During her first two seasons at the helm, Maness has elevated Kennesaw State women’s lacrosse.

In her first season as head coach for the Owls, she made an immediate impact leading the team to record breaking win totals overall and in the ASUN.

After a huge comeback against Furman in the final game of the regular season, the Owls finished the season 8-9 overall and 4-6 in the ASUN.

In her second season, she led them to a three seed in the ASUN after defeating Old Dominion, Howard and Stetson. The three seed is the highest ever ASUN ranking for the Owls.

The biggest improvement for KSU has come on the offensive end where the team has totaled its two best offensive seasons in program history under Maness. In 2017, the team averaged 14.53 goals per game, which ended up being the 15th best mark in the country. Two players totaled over 60 points with Haley Swift leading the way with 66 points.

In 2018, KSU’s offense was fueled by ASUN Freshman of the Year Siena Gore. She set an ASUN record with 70 goals during the season on her way to being unanimously voted ASUN First Team All-Conference.

The Owls also made jumps statistically in ground balls and draw controls. KSU was named the statistical national champion in ground balls after the 2017 season averaging 24.65 per game. They were 10th in the country in draw controls winning 15.29 per game.

In 2018, the defense also made a jump holding teams to under 14 goals per game setting a new program record. The back line was led by Maura Palandro, who became the first Kennesaw State defensive player to be named ASUN First Team All-Conference.

A coaching veteran who brings more than a decade of experience, Maness was named Kennesaw State’s head lacrosse coach on July 1, 2016.

She joined the Owls after spending the previous five seasons at University of Detroit Mercy. She led the Titans to four straight Atlantic Sun Tournament Championship game appearances and became the winningest coach in program history.