University of Richmond

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Division 1 Virginia Northeast

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Anne Harrington

Anne Harrington was named Head Coach of Spider Women's Lacrosse in May of 2022 after spending six years on the Spiders’ staff, including the 2022 season as interim head coach. During her time at Richmond, the Spiders have recorded a 108-30 (.783 winning percent) mark that includes a 51-9 (.850) record in Atlantic 10 Conference play. She has been part of the program that has won four regular season A-10 titles and made four NCAA Tournament appearances in 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024. Harrington led the Spiders to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2024 as her squad earned the automatic bid after winning another Atlantic 10 title in 2024. She ended her 2024 season ranked as the No. 11 Division I Women’s Lacrosse head coach in the country based off of active win percentage.

In 2024, Harrington led the Spiders to a 13-6 finish after winning the programs second consecutive Atlantic 10 title and earning another automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The 2024 RVA Sports Awards Coach of the Year Finalist claimed her fourth conference championship during her time at Richmond. Through her Spider years, Harrington at this point has been a part of more than half of the program’s postseason successes with conference championships and NCAA Tournament trips.

The 2024 postseason began with the Spiders at the No. 2 seed for the third consecutive year in the Atlantic 10 Championships. The Spiders fought through the conference tournament, defeating UMass once again in the championship game to claim the Atlantic 10 title for another year under Harrington’s helm. Following the success in the conference tournament, Harrington led her squad to the first round of the NCAA tournament where the Spiders faced the No. 8 nationally ranked program of Penn in Philadelphia, Pa.

Many Spiders earned accolades under Harrington's 2024 season. Grace Muldoon went on to claim the Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year award, Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Player award and USA Lacrosse All-American honors after strong performances through the conference tournament. Muldoon was listed to the All-Tournament team along with Charlotte Edwards, Colleen Quinn and Abby Francioli. The Atlantic 10 All-Conference First-Team consisted of Grace Muldoon (midfield) and Colleen Quinn (attack). Maggie Jordan (midfield) and Hannah Custer (defense) were named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second-Team. Abby Francioli (goalkeeper) was named to the All-Conference Rookie Team after an impressive freshman campaign. Colleen Quinn and Becca Sturtz were recognized as Atlantic 10 All-Academic members.

Harrington led the Spiders to 17 victories in 2023, the most for the Spiders since 2019. Richmond finished the regular season ranked No. 14 in the Inside Lacrosse/IWLCA Division I poll. She led the Spiders to the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament where the Spiders claimed the title for the third time in program history with Harrington on staff. Following her success in the conference postseason, Harrington marched her squad to Chapel Hill, NC. where Richmond defeated Marquette in the programs first ever NCAA Tournament victory.

Multiple Spiders earned accolades following the team's record-setting season. Lindsey Frank went on to claim the Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Player award, All-Tournament Honors, First-Team All-Conference honors, USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honors, IWLCA All-American Honors and IWLCA All-Region Honors. Another standout student-athlete in the 2023 season under Harrington was Arden Tierney. Tierney went on to claim Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year Honors, First Team All-Conference Honors, All-Academic Honors, All-Tournament Honors, USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honors, IWLCA All-Region Honors, IWLCA All-American Honors and CSC Academic All-District Honors. Sophia DiCenso, the 2022 Midfielder of the Year, also flourished from Harrington’s lead as she claimed First-Team All-Conference Honors, All-Tournament Honors and All-Region Second-Team Honors.

Harrington's Spiders shattered the record books in the 2023 season as they finished the year as No. 1 in the nation for draw controls per games (18.71), the No. 2 scoring offense in the nation (16.52), No. 3 in the nation for points per game (24.00) and No. 3 in draw control percentage (.617). With 17 wins on the year, the 2023 group of Spiders matched the numbers for most wins in program history, achieved the most points in program history (504), scored the most goals in program history (347), achieved the most assists in program history (157), claimed the most draw controls in program history (392) and had the most draw controls in a single game (30). Along with these accomplishments, this group took home 5 Atlantic 10 Conference weekly awards.

