Center Valley, PA, (June 23, 2023) – Director of Athletics
Scott Coval has announced
Samantha Broxterman as the fourth head coach of the DeSales University women's lacrosse program beginning her tenure as a Bulldog immediately.
Broxterman comes to DeSales having spent the last seven years at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. as the head girls lacrosse coach where her teams advanced to the ISL A Championship three times in four seasons and won the 2018 ISL A regular season championship as she finished with a 51-35 record in the four years the team had a season around the pandemic.
"I am so excited to take over as the next head coach of the DeSales Women's Lacrosse program", said Broxterman. "I am eager to lead a group of young women who are driven to be better than they were yesterday, and hungry to reach new heights. It has always been my goal to develop great people, not just great lacrosse players, and DeSales' focus on humility will be a fundamental aspect of our program. I feel very fortunate to start building a lacrosse community that accepts nothing less than our best and I know that the school celebrates these values. I want to thank the entire search committee for their time and hospitality -- Scott, Gracia, Jodie, and Lindsay. A special thanks to
Sydney Plunkett as she has been vital in assisting with my transition into this new role."
Broxterman also spent five years as the head girls lacrosse coach at Hutchison School in Memphis, TN boasting an 85-7 career record that included an 80-game winning streak from 2011-15. Hutchison was ranked as high as #18 Nationally and won five Tennessee State Championships. Broxterman was named the Best of Preps Coach of the Year three times while at Hutchison and mentored 10 US Lacrosse All-Americans and 25 Academic All-Americans in her time there.
In addition, Broxterman spent one year as a graduate assistant coach at East Stroudsburg in 2009-10 and was an assistant coach at Lafayette College from 2007-09. She also coached club for Stars Lacrosse and No Excuse Girls and has represented Team DC at the Under Armour All America Underclass Tournament and Team Tennessee at the US Lacrosse National School Girls Tournament.
"We are extremely pleased and excited to announce Samantha Broxterman as our head women's lacrosse coach", said Director of Athletics Scott Coval. "Sam has had a high level of success in a variety of coaching positions. Her experiences as both an athlete and a coach combined with her commitment to develop individuals on and off the field make her an excellent fit for our women's lacrosse program and DeSales University. We are confident she has the ability to create a positive learning environment for our student-athletes and will provide the necessary leadership to continue to build our women's lacrosse team into a championship level program."
Broxterman graduated from Lafayette College in 2006 where she was a four-year starter with the Leopards, serving as team captain in 2006 and was a four-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member. Broxterman earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology at Lafayette and later earned a Master of Science in Sport Management at East Stroudsburg in 2010.
She originally hails from Harleysville, PA where she graduated from Souderton HS in 2006. She played field hockey and lacrosse at Souderton winning multiple Suburban One League titles and a District Championship.
