Lander University

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320 Stanley Ave Greenwood, SC 29649

Division 2 South Carolina Southeast

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Bob Dachille

Bob Dachille is entering his fifth season as head coach of the Lander women's lacrosse program. Dachille became the Bearcats' first women's lacrosse coach when he was hired in July 2018.

Dachille holds a 28-27 record while at Lander including back to back seasons of at least ten wins in 2022 and 2023.

2023 was another stepping stone for the Bearcats as Lander went 11-7 and advanced to the GSC Title Game for the first time in program history with the team's first ever win over three-time defending conference champion, Alabama-Huntsville, in the semifinals. Emmy Peterson and Alyssa Suchan both had over 50 goals on the season to lead the Bearcats offense that ranked second in the conference and 31st nationally with 13.67 goals per game. Defensively, Lander ranked in the top-30 in caused turnovers per game led by five GSC Defensive Player of the Week winners with Autumn Huskey bringing in three of them. Peterson, Suchan, and Huskey were all named First Team All-Conference and were joined by Brooke Kelly, Damyia Gregory, and Kara Krusbe on the Second Team. Peterson and Huskey were also named the first two IWLCA All-Region and CSC Academic All-District players in program history as well.

In the program's first true full season in 2022, the Blue and Gold finished with a 10-8 record and a 3-3 record in Gulf South play, securing a spot in the GSC Tournament for the first time in program history. With the seven win improvement, Dachille was named the Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year. Several key players emerged including GSC Freshman of the Year, Autumn Huskey. The Bearcats ranked 38th in the country in scoring offense with 14 goals per game led by the all-conference attacking trio of Emmy Peterson, Alyssa Suchan, and Melissa Clapsaddle. Clapsaddle also made an impact in the draw circle as she grabbed a program record 120 draw controls, ranking 15th in the country in draw controls per game. Lander's scoring defense ranked top in the Gulf South led by Brenah Sarell who was named to the All-Conference team as well. The highlight of the season came against Belmont Abbey as Lander trailed by as many as nine goals but stormed back in the fourth quarter with nine unanswered to send the game into overtime before Suchan would score the game-winner less than a minute in to complete the comeback.

In 2021, Lander went 3-7 in a semi-shortened season. Brenah Sarell was named the program's first All-Conference player as she finished the season top-three in the conference in saves, save percentage, and saves per game.

In the program's first season, Lander ranked 21st nationally in shot percentage, while goalkeeper Brenah Sarell finished seventh in the nation in saves. The Bearcats got the win in their first ever game, 13-12 over Newberry and were 4-5 on the season before it was abruptly cut short due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Prior to his arrival at Lander, Dachille spent four seasons as the head coach of Presbyterian. Dachille coached Maura Talvacchia, who finished her career ranked No. 2 on the NCAA Division I all-time list for turnovers caused. Talvacchia was a first-team all-conference selection in 2017 and led the nation in caused turnovers per game, while ranking third in ground balls per game along with goalie Kayla Koch. His 2016 squad led the nation in ground balls per game. Off the field, his Blue Hose teams excelled academically, earning Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Honor Squad accolades in all four years of his tenure.

Dachille served as the head coach at Erskine for three seasons before taking over at Presbyterian. The Flying Fleet set the school record for single-season wins in all three years under Dachille's leadership, making the Conference Carolinas Tournament in 2014 for the first time in program history. Dachille coached 2014 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year Ali Cole as well as 10 all-conference players during his three years in Due West. Dachille's team was named to the IWLCA Honor Squad in each of his three seasons.

Dachille has served as camp director for lacrosse camps throughout South Carolina including the Nike Lacrosse Camp and Carolina Revolution.

Prior to coaching at Erskine, Dachille was an assistant lacrosse coach at Medway High School in Medway, Ma., where he helped guide the team to the second ever appearance in the state tournament. Dachille also spent one season as an intern with the Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League.

Dachille is a 2007 graduate of Wake Forest University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, while captaining the Demon Deacons' club lacrosse team for three seasons. He obtained his Masters in Sports Leadership from Northeastern University in 2010.