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Denise Wescott

Director of Lacrosse

Capital Lacrosse Club

301-676-7171                                                                                        recruitcaplax@gmail.com

Capital Lacrosse Club (CLC) is pleased to have Denise Wescott as its Director of Lacrosse.  As Director of Lacrosse, Wescott is the driving force behind the club’s player development, team development and college recruitment efforts. 

Wescott brings a depth of knowledge, experience and a wealth of recruiting connections to CLC that is second to none.  On the field, Capital players benefit greatly from her insights, guidance, and “state of the art” drills, tactics and training methods.

During her over 30 years of Division I college coaching, Wescott has served as the head women’s lacrosse coach for Monmouth University (2009-2015), Mount St. Mary’s (2004-2009), University of Delaware (1993-2004), Rutgers University (1991-1993), and Drew University (1989-1990).  Prior to 1990, Wescott served in assistant coaching roles at Michigan State University, the University of Maryland, and Penn State University. 

In addition to coaching lacrosse, Wescott also has experience coaching college field hockey.  Internationally, Wescott coached the German national team from 1994-2005.  Along with her teams’ success, Wescott has also mentored individual players earning high accolades, including more than 40 players receiving All Conference honors. 

As a player, Wescott was a four-year starting goalkeeper and captain at the University of Maryland in Field Hockey and Lacrosse.  In her four years in the crease, the Terrapins went 50-11-1 and advanced to the AIAW tournament three times, including falling to Penn State 9-3 in the first national collegiate championship game in 1978, and losing to them again 3 -1 in 1980. She ranks fourth on the Maryland women’s lacrosse program's all-time saves list with 519 stops and boasted a 6.99 goals-against average in her career. She was named to the USWLA All-Star team and USWLA Final Four All-Tournament team in 1980.

The hiring of Wescott marks a significant moment for the Capital Lacrosse Club.  As girls’ and women’s lacrosse evolves with more clubs, more competition, and an increasingly rapid and competitive recruiting environment, CLC is committed to continual improvement of its offering to players and to maintaining and advancing its position as one of the elite clubs in the sport.  With Denise Wescott as the Director of Lacrosse, CLC is making a significant commitment to ongoing excellence.

Accomplishments and Accolades for Denise Wescott

Team Accomplishments

• 2013 Northeast Conference Champions – Monmouth
• 2013 Northeast Regular Season Champions
• 2012 Northeast Conference Champions - Monmouth
• America East Champions - Delaware
• America East Champions - Delaware
• America East Champions - Delaware
• 2013 NCAA Tournament Bid – Monmouth
• 2012 NCAA Play-in Bid - Monmouth
• 2000 NCAA Tournament Bid - Delaware

Individual Accolades

• 2013 IWLCA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year
• 2013 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year
• 2007 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year
• 2006 Diane Geppi Aikens Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2005 New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• 2001 Delaware Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• 1997 America East Coach of the Year
• 1996 America East Coach of the Year

National and International Leadership Roles

• NCAA Div. I Lacrosse Committee,
• NCAA Div. I Regional Committee,
• IWLCA Executive Committee
• IFWLA Executive Committee – VP Development and Education
• US selector and Asst. Coach for IFWLA US Team
• US Lacrosse Board of Governors
• US Lacrosse Rules Committee