Lauren Ednie joined Campbell as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach in July 2022. Ednie enters her second season on staff with Campbell ahead of the 2024 season.
“I am very excited about Lauren joining our staff,” said head coach Dawn Easley. “It was clear to me from our first phone call that she is enthusiastic about taking Campbell Lacrosse to the next level.
In her first season as an assistant, Ednie helped lead the Camels to new heights. Campbell finished the 2023 season setting a program record with 12 wins and reached the Big South Championship final for the second time in program history. CU finished as NCAA Statistical Champions in two categories, leading the nation in caused turnovers per game (14.11) and ground balls per game (20.63).
Sam Bischoff and Rebekah Taylor earned individual top honors from the Big South for the second straight season with Bischoff named midfielder of the year and Taylor named defensive player of the year. Rasa Welsh and Chandler Stewart joined Bischoff and Taylor on the All-Big South First Team.
Ednie joined the Camels after spending 2022 at Wofford, helping the Terriers to their winningest season in program history, and their first as Big South Conference members.
“Lauren’s success at Wagner and experience with lacrosse at the international level gives her the ability to really bring a new dynamic to our team,” added Easley. “Her connections with recruiting will prove to be an exceptional asset I am excited about. Lauren is passionate about coaching our players and developing her abilities.”
Ednie came to Wofford after serving as a head coach and director of girls’ youth lacrosse programming at Building Blocks Lacrosse, one of the most elite travel team programs in New Jersey.
Ednie managed all aspects of the program for the elite club team, including scheduling and coordination of practices and competitions, while also developing players in teaching beginner and advanced lacrosse skills and concepts, designing plays and designating select player rotations in games.
She has also spent time coaching at Montclair High School, coaching top-20 ranked players in New Jersey, and at De Montfort University in Leicester, United Kingdom from 2018 to 2020. Ednie began coaching as an assistant and head coach for the Tri-State All Stars lacrosse program in Wayne, N.J.
Ednie was also a member of the De Montfort women's lacrosse team after starring at Wagner College as a midfielder and team captain. She led Wagner to two NEC titles in 2016 and 2018, while being named the NEC Tournament MVP and NEC Midfielder of the Year her senior year in 2018, along with All-Tournament Team and First Team All-NEC honors.
Additionally, Ednie helped Wagner to its first NCAA Tournament win in program history. She tallied 139 points over her career with 114 goals and 25 assists, ranking sixth in program history in goals and tied for eighth in caused turnovers (76).
A native of Verona, N.J., Ednie graduated from Wagner in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and minor in biology, while earning her master's degree in business management of sport from De Montfort in 2020.
