MEET THE TEAM
BINGHAMTON LACROSSE COACHING STAFF
- Allen enters her thirteenth season as the head coach and seventeenth season with the program
- Steered the program to its first-ever America East Championship in spring 2024 - as well as a program-best record
- In 2023, took the team to its first- ever America East Championship game - earning the team's highest RPI-ranking and many other team and individual bests
- Earned AE Coach of the Year honors in 2023
- Has guided the program to its first ever AE tournament birth, winningest season in history, winningest stretch in history, and the athletic department's highest team GPA in history
- Played and coached at Limestone College and was the inaugural Head Coach at Presbyterian College before coming to Binghamton
- Served as the Assistant at Binghamton from 2007-2011
- Shannon Mackesey enters her second season with the Bearcats working with the Defensive Unit & Goalies
- Mackesey comes from Marist where she spent the 2021-2023 season as the defensive coordinator and also spent time at St. Bonaventure from 2019-2021
- At UAlbany, Mackesey was a standout defender and helped Albany earn four consecutive America East Championship game appearances from 2015-2018
- Mackesey was also part of Albany's program as it earned an NCAA at-large bid to the Women's Lacrosse Tournament in 2015 and 2016
- Bianca Tedesco enters her second season with the Bearcats serving as the Offensive Coordinator
- Tedesco comes from Kennesaw State where she spent the 2021-2023 seasons as an assistant coach, helping take the Owls to two ASUN conference tournaments, including a semifinal appearance in 2022
- Tedesco was a five-year member of the Winthrop University women’s lacrosse program from 2016 to 2021 before her coaching career. She holds the Eagles record for single-game assists
Quote from Head Coach, Stephanie Allen
"Success is a by-product of hard work and daily improvement. As a program and as individuals, we have to consistently stretch ourselves and get out of our comfort zone. We will not let circumstances define us. It is our mindset and our response that define us. Greatness doesn’t mean perfection. Our student-athletes understand that through proper mindset, intentional behavior, and commitment we are able to achieve something we didn’t initially think possible and reach new levels of success. We can do this with the help and support of each other - our Bearcat family!"
TEAM SUCCESS IN THE ALLEN ERA
BEARCAT WOMEN'S LACROSSE
- First-ever America East Championship (2024)
- First-ever NCAA National Tournament birth (2024)
- First-ever America East Championship birth (2023)
- 37 total All-conference selections (1st or 2nd team) - 9 of those in the 2023 season alone
- 2023 AE Coach of the Year honors
- Program's first AE Goalie of the Year (Manning '23)
- Program's first AE Rookie-of-the-Year (Golderman '16)
- 25 total All-Rookie Team Honors
- First-ever America East Tournament birth
- 4 IWLCA North/South player selections
- 22 America East All-Academic team honors
- 13 IWLCA Honor Roll team season honors
- 83 IWLCA Individual Honor Roll selections (program-high 16 individuals honored in 2023)
- Most wins in a season and winningest stretch of wins
- 2 Binghamton Academic Cup semesters (Fall '19, Sp '20)
- Highest Team GPA in department history
- 89% of student-athletes have gone on to pursue graduate or professional degrees
THE BEARCAT FAMILY
"The best part about my time at Binghamton and playing on the Women’s Lacrosse team was having a family away from home; people who look out for you, take care of you when you are sick, and lift you up when you are feeling down. With each incoming class, our family grew in size, but it never felt any less like a home. There is no one else I would have rather had by my side during victories, losses, and all of life’s moments throughout my 5 years." - Callon Williams '18
STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES
- Our state-of-the-art Bearcats Sports Complex features two synthetic turf fields measuring 120 yards by 75 yards
- Seating capacity of the Bearcats Sports Complex is 2,534 for the competition field and 1,000 for the practice field
- Stadium includes press box, concessions, rest rooms and lighting
- Adjacent Events Center is team home for Indoor training, locker rooms, team meeting room, strength and conditioning and sports medicine
BEARCATS SPORTS COMPLEX
OPENING SOON
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A state-of-the-art fieldhouse is currently in the process of being built adjacent to the Baseball Facility. The 36,000 sq ft fieldhouse will include a 65x65 turf space to be shared by all of Binghamton's outdoor sports. The fieldhouse is set to be completed in the fall of 2024.
