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William Smith College

Hobart & William Smith Athletics
 300 Pulteney St. - Winn-Seeley Gym Geneva, NY 14456
Division 3 New York Northeast
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Anne Phillips

Phillips was named the head coach of the Heron lacrosse team in July of 2015. She is just the third coach to lead the William Smith lacrosse program.


Phillips has guided the Herons to a 136-32 overall record in nine seasons at the helm of the lacrosse program. William Smith has won six Liberty League regular season championships,seven tournament championships and made eight NCAA tournament appearances.Phillips and her assistants have been named the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year five times and Phillips has been named the IWLCA Empire Region Coach of the Year four times.


Phillips has mentored 47 All-Liberty League selections, 28 All-Empire region selections and 14 IWLCA All-Americans, including eight first team All-Americans (Allie Flaherty '17 in 2017, Sarah Honan '17 in 2017, Mekayla Montgomery '21 in 2021, Maddie Montgomery '23 in 2023 and 2024, Allie McGinty '24 in 2022 and 2023 and Kate Risley '24 in 2023). She has also coached eight Liberty League Player of the Years, three offensive (Flaherty in 2017, McGinty in 2022 and Montgomery in 2023 and 2024) and three defensive (Honan in 2017, Mekayla Montgomery in 2019 and 2021 and Kate Risley in 2023).


Phillips' charges have excelled in the classroom as well. She has mentored one Liberty League Female Scholar Athlete of the Year (Mekayla Montgomery '21 in 2021). She has coached four of the Herons' six CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (Geneva Calder '16 in 2016, Sarah Benyo '18 in 2018, Montgomery in 2021 and Maura Smeader in 2023 and 2024), 44 IWLCA academic honor roll selections and 138 Liberty League All-Academic picks. The team has been named an IWLCA honor squad seven times.


In her first season with the Herons, Phillips led the team to a 12-8 overall record and an 8-1 mark in the Liberty League. William Smith captured its first Liberty League tournament championship since 2004. The Herons earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament topping Roger Williams 13-7 in the first round before falling to Gettysburg 4-2 in the second round.


In 2017, Phillips led the Herons to a program record 20 victories, finishing the year with a 20-2 overall mark. William Smith went a perfect 9-0 in the Liberty League capturing its second straight regular season and tournament titles. The Herons earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Herons set a program record for longest win streak, notching 17 straight victories from March 16 through May 20. William Smith advanced to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time since 2003. The Herons finished the year ranked No. 5 in the nation in the IWLCA poll. William Smith was ranked second in in Division III in win percentage (.909), and third in scoring defense (4.82) and save percentage (.571). The Herons also set a program record for caused turnovers in a season with 255. Phillips and her staff were named the ECAC North Coaching Staff of the Year. In addition, Phillips coached the IWLCA Senior All-Star game in 2017.


The Herons finished the 2018 season with a 15-5 overall record. William Smith went 9-1 in Liberty League play. The Herons captured their third straight Liberty League regular season and tournament titles. William Smith earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, making its 19th appearance in program history. The Herons advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.


In 2019, Phillips guided the Herons to a 17-3 overall record. William Smith was a perfect 10-0 in Liberty League play. The Herons captured their fourth straight Liberty League regular season and tournament titles. William Smith earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, making its 20th appearance in program history. She was named the IWLCA Empire Region Coach of the Year. Phillips earned her 200th career win thanks to a 12-11 victory over Ithaca in the Liberty League Championship.


In 2020, William Smtih was 3-2 when the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, logging wins over Oswego, Nazareth and Dickinson.


The 2021 season saw William Smith capture its fifth consecutive Liberty League tournament title, defeating Ithaca 17-13. The Herons posted a 10-5 overall record with a 6-2 mark in conference play. William Smith advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament knocking off Meredith 19-3 and No. 1 Franklin and Marshall on 13-5 on the Diplomats home field.


Phillips spent seven seasons as the head coach of the Yale lacrosse team before coming to William Smith. Under Phillips, the Bulldogs posted some of the best defensive numbers in the country, ranking 13th in the nation in scoring defense in 2014 and 18th in 2015. Phillips mentored 19 All-Ivy League selections at Yale, including four in each of the past two years. Her teams also earned IWLCA Academic squad honors in 2010, 2011 and 2014.


Prior to Yale, Phillips served as the head coach at Franklin & Marshall for six seasons. She posted a 93-24 record (.795), making her the school's all-time leader in wins. Phillips led the Diplomats to Centennial Conference Championships in 2007 and 2008 and three straight NCAA tournament appearances from 2006-2008. In 2007, she guided the team to an undefeated season that culminated in winning the NCAA Division III National Championship which was hosted by William Smith on McCooey Field. The Diplomats defeated conference rival Gettysburg 13-7 in the national semifinals and then topped Salisbury 11-8 to capture the program's first national title.