The Spiders ended their year with positive numbers at home, on the road and at neutral sites. With a 6-2 record at Robins Stadium, this Richmond group highlighted their competition at home with the win over the No. 7/10 ranked Cavaliers of UVA in double overtime. On the road, Harrington led the Spiders to an 8-2 record, including significant conference wins against Davidson and Saint Joseph’s. With a perfect 3-0 finale on neutral fields, the Spiders won the Atlantic 10 conference title on VCU’s campus and won their first NCAA competition in program history.

In 2019, the Spiders set a new program record with 17 wins while winning their second-straight Atlantic 10 Championship title with a 19-18 comeback in in overtime over UMass. The team competed in its second-straight NCAA Tournament and fifth all-time to finish the year at 17-4 overall. Five student-athletes earned first or second team All-Conference honors, led by two-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year Julie Ball, who became the first student-athlete in A-10 history to earn the honor more than once. The Spiders boasted one All-Rookie Team and three All-Academic Team honorees, while Ball also earned IWLCA Second Team All-Region honors for the second-straight season.

In just her second season with the Spiders, the 2018 squad tied a program-best record of 16-4 overall, finished in a tie for first in the Atlantic 10 Regular Season, and took the 2018 A-10 Tournament Title with a 12-11 overtime win over UMass. The squad advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007, while eight student-athletes earned All-Conference honors, including A-10 Offensive Player of the Year Kim Egizi and A-10 Defensive Player of the Year Julie Ball. Egizi and Ball also earned IWLCA Second Team All-Region honors for their efforts.

Harrington helped lead the 2017 squad to a 14-6 overall record and a runner-up finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship. Nine student-athletes earned All-Conference honors on the year, including A-10 Rookie of the Year Sam Geiersbach, and First Team honorees Kim Egizi and goalie Megan Gianforte.

With the guidance of Harrington, Gianforte became the first rookie to be named the conference's top goalie since 2006, compiling a .499 save percentage and a 9.48 goals against average. Defender Leslie Espenschied was honored as a member of the A-10 Second Team.

A former student-athlete at William & Mary, Harrington played four seasons of lacrosse in the midfield for the Tribe before entering the coaching world.

A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Harrington joined the Spiders after spending two years serving as the Annual Giving Assistant at the University of Virginia for the Virginia Athletics Foundation.

Harrington began her coaching career in England, where she worked for two years as a high school teacher and head of lacrosse for the English Lacrosse Association in England.

Following her time abroad, she was the First Assistant Coach at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania for two seasons before taking the role of First Assistant Coach at the University of Connecticut for one season.

She graduated from William & Mary in 2007 with a degree in Kinesiology before receiving her master's degree in Education from UVA in 2014.

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Kady Glynn

Kady Glynn joined the Richmond women's lacrosse program in September of 2021. At Richmond she will work with the goalies and defensive unit. Glynn joins the Spider program after competing in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited professional lacrosse league this summer and two years on the staff at Monmouth University.

In her third year with Richmond, Glynn claimed her second consecutive Atlantic 10 title with her Spiders in 2024. Her coaching efforts on the defensive end of the field aided greatly in the postseason success as she helped Richmond reach another NCAA Tournament automatic bid. Glynn led freshman goalie Abby Francioli into the starting role for the program. Francioii earned two Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors, was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team and earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team.

Glynn, as one of eight goalies competing as part of the Athlete Unlimited league, finished third overall with 1,346 total points over 12 games. In the summer of 2023, Glynn made 100 saves for a save percentage of .520.

Glynn played a large part in the deep 2023 postseason run for the program, claiming her first Atlantic 10 championship title, and leading the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament first-round victory. Working with head coach Anne Harrington to lead the defense, Glynn found success on all levels. Through Glynn's Leadership, senior goalkeeper Emilie Bloyer earned spots on the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team and CSC Academic All-District list.

