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University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Virginia Northeast
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Maddie Taghon

Maddie Taghon is in her fourth season as head coach at the University of Mary Washington, after being promoted from assistant coach in 2020.


"Maddie has been a perfect fit for our women's lacrosse program and is a rising star in the coaching profession", noted Catullo. "She is a proven teacher of the game and has demonstrated her commitment to providing a great student-athlete experience. We look forward to her placing her own stamp on the program and continuing the team's hard-won tradition of excellence."


"I am thankful and honored to be named head women's lacrosse coach at the University of Mary Washington, and I would like to thank Dr. Juliette Landphair and Athletic Director Patrick Catullo for this amazing opportunity", said Taghon. "I am so excited to inherit a program that has such a long-standing tradition of success, and above all I am very grateful to continue working with this incredible group of young women. I look forward to continuing to lead this program to success both on and off the field. Go Eagles!"


Taghon served for two seasons as assistant coach at UMW in 2019 and 2020. In her first season with the Eagles, she helped lead them to a 16-5 overall record and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and this spring, the team posted a 5-2 record and was ranked 14th in the nation in the final IWLCA national Division III poll.


Prior to UMW, Taghon worked for three years at Shenandoah University, helping lead the team from a 5-12 record in 2016 to 12-7 in 2018. She also coached the team to two semifinal ODAC tournament appearances and mentored the 2018 ODAC ROY and VA State ROY.


Taghon, a four-year member and three-year starter at Presbyterian (S.C.) College and team captain of the Blue Hose during her senior campaign, also worked for a year at Ampleforth College in England. In this role, she coordinated games, practices and travel itineraries for varsity, junior varsity, U15, U14 and elementary school teams at Ampleforth.


In addition, she taught lacrosse-based physical education lessons in both the elementary school as well as served as a teaching assistant in both the primary and senior schools.

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Megan Williamson

Megan Williamson joined UMW’s women’s lacrosse staff as an assistant coach in fall of 2021.


Megan attended Virginia Commonwealth University from 2013-2018, where she played two years of club lacrosse and three years at the Division I level. She was president of the club lacrosse team, as well as a captain for the inaugural season in 2016.


Prior to UMW, Megan coached as an assistant for girls varsity lacrosse team at the Steward School in Richmond, VA in 2018 & 2019, helping coach them to the state tournament in 2019. She was the assistant coach for Atlee High School’s varsity team in 2020 & 2021, helping coach them to the regional finals in ’21.


Megan received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2017 and her Master of Science in criminal justice in 2021.


“Megan’s energy and commitment to teaching the game at a high level were evident throughout the search process", said UMW head coach Maddie Taghon. "Her high-level playing experience, and four years of high-level girl’s lacrosse coaching demonstrated the ability to mentor our student athletes excellently and was what drew us to this candidate as well. Megan is a great fit for Mary Washington and its athletic department. She made it clear in her interview process that she values differences in others and an inclusive environment, that is a core concept of our university, athletic department, and the women’s lacrosse team.”

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Linda Delaney

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Drew Delaney

Drew Delaney enters his eighth season as the head men's lacrosse coach at the University of Mary Washington. Delaney has coached collegiately for 19 years and spent one season coaching at the interscholastic level.


In his time at UMW, Delaney has mentored one USILA All-American Honorable Mention, two USILA Scholar All-Americans, three VaSID All State honorees, and players have been selected eleven times as All-Conference honorees. UMW has reached the conference playoffs each year (excluding 2020 and 2021 COVID cancellations) reaching the conference semifinals twice. Additionally, under Delaney’s supervision, student-athletes have been named to the Conference All-Academic team 91 times. UMW has also received Conference Player of the Week honors seven times.


Prior to coming to Fredericksburg, Delaney spent three years as head coach at Elizabethtown College, from 2014-16. He posted a 33-16 record during that time, including a 26-9 mark the last two years, going undefeated in league regular season play in each of those years. In 2016, the Blue Jays finished with a 12-6 record and advanced to the Landmark Conference championship game. In 2015, the Blue Jays won a school record 14 games (14-3) and finished the regular season unbeaten in conference play (7-0) for the first time. Over Delaney’s tenure, two Blue Jays were recognized as USILA All-America Honorable Mention, two USILA Scholar All-Americans, and 13 players were recognized as All-Conference, including the 2014 Rookie of the Year. The Elizabethtown coaching staff was selected as the Coaching Staff of the Year in 2015.


The first head coach in Arcadia University history, Delaney spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons constructing the program from scratch. In their first varsity season, the Knights won five games and were competitive against their MAC Freedom Conference foes. Delaney mentored three all-conference selections and the league Rookie of the Year. His first year at Arcadia was also his first working as an advanced scout for the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). In just their second year, the Hounds secured a playoff win against the top seeded and then undefeated Denver Outlaws, 17-14. Charlotte fell short of the Steinfeld Cup losing 10-9 to the Chesapeake Bayhawks.


Delaney began his coaching career as an assistant at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. In his single season (2003-04) for the Pioneers, the team accomplished a dramatic turnaround and reached the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Association championship game. He then spent three years (2004-07) as an assistant coach at Washington & Lee University, mentoring four Generals recognized as USILA All-America Honorable Mention, as well as 16 All-Conference Honorees.


In the summer of 2007, Delaney became the defensive coordinator and Face-off coach at Division II Limestone College. In three seasons, the Saints reached the DII Final Four in each season. Five players would go on to play professionally in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Seven players were awarded USILA All-America honors and 24 were recognized as All-Conference. Following his time at Limestone, Delaney spent one season at Washington College serving as the defensive coordinator.


Delaney is a 2003 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. During his time in Lancaster, he was a four-year letter winner for the Diplomats on defense. Over his four seasons, F&M reached the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals in 2003, won an ECAC Championship in 2002, and was an ECAC runner-up in 2001.


Delaney is originally from Maplewood, N.J. where he played lacrosse and football at Columbia HS. He and his wife Linda reside in Spotsylvania, VA

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