SPORTS PERFORMANCE
The Events Center Weight Room is 3,000 square feet and has been equipped with all new state of the art equipment including Olympic platforms and benches, multi-racks, dumbbells ranging from 5 to 120 pounds, cardio machines, and Olympic bars and plates to meet the training needs of every athlete.
VISIONS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE HOURS
Open Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm and Monday-Friday 8am-8pm with extended hours during exam periods
The Visions Center for Student-Athlete Excellence is a student-oriented resource center designed with the overall success of the student-athlete in mind. The seven-member student services staff is committed to integrating the student-athlete fully into the college environment in order to maximize the education benefit of the entire collegiate experience.
ACADEMIC COUNSELING SERVICES
- Each team has its own academic counselor that meets with student-athletes within that program starting at orientation - through graduation
- Academic counselors assist with and monitor progress towards degree, registration, and tutoring
- Student-athletes meet with counselor weekly or bi-weekly to assess workload, upcoming due dates, successes and challenges
TUTORING
- Have roughly 100 tutors for just our student-athletes
- All tutoring through the Visions Center is one-on-one
- Tutoring is available to students in a small group format
- Tutors can meet with students up to 4 times a week
- Mentors are also available by request and can assist with time management, organization, writing assistance and tutoring
FLEISHMAN CENTER FOR CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CCPD)
- Has a Career Consultant athletics liaison that works directly with student-athletes and holds hours in the Success Center
- Assists with Career and Major Advising, Resume Writing, Cover Letters, CV, and Mock Interview Prep
- Helps with Internship and Job Search
- Provides Graduate School Planning
LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
- We have a heavy focus on giving back to the community and using our platform to reach well beyond the scope of Athletics or even campus. Our unique bond with the local Special Olympics group allows our student-athletes to not only serve but also develop valued relationships and meet the needs of the organization.
- The athletic department offers the opportunity for student-athletes to apply and join the Binghamton Athletics Leadership Academy. The Academy offers a series of workshops teaching fundamental skills in leadership styles, conflict resolution, leading a diversity-friendly culture, and motivational interviewing
- SAAC is another opportunity to be a leader within the department and offers student-athletes the opportunity to advocate for their programs, student-athlete well-being and discuss important topics within the NCAA. You have the opportunity to join our SAAC Executive Board too and lead your fellow SAAC members to making positive changes within the athletic department.
AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
- Binghamton has won the America East Commissioner's Cup in back-to-back years (2023 and 2024) and looks to capture a three-peat as the conference's premier Athletic Department
- One of the top competing conferences in the country in terms of strength of schedule and national rankings
- Automatic Qualifier for the NCAA Tournament; produced 2 AE bids in NCAA tournament in 2015 & 2017
- America East Women's Lacrosse members: Albany, Binghamton, Bryant, UMBC, UMass-Lowell, UNH, and Vermont
BEARCATS IN THE LIMELIGHT
BEARCATS BROADCASTED NATIONALLY
- All Binghamton home games broadcast live on ESPN platforms with four camera angles, play-by-play announcer and color analyst
- Binghamton annually produces the most live sports broadcasts of any America East school
- Media coverage includes four television stations, regional newspaper, local radio network and campus newspaper
- Players are interviewed for Preseason Media Day, Athlete-of-the-Week honors, postgame after select home wins, Postseason Media Day and various feature stories throughout the year
Binghamton University is located in the Southern Tier of upstate New York, just one mile west of the city of Binghamton and a short drive from major urban centers in New York and neighboring states.
