?

Amanda Belichick

 
Profile
Amanda Belichick is currently in her fourth season at Holy Cross as the head coach of the women's lacrosse program in 2018-19.

In the 2018 season, Belichick coached the Crusaders to their first Patriot League playoff appearance since the 2015 season. The Crusaders finished in sixth place in the league after being picked ninth in the preseason poll. Belichick coached Keely Connors to a first team All-Patriot League selection and placed 30 student-athletes on the 2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, which was the second most in the league. That same season, Belichick saw Connors shatter the single-season draw control record with 93.

Belichick coached Tess Mackay and Anna Johnson to second team All-Patriot League honors. In Belichick's first season, the Crusaders defeated Navy for only the second time in program history with a 7-6 victory. Anna Johnson earned second team All-Patriot League accolades, while the team posted 19 student-athletes to the 2016 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, which were tied for the third most in the league.

During the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Belichick served as the head coach at her alma mater, Wesleyan University. She helped the Cardinals improve their national computer ranking from No. 49 in 2013 to as high as No. 17 in 2014, while facing schedules ranked in the top 20 in the nation in both 2014 and 2015.

Prior to her time at Wesleyan, Belichick spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State, where she served as the recruiting coordinator and offensive coordinator. The Buckeyes were consistently ranked in the top 20 throughout her tenure, reaching a high ranking of No. 10 twice during her time in Columbus. She coached three Tewaaraton Award nominees, four IWLCA All-Americans and 11 All-American Lacrosse Conference players. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 19 in the nation in scoring offense with 219 goals and 2.88 goals per game in 2012. Also in 2012 she coach Alayna Markwordt, who ranked third in the nation in points per game (5.29) and fifth in assists per game (2.88).