Entering her first year at the helm, Maddie Coleman was tabbed to be the third Women's Lacrosse Head Coach in Washington and Lee University's history on August 1, 2022. 

Coleman, a Lexington native, returned home after spending nine  seasons at Denison University. For six of those, she served as the assistant coach before being promoted to Associate Head Coach for the Big Red for her final three seasons.

The 2018 IWLCA-Nike Outstanding Assistant Coach of the Year focused on goalie and defensive development. During her tenure, DU claimed seven North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament Championships and 39 consecutive NCAC contests. Coaching six IWLCA All-Americans while there, Denison’s squad compiled a 56-5 (.903) NCAC record and 111-42 (.725) overall.

An IWLCA All-America honoree in 2012, Coleman played in the cage for the Bullets, finishing top-10 in the nation in both save percentage and goals against average (GAA) as a junior and senior. The two-time First Team All-Centennial honoree notched 11 wins over nationally ranked opponents. 

In 2011, Coleman led Gettysburg to its first NCAA DIII Women’s Lacrosse National Championship, picking up All-Tournament Team accolades after recording 28 saves in the final three games of the tournament. In the Championship, she made nine stops and allowed just five goals. 

Off the field, Coleman worked as a program coordinator and administrator for student life and as the Tri Delta National House Director at Denison. Prior to arriving in Ohio, she spent a year at Glenalmond College in Scotland as the women’s lacrosse coach and assisted the U19 Scotland National Team. Coleman earned a Master of Education in Sport Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2016.