014 and has two daughters, Mackenzie and Chloe.

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Julie Morse

Julie Morse is in her third season with the Hoyas. She came to Georgetown from Campbell where she was the defensive coach for two seasons.

During her first season with the Hoyas in 2022, GU finished with a record of 9-9 and 3-2 in BIG EAST Conference play. The team defeated Marquette 17-13 in the BIG EAST Semifinals before falling to Denver in overtime 16-15. The team boasted eight All-BIG EAST honorees. Additionally, LizaBanks Campagna was named IWLCA Second Team All-South Region.

At Campbell, the Camels went 8-7 with an impressive mark of 5-1 in the Big South Conference. The team boasted a four-game win streak to close out the regular season. The Camels had a record seven players on the All-Big South team including a pair of defenders. In a shortened 2020 season, Morse’s first in Buies Creek, the Camels went 2-7 before the season was called due to COVID-19.

Prior to Campbell, Morse spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Washington College where she helped the Shorewomen to top 25 IWLCA poll rankings in each of her final two seasons, including No. 24 in the final poll of 2019, going 12-6 overall and 7-2 in Centennial Conference play. Five Shorewomen were named All-Centennial Conference in 2019, while two claimed all-region nods.

Prior to Washington, Morse played at Loyola, helping the Greyhounds to three conference titles, reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Tournament two times and advancing to the second round twice in her career. Loyola won the BIG EAST championship in 2012 and consecutive Patriot League championships in 2014 and 2015. As a senior, she helped the team rank No. 10 nationally in the final IWLCA Division I poll, and was a part of the 15th-best scoring defense in the nation.

An Easton, Maryland native, Morse graduated from Loyola in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in speech-language pathology, and has also coached at the prep and club ranks, with stops at Saint Peter and Paul High School, Bay Area Lacrosse Club and Maximum Exposure Lacrosse Camp. She was also a coach and leadership counselor at the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy.

Morse is currently working on a master’s in sports leadership from VCU which she will complete in 2022. She resides in the District of Columbia.

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Kevin Warne

Kevin Warne enters his 12th season as the Head Coach of the Georgetown University men’s lacrosse team in 2024. The reigning back-to-back-to-back BIG EAST Coach of the Year, he was also recognized with the F. Morris Touchstone Award as the 2021 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I Coach of the Year. With 98 career wins – second most in program history – Warne has led the Hoyas to five consecutive BIG EAST Championships in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He was also named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.

During his tenure on the Hilltop, Warne has coached 29 USILA All-Americans, two Tewaaraton Award Finalists and guided 52 players to All-BIG EAST honors including three BIG EAST Freshmen of the Year, four BIG EAST Attack Players of the Year, three BIG EAST Goalkeepers of the Year, one BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year and two BIG EAST Defensive Players of the Year awards. Five of his players have played in the prestigious North-South All-Star Game, while 19 have gone on to play professionally in Major League Lacrosse or the Premier Lacrosse League.

2023 saw the Hoyas return to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 11th time in program history following the program’s fifth-straight BIG EAST Tournament Championship and third consecutive BIG EAST Regular Season Championship. The Blue & Gray went 13-4 on the year that included a program-record 13-game winning streak. Five Georgetown players earned USILA All-America recognition, including Tucker Dordevic on the first team, Will Bowne and Graham Bundy Jr. on the second team and both Dylan Hess and Brian Minicus with honorable mention nods. Dordevic was also named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and a Tewaaraton Award Finalist while Bowen was a repeat selection as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year. Joining the duo on the All-BIG EAST First Team was Bundy and James Reilly while Hess, Minicus and Jacob Kelly all garnered second team accolades. Patrick Crogan was also named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, the third to earn the award under Warne, while Warne and his staff earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors for the third-straight season.

In 2022, Warne’s Hoyas led the nation in scoring defense for the third-straight season (8.18) and set the program record for wins in a season with 15. Georgetown won its first outright BIG EAST Regular Season Championship behind an undefeated 5-0 mark in league play, became the first BIG EAST program to win the BIG EAST Championship on its home field and made the program’s 15th NCAA Tournament appearance. Nine Hoyas were named USILA All-Americans, including Owen McElroy repeating as the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie and Bowen being named the William C. Schmeisser Outstanding Defenseman. Additionally, Bundy and Zachary Geddes both joined the duo in earning USILA First Team All-America honors. Gibson Smith IV earned a third team nod while Alex Mazzone, Reilly, Alex Trippi and Dylan Watson all received honorable mention accolades. Bowen, Bundy, Geddes, Mazzone, McElroy, Reilly, Smith and Watson were all named First Team All-BIG EAST with Trippi and TJ Haley picking up second team nods. Warne and the Hoyas staff earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors, Watson was the Attack Player of the Year, Bundy was named Midfielder of the Year, Bowen was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Year and McElroy repeated as Goalie of the Year.

