Samantha Cozzolino has been named Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at Tiffin University.

Cozzolino most recently served for two seasons as Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach at Webber International University in Babson Park, Florida. While there she helped lead the team to two Sun Conference tournament appearances while improving the team's record each season.

She competed for four seasons at Davis & Elkins in both women's lacrosse and women's soccer. She was an Honorable Mention All-G-MAC women's lacrosse player who also was a Second Team All-MEC player for women's soccer.

She holds a bachelor's degree in Criminology from Davis & Elkins and a master's degree in Business Management from Webber International.

"Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to Kelly Daniel, Rudy Brownell, Travis Brown, and the members of the hiring committee for this incredible opportunity," said Cozzolino. "I am honored and extremely eager to hit the ground running. The goal here at Tiffin is to prioritize both academic and athletic success as well as the health of our student-athletes and as coach, I am fully dedicated to ensuring we reach these goals. Tiffin and its family environment are the perfect place for aspiring Dragons and I am looking forward to working with our talented student-athletes to build a championship program. Go Dragons!" 

"We are excited to announce Samantha as the newest head women's lacrosse coach," said Director of Athletics Kelly Daniel. "Coach Cozzolino will be able to guide us into a new era of women's lacrosse.  Samantha's passion, excitement, references, and dedication for women's lacrosse make her a perfect fit for Dragon Nation.  Our team is ready to take the field with Coach Cozzolino at the helm!"