CONWAY - Head coach Jaime Sellers of the Coastal Carolina University women's lacrosse team has announced that former Duke University volunteer assistant Molly O'Brien will join the Chanticleer coaching staff as an assistant for the 2014-15 season. O'Brien's primary responsibilities will include working with Coastal's offense, serving as the program's recruiting coordinator and handling all external operations.

"I am excited to introduce Molly as the newest addition to our Chanticleer lacrosse family," said Sellers. "She offers a wealth of maturity, passion and energy in her efforts to continue growing as a coaching professional. Having spent the past year at Duke, a premier Division I lacrosse program, Molly will offer a fresh and high-paced perspective for our young offense. She also brings a rich skill set from her time with ESPN before coaching. From day one, it has been apparent that the depth of her work experience has readily prepared her for the demands associated with a career in athletics. It is this combination of experience, passion and enthusiasm that excited me most. I am confident her work ethic and drive will assist our program as we continue to advance."

O'Brien comes to Coastal from Duke where she spent the 2013-14 season as a volunteer assistant. O'Brien worked primarily with the Blue Devil offense, coordinating practice drills and individual skills sessions designed to improve offensive abilities and stick skills. O'Brien also played a large role in the team's day-to-day operations, handling video and scouting responsibilities, managing and organizing prospective student-athlete information, assembling itineraries and coordinating camps, and clinics hosted by Duke.

Prior to joining the Blue Devil staff, O'Brien worked in Bristol, Conn., as a content associate and production assistant with ESPN's NASCAR Now. Her responsibilities included writing story lines and producing highlights for upcoming shows, as well as creating content for the ESPN NASCAR twitter account. She also worked as a production assistant at ESPN before joining the NASCAR Now staff.

While working at ESPN, O'Brien gained coaching experience as an assistant for the girl's lacrosse program at Conard High School. There she carried out daily practice plans and assisted with film breakdown while preparing for future opponents.

O'Brien is a 2010 graduate of Connecticut where she was a four-year letterwinner for the Huskies. O'Brien tallied two goals and one assist in 26 games at UConn, while also recording one ground ball and two draw controls for her career. In 2010, O'Brien received the University of Connecticut Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete Award and was a member of the Big East All-Academic team. O'Brien graduated from UConn with a degree in communications.

A native of Cary, N.C., O'Brien attended Cardinal Gibbons High School where she set school records for game, season and career goals, assists, and points. She was named All-American by US Lacrosse in 2006.