Coaches

Meaghan Smith

With eight years of head coaching experience and a history as a hard-working recruiter, Meaghan Smith will begin her first year as the head coach of the Lycoming College women’s lacrosse program in 2025.


Smith comes to Lycoming after two years as the head coach at Mount Saint Vincent in the Skyline Conference, where she coached four all-conference selections, including the Skyline Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 and Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.


Prior to that, Smith spent three years each at Division II Lake Erie College (2020-22) and Queens College (2017-19).


She has coached five all-conference honorees, six IWLCA Academic Honor Roll picks and 49 conference academic honor roll selections in her time as a head coach.


Smith also served as an assistant coach at Maine Maritime in 2015 and at Norwich University the next year.


Smith, also has coached in club lacrosse, working as the head coach of the Ohio Premier Lacrosse Club, Lightning Club Lacrosse and the Liberty Lacrosse Club.


A three-time All-East Coast Conference defender at Division II Dowling College, Smith helped the Lions to three ECC Championships and one appearance in the NCAA Championships in her career. Also a member of the women’s soccer team, she helped that squad win two ECC titles and two appearances in the NCAA Division II Championships.


A Wantagh, N.Y. native, Smith earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Dowling College in 2014 and a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies with a concentration in coaching from Stony Brook University in 2021.


What they are saying about Coach Smith

“I’ve known Meaghan as a teammate and as her assistant. She has mentored me and many others. Meaghan has tremendous experience and passion for the game of lacrosse. She is competitive, compassionate and puts her all into coaching. I believe Meaghan is the absolute best person to take over as Head Coach at Lycoming. With Meaghan, you not only get someone who loves the game of lacrosse but someone who loves working with the student-athletes during their collegiate career and well after.”

- Erin Backinoff, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, Walsh University