For the second-straight full season, the Hoyas tied the program record with 13 wins and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the 10th time in program history and first time since 2007, earning Warne and his staff BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors. Georgetown led the nation in scoring defense (8.31) for the second year in-a-row and man down defense (.829) as well. Eight Hoyas garnered USILA All-America honors, including McElroy being named to the first team and being named the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie as the top netminder in the nation. Bundy, Jake Carraway and Smith were all second team honorees while James Donaldson, Geddes, Dylan Hess and Mazzone all earned honorable mention accolades as well. Nine Hoyas were tabbed All-BIG EAST, including McElroy as Goalkeeper of the Year, Carraway as Attack Player of the Year and Haley as Freshman of the Year who led the NCAA in assists per game (3.27) as a rookie. Along with Carraway and McElroy, Bundy joined the duo on the first team along with Mazzone and Reilly. Haley was a second team honoree along with Geddes, Hess and Smith. Carraway also became the first Tewaaraton Award Finalist under Warne’s tutelage.

During the 2020 season, the Hoyas were one of the most dominant teams during COVID-19 shortened campaign. The Hoyas led the NCAA in scoring defense (6.33) and scoring margin (10.17) while ranking second overall in clearing (.934). Georgetown’s stout defense, a hallmark of Warne led team, allowed just one team to score more than 10 goals on the season and held opponents to under five goals three different times. Following the season, defenseman Smith and goalie McElroy were both named Inside Lacrosse First Team Media All-Americans and attackman Carraway was an Inside Lacrosse Third Team Media All-American.

Warne led the Hoyas to their second-straight BIG EAST title in 2019. Georgetown won 13 games on the year, tying the program record for victories in a season, and made its 13th NCAA Tournament appearance before falling to defending national champion Yale. Four Hoyas were named USILA All-Americans as Daniel Bucaro and Lucas Wittenberg earned second team honors while Carraway and Smith collected honorable mention accolades. All four were also named First Team All-BIG EAST. Bucaro broke the program record for career goals scored, Carraway tied the single season record for points and Wittenberg set the single game record with eight assists in the BIG EAST semifinals. Bucaro was also a repeat Tewaaraton Award Nominee.

In 2018, the Hoyas put together one of the best turnarounds in the NCAA by posting eight more wins than the prior season. Behind a stellar 13-man senior class, Georgetown won its first BIG EAST Championship in program history and a trip to the NCAA Tournament before falling in overtime to Johns Hopkins in the opening round. Nick Marrocco became just the seventh GU player, and first since 2008, to be named a USILA First Team All-American while Craig Berge, Ryan Hursey and Bucaro each earned All-America accolades as well. The foursome, joined by Wittenberg and Smith, all garnered All-BIG EAST recognition while Bucaro was selection as a Tewaaraton Award Nominee.

During the 2017 campaign, four players garnered All-BIG EAST recognition including a program-tying three on the first team. Bucaro put together one of the best offensive seasons in program history, scoring 40 goals to go with 13 assists for 53 points, giving him the seventh-most goals and 14th-most points in a single season on the Hilltop. Peter Conley and Michael Mayer also collected First Team All-BIG EAST accolades and an Honorable Mention All-American nod for Conley as well. In addition, Berge was named All-BIG EAST Second Team and Charlie Ford was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game.

In 2016, Bucaro led Georgetown with 31 points (18G, 13A) and was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, the first Hoya to garner the accolade in program history. Ford collected All-BIG EAST First Team recognition to become the third GU player to repeat as an All-Conference honoree under Warne, while Bucaro and Joe Bucci collected second team accolades.

In 2015, Warne led the Hoyas to the program's first 10-win season since 2007. The Blue & Gray defeated three nationally-ranked opponents on the year and claimed their first BIG EAST postseason victory, defeating Marquette in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals. Warne guided GU to a six-game improvement from 2014, earning him 2015 BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year honors in the process. Freshman Craig Berge became the first freshman in the program’s storied history to earn All-America honors, being named honorable mention by the USILA. Bo Stafford and Marrocco earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors, while Berge, Ford, Mayer and Reilly O’Connor were all tabbed second team. Seniors O’Connor and Stafford were selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game, while O’Connor was picked seventh overall in the NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks.

