American University alumna Laura Campbell ’03 enters her third season as the head lacrosse coach after leading the Eagles to back-to-back Patriot League Tournament appearances in her first two seasons. She owns an overall record of 16-18, with a 6-6 record in Patriot League play.
Campbell led the Eagles to an overall record of 7-10 and a 3-3 mark in Patriot League play in 2012. The team faced three ranked opponents during the year, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 13 Georgetown and No. 18 Massachusetts, with American outscoring Massachusetts by an 8-3 margin in the second half. She also led the Eagles to be one of the top scoring offenses in the country, the team was ranked in the top 30 in scoring offense all season long and junior Emily Burton was ranked as high as sixth in the nation in goals scored. American advanced to its second straight Patriot League Semifinals, where they lost to eventual champion Navy, 14-7. Campbell saw four players named to the All-Patriot League team, with three First Team selections.
In her first season, Campbell led the Eagles to an overall record of 9-8, and a 3-3 record in Patriot League play. American advanced to the Patriot League Semifinals, where they fell to host Colgate in three overtimes, 15-14. She also saw three players named to the All-Patriot League teams and a program record 22 named to the Academic Honor Roll.
Campbell had spent the previous two seasons as the head coach at Marist, leading the Red Foxes to the 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship and the program’s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Campbell guided Marist to a 22-13 overall record in that time. In 2009, the Red Foxes posted a 12-5 overall record, setting a school record for most wins in a season.
Campbell’s student-athletes also received several accolades during her tenure at Marist, including sophomore Kelly Condon being named the 2010 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year. In total, 11 student-athletes were named to All-MAAC Teams in her two seasons while 23 were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
Prior to her time at Marist, Campbell posted a record of 42-18 in four seasons as a high school head girl’s lacrosse coach. She began her head coaching career at Centreville High School in Centreville, Va., where she coached from 2003-05 before moving on to coach Avon High School in Avon, Conn., from 2005-07.
Campbell also served as the owner, director and head coach of the Northern Stars Lacrosse club team in Connecticut from 2005-08. In her role she was responsible for all aspects of the club’s operation.
Campbell graduated from American University’s School of Communication in May of 2003, where she was a four-year starter on the lacrosse team. Campbell helped the Eagles to their first Patriot League Championship in 2003, propelling American to its first NCAA Tournament appearance. American also advanced to the Patriot League Championship Game in 2002 and captured the Patriot League Regular Season Championship in 2002 and 2003. As a senior, Campbell tallied 20 points on 13 goals and seven assists as the Eagles set a program record with 11 wins.
