Coastal Carolina University Athletics

2002 PSAC Coach of the Year
2004 PSAC Coach of the year
2009 PSAC West Division Coach of the Year
2010 PSAC West Division Coach of the Year
2015 IWLCA South Region Coach of the Year
2015 IWLCA South Region Coach of the Year
2015 IWLCA Division II Coach of the Year
2017 ASUN Coach of the Year
2018 ASUN Coach of the Year

Kristen Selvage was introduced as the second head coach of the Coastal Carolina lacrosse program on Aug. 18, 2015.

Selvage spent the previous 14 years as the head coach at Lock Haven where she led the program to three NCAA Division II championship appearances from 2009 to 2015.

Selvage has served on the IWLCA Board of Directors on two separate occasions and has also been the president of the association.

The 2020 season was unprecedented, as the Chanticleers saw their season cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 16th. 

Coastal, who did not even play a game at home prior to the season's cancelation, went 2-3 on the year over a season-opening road trip that saw games at Old Dominion, Campbell, Temple, and nationally-ranked Colorado and Denver.

The Chants had three players named to the ASUN all-conference preseason team in Emily D'Orsaneo, Megan Kilpatrick, and Samantha Courtemanche, while Lyla Robinson was named the ASUN Player of the Week for the first week of play after notching three goals in the season-opening win.

Coastal led the ASUN in shots on goal percentage at 77.1 percent and was second in the league in save percentage at 45.8 on the shortened season.

In 2019, the Chanticleers recorded a 12-win season, the second-most wins in a single season in program history, and finished third in the ASUN regular-season standings at 4-2 on the year.

Seniors Haley Alexander, Harley Barrett, and Madeline Bromley were named ASUN Player of the Year, ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Five Chanticleers earned first-team honors in Alexander, Barrett, Kilpatrick, D’Orsaneo, and Courtemanche, while Bromley was named to the second-team and newcomer Lauren Cremen was selected to the ASUN All-Freshman Team.
 
Alexander was the first Chant in program history to named the ASUN Player of the Year while Bromley’s ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor was also a program first. Barrett’s second ASUN Defensive Player of the Year honor was the second overall for the Coastal program.

Barrett was selected to play in the IWLCA Senior All-Star game following her career at CCU, while Alexander was a nominee for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

A total of 10 Chants were named to the IWLCA 2019 Zag Sports Academic Honor Roll, while Bromley, Alexander, and Kilpatrick were all named to the 2019 ASUN Women’s Lacrosse All-Academic Team.

After a 13-win season in 2017, the Chants finished 2018 at 10-9 overall against a very challenging schedule. Despite the 10-9 record, Selvage guided her squad to a 4-1 ASUN conference record and to their second-straight ASUN Championship game.

Selvage was tabbed the ASUN co-Coach of the Year, her second-straight season earning the conference honor, while Harley Barrett was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, the first in program history.

Barrett, Haley Kyger, Alexander, and Kilpatrick were all named 2018 ASUN first-team all-conference, while D’Orsaneo and Sophie Crowther earned second-team honors. Newcomers Jordan Harrell and Julia Imbo, along with redshirt freshman Megan Busch were selected to the 2018 ASUN All-Freshman Team.

Five Chants in Alexander, Bromley,  Kilpatrick, Kyger, and Gabby Vujanic were named to the 2018 IWLCA Zag Sports Division I Academic Honor Roll and earned a spot on the ASUN All-Academic Team as well.

In the programs’ first season in the ASUN in 2017, Selvage led the Chanticleers to a regular-season title and reached the ASUN Tournament Championship game. Coastal won a program-record 13 games, going 13-6 overall on the year, and finished the year at 9-1 in conference play. 

For her efforts, Selvage was tabbed the ASUN Coach of the Year.

Goalkeeper Barrett and midfielder Crowther were both named to the All-ASUN first team while defender Caroline Williams, midfielder Courtney Genovese, and attacker Keri White were all voted to the second team. Defender D’Orsaneo was selected to the 2017 ASUN All-Freshman Team, while Alexander and Maggie Carr were both named to the 2017 ASUN All-Academic Team.

In 2016, Selvage’s first season at Coastal, she led the Chants to an 11-7 overall record, tying the record at the time for the most wins in a single season, which included a 5-3 mark in Big South play to earn the No. 4 seed in the conference championship tournament.

In the Big South Championship Tournament opener, Selvage rallied her troops back from an 8-4 halftime deficit to notch a 9-8 victory over Liberty in double overtime and send CCU to the semifinals.

Five Coastal student-athletes received All-Big South honors, as senior midfielder Charlotte O’Leary was tabbed a first-team all-conference selection, while senior attacker Sara Nolan and senior defender Nyra Constant were both named to the second-team. Sophomore midfielder Crowther was tabbed honorable mention all-conference, while fellow sophomore midfielder Vujanic earned a spot on the Big South All-Academic Team.