In 2014, Warne coached his first All-American as Tyler Knarr, a faceoff specialist, earned USILA Third Team honors. He and Conley were both named to the All-BIG EAST First Team as well, with Conley being the first Hoya to earn All-BIG EAST First Team honors as a freshman in program history. Knarr was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game and went on to play in the MLL.

In his first season, Warne led the Hoyas to its first postseason appearance since 2007 with a trip to the 2013 BIG EAST Championship. Georgetown finished 6-9, going 3-3 in BIG EAST Conference play, while the Hoyas finished second in the league in ground balls (31.53) and caused turnovers (7.87) a game. O'Connor finished second in the BIG EAST in points per game (3.73) and joined Knarr, O'Connor and Charlie McCormick on the 2013 All-BIG EAST Second Team. Under Warne's tutelage, Brennan Bicknese was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game.

Under his guidance, Warne has already helped several players to historic careers at Georgetown. Knarr was named a 2014 Third Team USILA All-American, 2014 North-South All-Star Game participant and an All-BIG EAST First team selection after leading the nation in ground balls (10.9/gm) and finishing third in face-off win percentage (.661). He also broke his own single-season ground ball program record (153), originally set in Warne's first season, 2013. He also broke the program record for single-season face-off wins (207). Conley became the first GU freshman to earn All-BIG EAST First Team honors after leading the Hoyas with 37 points in 2014, Berge was the Blue & Gray’s first player to earn USILA All-American accolades as a freshman, earning honorable mention honors in 2015, and Bucaro was the first Hoya to garner BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors in program history in 2016.

Regarded as one of the top defensive minds in men's lacrosse, Warne helped guide Maryland to consecutive NCAA National Championship games in his two years in College Park with a 25-11 record. The Terps finished the season ranked No. 2 in the country by Inside Lacrosse in 2011 and 2012.

In 2011, his first season with Maryland, Warne helped lead the Terps to a 13-5 season record, the 2011 ACC championship and three-straight wins in the NCAA Tournament to reach the title game. In 2012, Maryland finished the regular season, 9-5 and again advanced to the NCAA Tournament Championship Game. In two seasons, Warne helped guide seven Maryland players to earn All-America honors, including defender Brett Schmidt, who was named the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011.

Prior to Maryland, Warne spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Harvard, where his primary responsibility was overseeing the Crimson defense. In his first season with the Crimson program in 2008, the team had the most All-Ivy League selections since 1999 and was ranked in both major polls during the year. During the 2009 campaign, Warne's defensive unit ranked third in the nation in goals allowed per game and Harvard won eight games for the first time since 2002. The Crimson earned five All-Ivy picks and was ranked as high as No. 11 in the nation in the USILA poll. Harvard allowed 10 or more goals only twice and upset No. 5 Duke to open the season. Warne's work with the Crimson earned him recognition as one of college lacrosse's top assistant coaches by ESPN's Quint Kessenich prior to the 2010. In 2010, Warne helped the Crimson win at least six games for the third straight season, as Harvard earned its first victory over No. 6 Princeton since 1990.

Warne came to Harvard from UMBC, where he served as associate head coach for the Retrievers and helped UMBC advance to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2007. He also served as UMBC's main recruiting coordinator, as well as the program's liaison to the equipment and strength & conditioning departments. Prior to his position at UMBC, Warne served as an assistant coach from 2001-04 at the University of Delaware, working primarily with the offense.

A 2000 graduate of Hofstra, Warne majored in psychology while playing for the Pride from 1995-99. He was a four-year letterwinner and a two-time All-America East honoree. As a senior, he was also named an honorable mention All-American after guiding Hofstra to its third league championship and postseason berth. While finishing his degree at Hofstra, Warne served as an assistant coach at Plainview-Old Bethpage High School on Long Island. He got his start at the collegiate coaching level in 2000 at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy prior to moving on to coach at Delaware.

Warne married the former Jennifer Merrill, who was a four-time letterwinner and team captain at Hofstra in volleyball, in August 2009. The couple currently resides in Darnestown, Maryland, with their daughter, Campbell, and son, Patrick.