Longwood University

Longwood University Athletics
Tabb Building - 201 High St Farmville, VA 23909

Division 1 Virginia Northeast

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Kylar Ferguson

Kylar Ferguson came to Longwood in the summer of 2022 following a stint as the head women's lacrosse coach at Life University.

The Lancers got off to a strong start in the beginning of the 2023 season as the team won back-to-back road games. The Lancers also had multiple program firsts in her first year despite being one of the youngest teams in the Big South.

Sophia Passa was named the Big South Freshman of the Year, a first for the program, after she finished as one of the top goal scorers on the team. The freshman was outstanding with 28 goals (second on the team) and 10 assists, and she was the Big South Freshman of the Week twice. Twenty-two of her 28 goals came in conference play.

Meanwhile, Julia Koenig and Lauren Cerretani both earned All-Big South Second Team honors. Koenig was one of the top defenders in the league. Cerretani added her name into the Longwood record books thanks to her sterling efforts on the draw. Cerretani tied the program single-game record with 12 draw controls, had 72 draw controls on the season (tied for fifth-most in a season in program history) and sits fifth all-time in draw controls with 149.

Ferguson served as the head coach of the Life University lacrosse program from July 2017 through the conclusion of the 2022 season. At Life, she led the program since its inception in 2019 and saw constant growth each season she was in charge. After going 7-7 in year one of Ferguson's tenure, the Running Eagles started the following season 7-1, which included a victory over the seventh ranked team in the nation, before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Life finished the season ranked seventh in the country, and four students were recognized as Daktronics Scholar Athletes. Entering the 2021 season, Ferguson continued her success finishing 11-7, despite holding one of the toughest schedules in the nation, and claimed the Running Eagles first NAIA National Tournament bid. The team led the country in caused turnovers for two consecutive seasons and had five All-Conference players and three All-Americans in 2021.

In 2022, Ferguson led the program to their best finish in school history at 15-6 and claimed victories over four opponents ranked in the top 10 in the nation.

Prior to Life University, Ferguson was the head women's club lacrosse coach at Kennesaw State University, where she produced an undefeated season in her one year in charge.

In her time at Life, Ferguson has coached six All-Americans and 15 All Mid-South Conference players. The teams she has coached have all finished with at least a 3.0 GPA and she has never coached a losing season. Her prioritization of community service on a program level earned her team the Servant Leadership Team of the Year two years running with the Running Eagles.

Before coaching, Ferguson played Division I Lacrosse at Kennesaw State University and earned ASUN All-Academic team recognition in the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 seasons. For KSU's club lacrosse team, she earned an All-SWLL Conference nod in 2016 while taking part in back-to-back undefeated seasons. While at Kennesaw State, Ferguson earned her Bachelors in both Finance and Economics, graduating Summa Cum Laude in both.