- Ithaca, N.Y. — 1 hour
- Syracuse, N.Y. — 1.25 hours
- Albany, N.Y. — 2 hours
- Rochester, N.Y. — 3 hours
- New York, N.Y. — 3 hours
- Philadelphia, Pa. — 3 hours
- Buffalo, N.Y. — 4 hours
- Washington, D.C. — 5 hours
- Boston, Mass. — 5 hours
QUICK FACTS
- Undergraduate students: 14,400+
- Graduate students: 4,000+
- Total applications: 50,100
- First-year enrolled: 3,000+
- Transfers enrolled: 1,000
- High school GPA mid-50%: 93–98/3.7-3.9
- SAT (mid 50%) - 1300-1450
- Math: 660-740
- Evidence-based reading and writing: 640-710
- ACT score mid-50%: 29–33
- First-year retention rate: 92% (national average among public 62%)
- Academic offerings: 130+
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
- Forbes named BU a Top 10 Public Ivy school in May 2024
- #8 public university and #15 overall in Forbes
- #14 on Fortune’s list of “Best Colleges for Earning a Degree”
- Binghamton's School of Management is #18 on Money's "Best Colleges for Business Majors”
- #20 in the United States by Buffalo Business, calling the University the “Smartest SUNY” and ranking it as the best public college in New York
- Ranked #26 Overall best college in America by Money Magazine based off of graduation rates, tuition charges, family borrowing, and alumni earnings
- 91.7% retention rate from freshman to sophomore year on campus
RESIDENTIAL LIFE
- Campus is modeled after Oxford University - students live in one of six residential communities each with its own distinct personality and neighborhood feel. Each community includes a learning community offering classes/experiences within smaller groups.
- Dorms - student-athletes require "Break Housing" (supervised year-round even during the break periods).
- Women's Lacrosse players can choose to live with a teammate or other student-athlete within their suite
- 2 per room and 6 per suite
- 2 full bathrooms per suite
- Bathrooms are cleaned weekly and also supplied with toilet paper
- Laundry & Kitchen on each floor
- Quiet study areas on each floor as well
CAMPUS DINING
OFF CAMPUS LIVING
- Numerous spaces off-campus that cater to students, specifically with affordable pricing & useful amenities
- Bearcats LLC - works through a student led system to find the right landlord/housing fit in the greater Binghamton community. You can find space sometimes for upwards of ten people! Also allows individual leases at a fraction of the cost of living.
- U Club - an on campus feel located 1 mile from campus in a decorated plaza featuring restaurants, coffee shops, and gyms.
- University Lofts - A downtown community with a boutique style set up, created by SUNY
- Hawley Street - Luxury Apartment style living in the Downtown area ranging from 1-6 bedrooms
- Twin River Commons - Premiere housing located in Downtown Binghamton the caters to the students needs with amenities for printing, study rooms, and in unit laundry.
UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN CENTER
The College of Community and Public Affairs is in the heart of downtown Binghamton, which means students are near the organizations where they are interning, making real-world learning easily accessible. Many Binghamton undergraduate students choose to live downtown as upperclassmen, which helps facilitate this transition. A majority of our upper-division and graduate students live off campus, making the Downtown Center an ideal location to take classes and study.
DOWNTOWN BINGHAMTON DINING
CONTINUING TO BUILD
Binghamton is constantly working to upkeep and improve the campus setting. Here are a few projects recently completed or just completed:
- $60M Baseball Stadium Complex - completed in spring of 2023
- Hinman Dining Hall - 26,500 sq. ft. addition
- Cleveland Hall Project - making the building ADA approved along with many other building updates
- Decker School of Nursing - New Pharmacy School facility construct in Johnson City
- Science 2 Renovation - creating new undergraduate laboratories, classrooms and restrooms
- Engineering Building Renovation - phased renovation of 66,000 square-feet of space in the Engineering Building
- Science 4 Renovation - renovation of office space, laboratories and support space
- Library third-floor renovations - a complete gut and renovation of the Library South third floor
ALUMNI
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Some of our Women's Lacrosse Alumni are working with some pretty awesome employers
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- AM-EX
- Betches Media
- Buzzfeed
- The Driscoll Firm P.C.
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Franklin Templeton
- Goldman Sachs
- Helsinn Healthcare Group
- Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, P.C.
- Lockheed Martin
- Northeastern University
- NYC Department of Education
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
- Syracuse University