Skidmore College

Skidmore College Athletic Dept
815 North Broadway Saratoga Sprin, NY 12866

Division 3 New York Northeast

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Elizabeth Ghilardi

Elizabeth Ghilardi took over the Skidmore women's lacrosse program prior to the 2011 season.

In 2023, Ghilardi became the first coach in program history to reach the 100-win plateau with a dominant 22-11 triumph over RIT on April 22. The Thoroughbreds returned to the postseason in 2023 for the first time since 2019 after finishing 4-6 in the Liberty League and a tie for seventh. Ghilardi coached Gabriella Modesti '25 to a 40-goal season and All-Liberty League Second Team honors.

The Thoroughbreds returned to the Liberty League Semifinal in 2019 after winning seven games in the league for the third year in a row and for the fourth time in the previous five years. Overall, Skidmore made the postseason in five consecutive seasons from 2015-19. Cas Szwajkowski '19 became the second IWLCA All-American to play under Ghilardi when she garnered Third Team honors with a program record 90 goals.

Ghilardi led Skidmore to three consecutive Liberty League Championship game appearances from 2015-2017. The Thoroughbreds posted a combined 35-19 record over the three years with an impressive 20-7 mark in the conference.

In 2016, Ghilardi coached junior defender Rachel Talanian, who became the third IWLCA All-American in school history, and first in 13 seasons. Talanian repeated that feat in 2017, becoming the program's first two-time honoree.

At Robert Morris, Ghilardi specialized in training goalkeepers and the attack. That 2010 season saw the Colonials place five players on the Northeast Conference All-Conference team, the most in the program’s history.

Prior to Robert Morris, Ghilardi was the assistant women's lacrosse coach at Connecticut College where she was responsible for on and off-campus recruiting, practice preparation and specialized in on-field coaching for the attack and goalkeepers.

While at Connecticut College she coached two All-NESCAC players, six Regional All-Americans, four NESCAC All-Academics, an IWLCA D III Academic Honor Roll Team and a NESCAC All-Academic Team. She was a member of the Regional All-American Committee in 2009 and the IWLCA Rules Committee in 2008.

In addition, Ghilardi was the Co-Director of the Connecticut College Lacrosse Camp, as well as the fall and winter lacrosse clinics from 2006-2009. She worked as a coach for the Nor'Easter Lacrosse Club, the Elite Lacrosse Program at Greenwich Academy and coached at several camps across the country, including the Amonte Sports Lacrosse Camp, the Princeton Lacrosse Camp and the Elite 180 Camp.

Ghilardi competed in lacrosse at Colby College and graduated in 2006 with a B.A. in human development and education. While at Colby she was named team MVP and first team Regional All-American in 2006. During that year she finished third on her team with 56 points, including 36 goals and 20 assists. She graduated with an M.A. in psychology from Connecticut College in 2009.

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Caroline Crump

Skidmore College women's lacrosse head coach Elizabeth Ghilardi has announced the addition of Caroline Crump to the post of assistant coach.

Crump comes to Skidmore having spent the previous season as an assistant coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

At Skidmore, Crump will assist in all facets of the program and will primarily coach the attack on the field.

Crump had a stellar collegiate playing career at Niagara University, where she graduated as the second all-time point scorer in program history with 217 points and 151 goals. She also ranks fourth in all-time assists with 66.

While coaching at RIT, Crump worked as a community manager at Conifer Realty in Rochester. After graduating from Niagara, she served as a case manager for the non-profit Sick Kids need Involved People (SKIP) of New York and as an administrative coordinator for the Trinity Assistance Corporation, a non-profit out of Rochester committed to helping people with developmental disabilities work toward fulfilling their goals and dreams.

Crump began her coaching career in 2018 while competing as a student-athlete at Niagara with Stampede Lacrosse out of Western New York.

A native of Rhinebeck, New York, Crump earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and criminology from Niagara University in 2018, as well as a masters in the same discipline in 2020.

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Matt Chatham

Matt Chatham holds a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and a master’s degree in strength and conditioning. Chatham is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Previously, he served as an athletic trainer at Bridgewater State College and at Skidmore College. He also worked as a strength and conditioning intern at the College of the Holy Cross. While in college, Chatham was a member of the track & field team, competing as a sprinter, discus thrower and pole vaulter.