Coaches

LeighAnn Stauffer

LeighAnn Stauffer, '17, returned to her alma mater when she was named St. Bonaventure's women's lacrosse head coach on June 28, 2022.


An Atlantic 10 All-Conference performer as a student-athlete at St. Bonaventure, Stauffer brings previous coaching experience both at the head coach level as well as within the Atlantic 10 Conference.


Stauffer returns to St. Bonaventure after spending the 2021 and 2022 seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at fellow A-10 member George Washington.


While at GW, Stauffer served as the Colonials offensive coordinator, helping the team to a 6-6 record in her first season with the program followed by a spot in the Atlantic 10 Tournament in 2022. She spearheaded the team’s recruiting and led the program’s alumni relations as well as aided fundraising efforts. During her time in Foggy Bottom, the Colonials had two Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selections.


Prior to her stint in the nation’s capital, she gained head coaching experience at the Division II level with Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, guiding the Fighting Scots program for two seasons. She was promoted to the head coach position after first arriving in Edinboro as a graduate assistant coach for the 2018 campaign.


A native of Rochester, she also served as head coach with Pride Girls Lacrosse Club and Rochester Elite Lacrosse Club while also working as an official for the Rochester Board of Women’s Lacrosse Officials.


Stauffer played for the Bonnies from 2013-17. During her collegiate career, she was a two-time All-Atlantic 10 honoree and she ranks 12th all-time in program history for total goals with 95 as well as 15th in total points at 115. Her 135 career draw controls also stand third in program history.


She captured all-conference accolades for the first time as a sophomore in 2014, scoring a team-high 32 goals with a team-best 51 draw controls and 26 groundballs. She repeated as an All-Atlantic 10 performer in her junior season with team-highs in goals (30) and draw controls (58), a mark that stands second in SBU single-season history. Injuries limited her final two seasons including 2016, when she scored six goals in four games, but she returned for a redshirt campaign in 2017 and posted 16 goals and 24 points along with 25 draw controls in nine games.


When she graduated in 2017, Stauffer was honored with the department’s female Letterwinner Award, presented every year to one senior male and female student-athlete who has assembled outstanding records of athletic accomplishments over their careers.


Stauffer earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology with a minor in criminology from St. Bonaventure. She went on to earn a Master’s of Education from Edinboro in 2019.