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Head Coach Meghan Fitzgerald enters her sixth year as head women’s lacrosse coach at Endicott.  Fitzgerald found immediate success in Beverly, leading the Gulls to five consecutive Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championships in her first five years at the helm. During that time Endicott has amassed a 70-31 record, a 44-2 mark in conference play, and four NCAA Tournament appearances.

Last season the Blue and Green earned their eighth consecutive CCC Championship after defeated Western New England. The Gulls then moved on to the NCAA Tournament where they earned their first NCAA tournament victory over Springfield in the first round 4-3. Endicott then moved on to the second round where they were ousted by Middlebury 13-4. At the end of the 2013 season her squad came away with both the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year while 10 players earned All-CCC nods.

In 2012 the Gulls captured their seventh consecutive CCC Championship with a win over North Shore rival, Gordon.  The Blue and Green entered the tournament was the top seed after another undefeated regular season performance in the CCC.  Endicott traveled to Waterville, Maine to face Colby College in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.  Fitzgerald was named the CCC Coach of the Year for the second time in her career with the Gulls and coached two IWLCA All-Region players, the CCC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, and nine All-CCC honorees. 

In 2011, Fitzgerald led the Gulls to their sixth conference title in-a-row with a 10-4 triumph over top-seeded Western New England in the CCC Championship.  At the end of the regular season, Endicott ended a streak of a program record 43 consecutive conference wins.  The Blue and Green capped off their 2011 season by hosting a NCAA Tournament First Round game against Tufts at Endicott Stadium.  

Fitzgerald also earned Coach of the Year honors in 2010 and has coached 30 all-conference players, eight all-region players, and 16 academic all-conference honorees.

Fitzgerald arrived at Endicott from Division II Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass. where she served as the assistant women’s lacrosse coach for four seasons, working primarily with the defensive unit.  During her time at Stonehill, the coaching staff held an overall record of 69 wins and 8 losses. In addition, the Skyhawks were undefeated in the Northeast-10 Conference and captured the Conference Championship each year. The Skyhawks earned berths to the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2007 – winning the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2005. In addition to her coaching duties at Stonehill, she also worked in the Office of Admission as a Senior Admission Counselor.
 
A 2004 graduate of William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., Fitzgerald was a three-year starter on the William Smith lacrosse team under head coach Pat Genovese. During her four-year playing career, the Herons earned NCAA tournament berths in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Fitzgerald was named to the 2003 NCAA All-Tournament Team for her efforts in the NCAA Semifinals. In 2004, she was named to the IWLCA All-New York Region Second Team and the NYSWCAA All-State Second Team. Currently, Fitzgerald serves on the IWLCA All-Pilgrim Region selection committee.
 
Fitzgerald earned a B.A. in Public Policy from William Smith College in 2004. She is originally from Sudbury, Mass. and graduated from Dana Hall School (Wellesley, Mass.) in 2000. Fitzgerald is also a member of Endicott’s Admission Staff, working as an Associate Director of Admission. She currently resides in Salem, Mass.