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Karrie Moore
Karrie Moore was hired in August of 2015 as the 11th head women's lacrosse coach in the program's illustrious history. Moore capped her eighth year at the helm of the Ithaca women's lacrosse program in 2023, bringing her total record since arriving on South Hill to 104-37.
In 2023, IC posted a 12-8 record and reached 500 victories for the program (11-7 vs. Skidmore in the Liberty League First Round on May 2). The Bombers reached the Liberty League title game, where the season came to a close against national semifinalist William Smith. Moore also earned her 100th career win during the season - a 24-0 victory over Bard on April 7.
IC finished the 2022 season with an overall record of 17-4, which culminated with a trip to the third round of the NCAA Championship. The Bombers set a new program record for wins in a season and hosted their first NCAA Tournament game since 1993. Individually, Maizy Veitch established a new program standard in points for a season with 105, while Caroline Wise led the nation with 203 draw controls. Rachel Rosenberg, along with Veitch and Wise, were named All-Americans.
In 2021, IC posted one of its greatest seasons in program history. The Bombers earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship and reached the Round of Eight before falling to eventual national champion Salisbury. Moore was named Liberty League Coach of the Year, while Jacqui Hallack was selected as Liberty League Player of the Year and IWLCA Midfielder of the Year. Hallack and Rachel Rosenberg would go on to be named All-Americans as IC landed No. 4 in the final IWLCA Coaches Poll.
The 2020 season got off to a historic start, before the remainder of the spring season across the NCAA was suspended. She led IC to a 5-0 start with a program-record four consecutive wins over teams ranked within the Top-25 of the IWLCA Coaches Poll. The Bombers finished the year ranked 15th in the final IWLCA Poll.
Moore led the Bombers back to the NCAA Tournament during the 2019 campaign. The Bombers reached the 14-win mark for the fourth time in four seasons with Moore at the helm, as she guided the team to a 14-7 overall record. IC earned the program's third NCAA Tournament victory, besting Meredith 13-10 in a neutral-site contest at Washington & Lee.
Five Bombers earned praise on All-Liberty League teams at the conclusion of the season. Four of those went on to secure IWLCA All-Empire Region honors as the postseason continued. For a second straight year the program also witnessed a new scoring record holder, as senior Allie Panara surpassed previous record-holder Ally Runyon for the top spot.
For the third consecutive year since joining the IC program, Moore guided the Bombers to a 14-win season, finishing the year with a 14-5 record. In Ithaca's first season of Liberty League play the squad finished with a 9-1 regular-season league record, earning the second seed in the 2018 Liberty League Tournament. The Bombers ended up advancing to the Liberty League Championship Game against host William Smith, but fell short of a NCAA Tournament qualifying berth for the first time in Moore's tenure.
Moore helped eight players earn All-Liberty League accolades, headlined by a sweep of all three major awards. Allie Panara was named Co-Offensive Player of the Year, while Molly Long was named Defensive Player of the Year. First-year midfielder Jacqui Hallack also shared the honor as Co-Rookie of the Year. Joining that group were five players in defenders Elizabeth Sauer and Reid Simoncini, as well as attackers Elizabeth Rice and Bailey Herr. Senior keeper Kimberly Presuto also showed up in the year-end awards from the league. Five Bombers went on to earn IWLCA All-Region accolades, while Long and Panara finished the year as IWLCA Second Team All-Americans. Moore also took home hardware as the Liberty League's Coaching Staff of the Year, as well as the IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year for New York.
Moore took the IC women's program into uncharted territory in 2017, guiding the Bombers to their first ever appearance in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Ithaca posted a 14-5 record during the year, which included a first-place finish in the Empire 8 Conference during the regular season. The Bombers defeated four ranked teams during the year, which included a win over then-No. 2 Trinity (Conn.) that set new program bests.
Moore guided eight student-athletes to Empire 8 All-Conference recognition, headlined by Ally Runyon and Kimberly Presuto who were named Empire 8 Player and Goalie of the Year, respectively. Five Bombers went on to earn IWLCA All-Region accolades, while Runyon and Long earned All-America honors.
In her first season at the head of the Ithaca program, Moore posted a 14-6 record, which included the team's first appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament since 2011. She guided the Bombers to a dominant 24-2 victory over Regis in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament, marking just the second NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Under her guidance, six IC players earned Empire 8 All-Conference accolades at the conclusion of the year, headlined by Kimberly Presuto and Allie Panara who earned Goalie and Rookie of the Year, respectively. Additionally, four Bombers went on to earn IWLCA All-Region recognition.
Moore, a 2006 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was a standout goalkeeper during her playing days at Penn. While at Cornell, she focused primarily on the defense and goalies during an assistant coaching tenure that saw the Big Red post a 57-52 record while qualifying for the Ivy League tournament in each of her final four seasons with the program.
Moore, who also served as an assistant coach at Colgate, has a strong familiarity with the Ithaca area and is confident she can add to the already strong prestige of the Ithaca program.
Moore will take over an Ithaca program that has been to the NCAA tournament five times since the 2001 season, and has advanced into the Empire 8 championship eight times since 2004. During the 2014 season, Ithaca posted an 11-8 record (6-2 in the Empire 8) and advanced into the conference championship for the fourth straight year.
Under Moore's tutelage in 2015, Cornell's goalies helped lead a unit that surrendered just 8.88 goals per game, the fourth-lowest goals-against average in the conference.
Moore had similar responsibilities in her two seasons coaching with Colgate, helping guide the Raiders to a Patriot League title and a spot in the 2008 NCAA tournament. She assisted in the development of 10 All-Patriot League players in her two seasons, with Colgate advancing to the Patriot League tournament both years.
The highlight of her playing career came during her senior season, when Moore was the Quakers' starting goalkeeper. She registered an 8-3 record and finished the 2006 campaign among the Ancient Eight leaders in goals-against average (7.23) and save percentage (.478) as Penn finished the campaign 10-6 overall.
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