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Meghan Griffin

 
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Meghan Griffin was hired as the head coach of womens lacrosse in August of 2021.

Griffin becomes the sixth head coach in the programs 26-year history and comes to Dartmouth after spending the last two seasons as a member of the coaching staff at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

In her two shortened seasons at Colby due to COVID-19, the Mules compiled an 8-3 record, and went 4-1 against NESCAC competition. Under Griffins guidance, Colby outscored opponents, 151-107, and ranked second in the NESCAC in goals per game (13.60), assists per game (5.60) and points per game (19.20). Her teams were nationally ranked as well, in 2021 Colby ranked as high as No. 7 nationally and notched a No. 16 mark in 2020 in the IWLCA Coaches Polls. Griffin also coached three All-Americans, three IWLCA All-Region players and five All-NESCAC selections.

Prior to Colby, Griffin spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Wheaton College from 2017-2019. With the Lyons, Griffin coached six all-NEWMAC players, and the team improved from reaching to the quarterfinal of the conference tournament in 2018 to making the semifinal in 2019.

Before Wheaton, Griffin served as the Head Coach of Womens Lacrosse at Wheelock College from 2013-2017. While at Wheelock, she guided the Wildcats to four consecutive program-best seasons, finishing with a 10-7 overall record in 2017. The team advanced to three NECC semifinal contests as well as a conference championship in 2015. The womens lacrosse program under Griffin earned IWLCA Academic Honor Squad for three seasons, posting 3.59 and 3.54 team GPAs in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

A native of Billerica, Mass., Griffin began her career coaching at Bridgewater State where she roamed the sidelines for three seasons from 2011-2013. The Bears amassed a 46-13 record, earning three conference titles and three NCAA tournament appearances.

As a student-athlete at BSU, Griffin helped the Bears to three New England Womens Lacrosse Alliance championships and a 2010 NCAA tournament bid. Following her senior season, she was selected as the New England Womens Lacrosse Alliance Goalkeeper of the Year and was named to the All-NEWLA First Team. She finished her career as the programs all-time leader in wins and turned away a school-record 194 shots in a single season.

Griffin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education from Bridgewater State University in 2011.

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