University of Massachusets Athletics
Bolduc Resigns As UMass Women's Lacrosse Head Coach
July 11, 2006 | Women's Lacrosse
July 11, 2006
AMHERST, Mass. - Director of Athletics John McCutcheon announced today that University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse head coach Carrie Bolduc has resigned after seven years with the program. Bolduc, who joined UMass in 2000 as an assistant coach and served the last four as head coach, is stepping down to pursue other interests. A national search to fill the position will begin immediately.
"We really appreciate Carrie's hard work and dedication to the women's lacrosse program in her time here at UMass," said McCutcheon. "We wish her the best of luck in all her future endeavors."
In her four seasons as head coach, the Albany, N.Y., native compiled an overall record of 29-41 and led the Minutewomen to a runner-up finish in the Atlantic 10 Tournament (2003), a runner-up finish in the ECAC Tournament (2003), and two A-10 Tournament Semifinal appearances. She has mentored an All-American, seven IWLCA All-Region selections, two league defensive players of the year, 13 all-conference honorees, eight A-10 All-Tournament members, six academic all-conference selections, and one ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honoree.
Overall, this was Bolduc's seventh season with the UMass lacrosse program as she was the assistant coach for three years from 2000-02 under former head coach Phil Barnes. In those three seasons, UMass registered a 24-25 record and claimed the Atlantic 10 conference title in 2000.
In the 29 years UMass has fielded varsity women's lacrosse, Bolduc was the seventh coach to lead the program. She finished her career at UMass with the fourth-most wins (29) and the fourth-best winning percentage (.414).
A 1999 graduate of Syracuse University with an arts education degree, Bolduc enjoyed a successful collegiate career at both Temple and Syracuse.
She spent two years at Temple in 1996 and 1997 before transferring to Syracuse in 1998. While with the Owls, Bolduc started for the 1997 Final Four team which lost to eventual national champion, Maryland, 9-6.
As a member of the inaugural Syracuse lacrosse team, Bolduc was named a team captain for her junior and senior years in 1998 and 1999. She guided the Orange to the ECAC Championship and earned IWLCA Division I North Region First Team All-America honors in 1999.
Coming off an A-10 Tournament Semifinal appearance last season, the UMass women's lacrosse team returns nearly 80 percent of its offense and an experienced defense. The Minutewomen lose just three starters from last season's squad and returns four of its top five goal scorers. UMass has 19 letterwinners and nine starters returning for the 2007 campaign.