#BestOfLax: Vote for LM's Best Women's Coach of 2012
by Clare Lochary | LaxMagazine.com
Lacrosse Magazine's "Best of Lacrosse 2012" series recognizes the players, coaches, teams and moments that shined above all others in our sport this year. We want to know what you think. Fans can vote for their favorites in 10 categories. The results of each poll will be published alongside staff selections in the December issue of Lacrosse Magazine. Voting ends Monday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. Eastern.
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Nominees for Best Women's Coach
Kelly Amonte Hiller, Northwestern
Amonte Hiller won her seventh NCAA championship in
six years, and earned her fifth IWLCA Division I Coach
of the Year nod. The Wildcats' 2012 run made her the winningest
coach in NCAA tournament history, with a 32-2 record (.938) in the
postseason.
Gary Gait, Syracuse
Gait brought his alma mater within two goals of knocking off the
defending champs. The
Orange's 19-2 record was a program best, and under his
tutelage, the offense scored 14.57 goals per game and Michelle
Tumolo became Syracuse's first IWLCA Attacker of the Year. He was
named the IWCLA Northeast Regional Coach of the Year.
Jen Larsen-Beck, Oregon
Larsen-Beck has been in Eugene for eight years as the Ducks' first
and only coach, but 2012 was
her breakout season. The Ducks won their first MPSF
title and took Patriot League champ Navy to overtime in the NCAA
play-in game. Oregon's wins (14) and losses (5) were program
bests.
Kate Livesay, Trinity (Conn.)
Livesay's Bantams won Trinity's first NCAA
Division III championship in any sport, going 21-1 and
edging Salisbury 8-7 in the title game. Livesay was named the
NESCAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time, and the IWLCA
Division III Coach of the Year for the first time.
Mandee O'Leary, Florida
The Gators broke through to their first final four in 2012, and
junior midifielder Brittany Dashiell became Florida's first
Tewaaraton finalist. O'Leary led Florida to the ALC regular-season
and conference titles. She was named the IWCLA South Regional Coach
of the Year.
