The University named Lauren Reid, a Portland native and Deering High School graduate, the new women’s lacrosse coach last week.
Reid becomes the fifth coach in the program’s history and replaces Sue Frost who was at the helm for three years. Frost has accepted the women’s lacrosse job at University of New England.
In Reid the Huskies get a coach who was a four-year letter winner and high school All-American while at Deering and someone who played for the University of Maryland Terrapins, who advanced to the NCAA Div. I Semifinals in 2003. Reid also spent time at the University of Massachusetts, where she played three seasons and completed her undergraduate degree.
I fully expect that [Reid] will bring our women’s lacrosse program to a new level of performance,” said Al Bean, Director of Athletics, in a press release. “She earned high school All-American honors at Deering and played at the very highest level of intercollegiate lacrosse competition at Maryland and UMass”
Reid’s prior experience has been at the high school level, serving as the junior varsity coach and varsity assistant at Deering High School in 2008. Reid also held a varsity post at Belchertown (MA) High School.
“I am extremely excited about being a part of USM Athletics and look forward to building a consistently strong women’s lacrosse program here. I hope to instill a whole new level of play with our athletes that sets an aggressive tone for many seasons to come,” Reid said in the release.
Reid will have a solid base to build from. Last year’s team posted an 8-9 overall record but turned up the heat in conference play earning a 5-1 mark. The Huskies advanced to the Little East Championship where they lost to Western Connecticut 17-10. Reid will inherit a team that returns 11 players including four of the teams top five scorers.