As a member of the Monmouth University lacrosse staff, the Florham Park, N.J., worked with Hawk goalies and the defensive unit, assisted in recruiting, planning practices and team travel. Glynn also serves as the 2024 Head Coach for the All Lax Select club program and goalie specialist and as an assistant director with the Gladiator Goalie School.

Glynn played collegiately at Loyola University Maryland, collecting 2019 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team accolades as a senior. She also earned 2019 All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team, and Patriot League All-Tournament Team honors and was named to 2019 IWLCA All-Star North Team. Over her four-year playing career, Glynn tallied a 10.57 goals against average with a .474 save percentage, making 482 saves on 1,364 shots faced over 3032 minutes in goal. She also holds a 38-17 career record starting 58 of her 64 games played for the Greyhounds.

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Danielle Etrasco

Danielle Etrasco joined the Richmond women's lacrosse program in June of 2024 as an assistant coach.

Etrasco enters her career with the Spiders after spending two years at Sacred Heart Academy as the head varsity lacrosse coach.

“I am thrilled to welcome Danielle to the Spider family. She brings a unique set of experiences on and off the field that will help this program build on our success and continue to foster a strong culture based on quality relationships and servant leadership. Having won championships as both a player and a coach, Danielle is driven to succeed and does so the right way. She is a great addition to our staff”, said head coach Anne Harrington.

Wrapping up a successful 2024 season with her team at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead, New York, the group earned the Sportsmanship award and Etrasco was named the Coach of the Year.

Prior to her two-year tenure at Sacred Heart Academy, Etrasco spent three seasons at Georgetown University as an Assistant Coach from 2016-2018. The program went 33-23 during her time in Washington, DC. Through three seasons, she coached sixteen All-BIG EAST honorees, three IWLCA All-South region players and one BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year. In 2018, Etrasco helped the Hoyas finish 12-7, earning the program's 15th NCAA Tournament berth. The Hoyas were the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Championship and appeared in the semifinals before falling to Denver.

Before joining Georgetown’s staff, Etrasco spent two years at Army West Point as an Assistant Coach from 2014-2016. She aided the programs transition to the varsity level in her second season (’15-’16), as her first year with the team was the final year at the club level.

Etrasco spent the 2013-14 academic year at Virginia Tech, where she served as an assistant under Head Coach Megan Burker. While in Blacksburg, Virginia, Etrasco worked primarily with the Hokies' attack, helping produce an All-ACC first team player and working to improve the team's scoring output from 177 goals in 2013 to 192 goals in 2014. In her role at Virginia Tech, Etrasco also served as the team's student-athlete academic liaison and was responsible for developing practice plans, breaking down video and coordinating travel.

Before her time at Virginia Tech, Etrasco had a standout playing career as an attacker at Boston University. Along with serving as team captain as a junior and senior, Etrasco led the Terriers in scoring during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns, including team bests of 79 points, 59 goals and 20 assists as a senior.

Additionally, she was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List in 2013, as one of the top college players in the nation.

A two-time IWLCA All-American, Etrasco earned IWLCA All-Northeast Region First Team and All-America East Conference First Team honors in each of her final three seasons at Boston University.

In the summer of 2011, Etrasco was invited to join the United States National Team, eventually earning a spot on the 2013 World Cup squad. Etrasco won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in Oshawa, Ontario, totaling 17 goals and three assists in seven games during the tournament.

In 2017, she was selected as the 31st overall pick in the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League draft going to the Philadelphia Fire. She has also played in the United Women’s Lacrosse League with the Boston Storm and Upstate Pride.

A native of Massapequa, New York, Etrasco also served in a coaching capacity with the Long Island Liberty Lacrosse program in Manhasset, New York, and at the Around the Crease lacrosse camp in Boston, Massachusetts.

Etrasco earned a Bachelor of Science in hospitality administration from Boston University in 2013. She has her Masters degree in sports administration from Georgetown University as well.