CORTLAND, N.Y. – After previously compiling a 101-10 (.910) record at SUNY Cortland in the 2010s, Colgate women's lacrosse head coach Kathy Taylor was named State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Coach of the Decade.
 
Taylor joined the Raiders in 2019 after serving as the women's lacrosse head coach at Le Moyne, where she garnered a 97-12 overall record through five seasons and led the Dolphins to the 2018 Division II National Championship.
 
Prior to Le Moyne, Taylor guided the Red Dragons to the NCAA Tournament six times and to the NCAA Semifinals each of her last four seasons and compiled a record of 115-17 (.871) over her six years at Cortland. In her final season at Cortland, Taylor guided the Red Dragons to a school-record mark of 22-1 and the program's 16th straight SUNYAC title.
 
In addition to posting a 48-1 mark in SUNYAC action, Taylor led the Red Dragons to six straight SUNYAC Tournament Championships and five consecutive SUNYAC regular season championships. Named the IWLCA Empire Region Coach of the Year each of her last four years and the SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2014, Taylor led the Red Dragons to 41 consecutive SUNYAC regular-season victories and 53 straight wins against SUNYAC opponents.
 
Under her guidance, 15 of her student-athletes received IWLCA All-America accolades, including nine first-team selections, while 27 were tabbed with All-Region honors. She coached 34 student-athletes to All-SUNYAC honors, with five of her players being named SUNYAC Player of the Year and two as SUNYAC Rookies of the Year. In addition to her coaching duties, Taylor was elected President of the IWLCA in 2017.
 
The SUNYAC All-Decade Awards were voted by the institution's sports information directors, while to be eligible, athletes must have competed in the SUNYAC at least one season during the 2009-10 academic year through 2019-20 and athletes must have been named to the All-SUNYAC team at least two times or named Athlete of the Year once. Athlete and Coach of the Decade recipients were previously named SUNYAC Athlete of the Year or Coach of the Year. 
 
For a complete list of the SUNYAC All-Decade Team, click HERE.
 
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