Former Women's Lacrosse Standout Mallory Poole '08 Named Head Coach at Bloomsburg 7/23/2012 2:19:00 PM BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (July 23, 2012) —Bloomsburg University Director of Athletics Michael McFarland recently announced the hiring of former C.W. Post women's lacrosse standout Mallory Poole '08 as the new head coach for women's lacrosse. Poole had a decorated career at C.W. Post, where she earned countless honors while helping the Pioneers to three-straight NCAA Tournaments and a National Championship in 2007. Poole was a four-time IWLCA All-American (first-team three times, second-team once) and was named to the NCAA Division II All-Tournament team three times. She earned MVP honors in 2007, and was also featured in the Sports Illustrated prestigious Faces in the Crowd section that same year. As a senior Poole was a Tewaaraton Award nominee for the nation's top player and the IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She was also the East Coast Conference Player of the Year and the Inside Lacrosse and WomensLacrosse.com Midfielder of the Year. Poole takes over at Bloomsburg after serving the past three years as an assistant at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to Stevens Tech, Poole was an assistant coach at Darthmouth College for one season. “I am extremely excited at this opportunity to begin my head coaching career as part of the Bloomsburg family,” said Poole. “I have had the privilege of playing for and working beside some of the game's most successful coaches and I look forward to building off of those experiences as I look to contribute to the student-athlete experience here at BU.” Poole, who was a member of the United States Women's Lacrosse Program from 2007 to 2011, helped Stevens Tech to a 43-14 record, two Empire 8 Conference championships and two NCAA second-round playoff appearances. She also helped coach three IWLCA (Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association) All-Americans and most recently the 2012 Empire 8 Rookie of the Year. The Corning, N.Y. native got her coaching career started at Dartmouth, where Poole helped lead the Big Green to an overall mark of 8-8 and 5-2 in the Ivy League. She guided five All-Ivy selections on the field in addition to organizing team travel, fundraising, game day operations, clinics, scouting, recruiting, and tape exchange. "We are excited to add Mallory Poole to our staff as the head women's lacrosse coach,” said McFarland. "She is a true professional, and will bring a great deal of passion, knowledge, and energy to the Husky Athletic department as we strive to build off of the strong work accomplished last season by the women's lacrosse team.” Release courtesy of Bloomsburg Sports Information. Print Friendly Version