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Michelle Smith
The 2011-12 season will mark the first for new head coach Michelle Smith. A graduate of Trinity College, where she received her Bachelor's degree in 2008 and her Master's in 2011, Smith began her coaching career with a one-year stint as an assistant for the women's lacrosse program at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She then returned to her alma mater in 2009, where she has served as the assistant women's lacrosse and field hockey coach for the last two years.
Smith enjoyed a legendary playing career at Trinity, leading the Bantams' lacrosse team to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of her final two seasons, including a trip to the regional finals in 2007. She was a three-time All-NESCAC and All-Region honoree, and she was selected as a First Team All-American and the C. Kelly Markland Award winner for the Division III Goalie of the Year in 2007. She graduated as the program's all-time leader in saves and was named team captain in 2008.
In addition to collegiate coaching, Smith has been highly involved in a number of lacrosse camps and clubs throughout the northeast, including the Peak Performance Goalie Camp for the past five years and the Elite 180 Girls Camp for the last three. She has also coached the Nor'Easters Club Team in Hamden, Connecticut since the fall of 2010.
Smith, whose brother Chris recently graduated from Babson as a member of the Class of 2011, will also assist in the oversight of the College's athletic facilities.
Meghan Fitzgerald
Last season, Endicott won its fifth straight conference crown and finished the season 16-5 overall. For the third consecutive season, and second straight under Fitzgerald, the Gulls boasted a spotless conference record (11-0). Fitzgerald earned TCCC Coach of the Year honors after guiding Endicott to 13-4 record during the regular season. Six of her players garnered all-conference honors highlighted by a pair of first team selections.
In 2009, the Blue and Green finished 15-5 overall and 9-0 in the conference en route to the program’s fourth-consecutive TCCC Championship. Seven Gulls earned postseason honors including seven all-conference nods and a pair of all-region selections.
Fitzgerald arrived at Endicott from Division II Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass. where she served as the assistant women’s lacrosse coach for four seasons, working primarily with the defensive unit. During her time at Stonehill, the coaching staff held an overall record of 69 wins and 8 losses. In addition, the Skyhawks were undefeated in the Northeast-10 Conference and captured the Conference Championship each year. The Skyhawks earned berths to the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2007 – winning the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2005. In addition to her coaching duties at Stonehill, she also worked in the Office of Admission as a Senior Admission Counselor.
A 2004 graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., Fitzgerald was a three-year starter on the William Smith lacrosse team under head coach Pat Genovese. During her four-year playing career, the Herons earned NCAA tournament berths in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Fitzgerald was named to the 2003 NCAA All-Tournament Team for her efforts in the NCAA semifinals. In 2004, she was named to the IWLCA All-New York Region Second Team and the NYSWCAA All-State Second Team. Currently, Fitzgerald serves on the IWLCA All-Pilgrim Region selection committee.
Fitzgerald earned a B.A. in Public Policy from William Smith College in 2004. She is originally from Sudbury, Mass. and graduated from Dana Hall School (Wellesley, Mass.) in 2000. Fitzgerald is also a member of Endicott’s Admission Staff, working as an Assistant Director of Admission. She currently resides in Boston, Mass.
