A pair of former University of Maryland greats are returning to their alma mater with hopes of leading the Terps to a women?s lacrosse national title from the sidelines much like they did during their playing careers.
Maryland named Cathy Reese and Jen Adams head coach and associate head coach, respectively, on Tuesday. They replace Cindy Timchal, who left Maryland to start the women?s lacrosse varsity program at Navy. Reese and Adams come to Maryland from the University of Denver, which just completed its most successful season in program history.
“This is very exciting,” Reese said. “Everything happened so fast. Maryland has so much to offer from its student-athletes to the facilities to the support system. I?m just looking forward to working with Jen and helping write the next great chapter in Maryland history.”
Reese served as Denver?s head coach for three seasons, with Adams as the top assistant the last two years. Denver went 15-5 and advanced to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation finals. Reese was tabbed the MPSF coach of the year.
Both Reese and Adams previously served as assistants at Maryland before heading to Denver. Reese spent five seasons in College Park, while Adams was an assistant for two years.
Reese led the Terps to four national championships as a player from 1995-98. She ranks eighth on Maryland?s career assists list with 77 and is 10th on the single-season assists list with 32 in 1997.
Adams (1998-2001) was one of 12 players named to the NCAA Division I Women?s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team earlier this year. She won four national championships and was a three-time All-America selection. Adams earned national player of the year three times, twice as the Honda National Lacrosse Player of the Year and once as the winner of the Tewaaraton Trophy in its inaugural year.
Adams is also the all-time NCAA record holder with 445 points and 178 assists. She also holds Maryland records in career goals (267), single-season goals (88), single-season assists (60) and single-season points (148).
