Women's Lacrosse 7/2/2021 1:00:00 PM

Samantha Hurley Named Next Radford Lacrosse Head Coach

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford women's lacrosse program announced Friday afternoon that Samantha Hurley would be named the second head coach in program history.

"I would like to thank Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg and Associate Athletics Director Alix Guynn for having the confidence in me to lead the Radford lacrosse program," commented Hurley. "I am excited for this exceptional opportunity. The potential for this program and university is undeniable and I am eager to begin working with the student-athletes and compete for championships."

Hurley is leaving behind a strong record of success from her previous stop at Young Harris College. In her five seasons as the head coach, she guided the Mountain Lions to a 45-32 overall record and a 26-9 conference record while competing in the Gulf South Conference which is at the Division II level of the NCAA.

In her first three seasons between 2017 and 2019, she led Young Harris to three straight regular season conference titles. In those three seasons the program also won two conference tournament titles outscoring opponents 81-31 in four postseason matches.

In 2018 Hurley was named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year while guiding the team to a program record eight players named to the All-Gulf South team. The program set a record in wins during the 2018 campaign as well with 14. Young Harris finished the season ranked fifth overall in the South Region NCAA Division II rankings, another program first.

Hurley would be named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year once again in 2019 when she led the program to an 11-7 overall record while going 7-1 in conference play. Young Harris saw six players named to the All-Gulf South team including one Player of the Year.

"We are excited to welcome Samantha Hurley to the Highlander family," commented Associate Athletics Director Guynn. "Samantha is no stranger to winning, as she was a part of several nationally ranked lacrosse teams during her time as a player at Lock Haven University. She has also excelled as an assistant and as a head coach at all levels of college lacrosse. We believe Samantha will do an outstanding job leading the program and believe the team will continue competing for championships under her direction."

Before her career at Young Harris, Hurley spent four years total as an assistant coach. Her coaching career began nearby at Roanoke College where she was an assistant coach for three years. While coaching with Roanoke her duties included skill instruction, practice, game planning/implantation, film analysis, and recruiting.

Hurley would spend one season as an assistant coach with Mercer after her coaching stint at Roanoke College. While with Mercer she helped guide the Bears to a 13-6 record in 2017 as they tied for third in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The 13 wins was a program best in the short three-year history of the program.

Hurley was a four-year member of the women's lacrosse team at Lock Haven University. She played both midfield and attack, helping Lock Haven win two conference championships and earn three bids to the NCAA Division II Tournament. She would end her career with nine goals and three assists for a total of 12 points. She also tallied 15 ground balls, 11 draw controls and eight caused turnovers in 30 games played. Hurley would go on to graduate from Lock Haven in 2013 with her bachelor's degree in recreation management and a minor in psychology.

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