In 2007, Phillips was tabbed the IWLCA Division III National Coach of the Year. At F&M, Phillips coached 18 IWLCA All-Americans and six of the Diplomats' top 10 all-time leading scorers. Franklin & Marshall was ranked in the top 10 nationally in each of Phillips' years as coach.


Phillips' career record stands at 272-119.


A native of West Chester, Pa., and a graduate of Franklin & Marshall, Phillips helped found the Diplomat women's lacrosse program. She played on the school's first team in 1977. She scored 99 goals and logged 46 assists in two seasons before her career was cut short due to injury.


Phillips serves on the Board of Directors for USA Lacrosse and is the Women's High Performance Chair. In her role as High Performance Chair, she oversees the selection process for both the U-19 Senior Women's National Team Coaching Staff, as well as the player selection process for both the U-19 National Team and Senior Women's National Team. Phillips assisted in the selection of the U.S. rosters that have won the World Cup in 2009, 2013, and 2017. In June of 2021, she was the chair of the selection process for the Senior Women’s National Team which won gold at the Women’s World Championship in Towson, Maryland in the summer of 2022.

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Lindsay Magro

Magro joined the lacrosse coaching staff in September of 2022.


Magro guided the Herons to a 20-4 overall record in the spring of 2024, including a 9-1 mark in Liberty League play. The Herons advanced to the national semifinals for the second straight year. The Herons defensive unit finished seventh in the nation in scoring defense (7.29) and were fourth in the nation in clearing percentage (.910).


In her first season in Geneva, Magro helped the Herons compile a record of 21-1 . The Herons went 10-0 in conference play, capturing the Liberty League regular season and tournament titles. William Smith won a program record 21 straight games, advancing to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Magro helped mentor the Liberty League's Defensive Player of the Year. The defensive unit finished ninth in the nation in scoring defennse (6.68).


Magro came to William Smith after spending the previous eight years at the University of Virginia. She served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Cavaliers, working primarily as the defensive coordinator. During her time in Charlottesville, she helped Virginia to an 81-64 overall record and seven NCAA tournament appearances. She helped mentor 16 All-Americans, 24 All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections and 34 ACC All-Academic selections.


With the Cavaliers, Magro was responsible for all areas of recruiting and the development of defensive players. She worked to develop defensive schemes and implement adjustments on a game-to-game basis. Magro was the women's lacrosse Team Impact and Community Service Coordinator.


Magro has spent the last seven years as the club director for Cavalier Lacrosse. She was responsible for all team communications and helped with the hiring and development of the club's coaches.


Magro graduated from Syracuse with a bachelor's degree in exercise science. She was a member of the Orange's lacrosse team. Magro was a three-year captain at Syracuse and was voted the 2008 Big East Defender of the Year. She was a second team All-American and helped the Orange win back-to-back Big East titles in 2007 and 2008. During her senior season, she won a then program record 56 draw controls.


Magro earned a master's in sports administration from Canisius College. While in Buffalo, she spent a season as a graduate assistant coach for the Golden Griffins. Additionally, Magro was an assistant coach at RIT.

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Erica Geremia-Mathers

Geremia-Mathers joined the William Smith coaching staff in July of 2024.


Geremia-Mathers comes to the Herons after spending the past five seasons at Hamilton. She helped the Continentals to a 23-27 record. Geremia-Mathers served as offensive coordinator while also overseeing the draw specialists. She mentored eight All-New England Small College Athletic Conference selections, including the 2024 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year. She had four players earn Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-American honors. Geremi-Mathers also served as an assistant strength and Conditioning coach at Hamilton.


Prior to her time in Clinton, Geremia-Mathers spent one season at Colgate. She helped the Raiders reach the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since 2015. Geremia-Mathers coached four all-league honorees. She started her coaching career at Washinton and Lee in 2017. She spent two seasons with the Generals helping them to a 35-7 overall record, including a perfect 16-0 record in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Washington and Lee won two ODAC Championships and made two NCAA tournament appearances, reaching the national semifinals in 2017. Geremia-Mathers helped coach 14 All-ODAC selections, four IWLCA All-Americans and 2 ODAC Players of the Year.


Geremia-Mathers was one of the top offensive players in NCAA history during a four-year career that saw her play two seasons at Cortland and two seasons at Le Moyne. Her 490 career points are sixth-most all-time across all divisions. Geremia-Mathers is also sixth all-time in assists with 246. She is a four-time IWLCA first team All-American. In 2014 she was named the Division III Attacker of the Year, the following season she was the Division II Attacker of the Year. Geremia-Mathers was a three-time nominee for the Tewaaarton Award and made four appearances in the national semifinals.


Geremia-Mathers earned a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from Le Moyne in 2016. She received a masters degree in sports management from Liberty in 2018. Geremia-Mathers has her USA Weightlifting Sport Performance/Strength and Conditioning certification.

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