In the season prior to her arrival at Coastal Carolina, Selvage was named the 2015 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association (IWLCA) Division II Coach of the Year after leading Lock Haven to the Division II title game -- falling in overtime -- while going 20-1 overall and 12-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Lock Haven additionally played for the 2009 and 2014 NCAA Division II championships, while reaching the NCAA Division II semifinals three times in 2005, 2007, and 2010. 

Overall, Selvage led LHU to a total of eight NCAA postseason berths, including three-straight and six over her final seven years as the head coach for the Bald Eagles.

During her time at Lock Haven, Selvage built the Bald Eagles into an NCAA Division II power. Lock Haven produced 21 All-Americans that earned a total of 39 All-American honors, had seven National Player of the Year honors, finished among the top six in the IWLCA NCAA Division II polls in nine of the last 10 seasons, and lost just 32 games over that span. The Eagles lost just six conference games over the last seven years and won five PSAC championships. 

Overall, Selvage posted a 200-62 record with the Eagles and was 126-25 in 12 years in the PSAC.

Along with her 2015 National Coach of the Year honors, Selvage was twice named the  IWLCA South Region Coach of the Year in both 2014 and 2015. She led Lock Haven to a No. 2 national ranking in both 2014 and 2015.

Under Selvage’s guidance in 2015, Jessica Pandolf was named the IWLCA Division II Midfielder of the Year for the third consecutive season and teammate Chrissy Baffuto was tabbed the DII Goalkeeper of the Year. The duo additionally picked up first-team All-American honors while teammates Jenna Dingler (first team), Kelly Hamilton (second team), and Shannon Bissnette (second team) were all named to the All-America team as well.

Pandolf led all Division II players with 82 goals on the season while her 98 points on the season were the third-most in DII in 2015. Baffuto recorded 133 saves in nearly 1,300 minutes of action. Her 4.98 goals-against average was second-best in DII while her .518 save percentage ranked fourth.

In 2014, Lock Haven, thanks to a 17-game win streak, made its second appearance in an NCAA Division II title game as the squad posted a 19-3 record overall and 11-1 mark in the PSAC. Pandolf won her second National Midfielder of the Year award and was joined on the All-America first team by Chelsea Borrino while Lindsay Walbrant and Kelly Hamilton each earned third-team honors.

While LHU posted an 11-0 mark during the 2013 PSAC regular season, the Bald Eagles lost in the league’s tournament final. However, the squad earned a berth to the NCAA postseason and Pandolf won the first of her three IWLCA Division II Midfielder of the Year honors. Pandolf was additionally tabbed first-team All-American while Borrino earned third-team All-American honors.

Selvage directed LHU to the 2011 PSAC title, a berth in the NCAA postseason, and a No. 4 final national rank. Four-time All-American Katie Zichello was selected as the IWLCA Division II National Defender of the Year as she led the nation in caused turnovers (67) and ground balls (87) that season.
 
The 2010 squad posted a 16-1 record, were PSAC champions, and reached the NCAA semifinals while ending the season fourth in the national poll. Selvage was selected as the PSAC West Division Coach of the Year and five Eagles were named All-Americans.
 
Selvage led Lock Haven to the 2009 NCAA Division II title game -- the program’s first appearance in the championship contest since winning the 1979 championship. She was selected PSAC West Division Coach of the Year, as the Eagles went 18-4 overall and 7-1 in the league. The team featured four All-Americans and finished third in the final national poll.

In 2008, Lock Haven went 15-4 overall and 12-2 in the PSAC but missed out on the postseason. However, the Bald Eagles finished sixth in the final national poll and had three players earn All-American honors. 

The 2007 squad reached the NCAA Division II semifinals, featured four All-Americans, and was fifth in the final poll, while in 2006, Lock Haven only lost two matches (17-2) and went 11-1 in the league to finish sixth in the final poll while three Eagles were named All-Americans.

Lock Haven had a breakout year in 2005 as Selvage put the Bald Eagles in the conversation as one of the nation’s elite programs. The team posted a 14-5 record, had three All-Americans, and finished the season as an NCAA Division II semifinalist.

In 2004, Selvage was named PSAC Coach of the Year, posting an 8-9 record, and led LHU to its first PSAC tournament appearance since 1991. 

Despite a 7-9 record in her first year with Lock Haven in 2002, Selvage was still tabbed the PSAC Coach of the Year as the Bald Eagles had won just a total of two games combined in the previous three seasons (one in 2001, zero in 2000, and one in 1999). Megan Dwyer was named second-team All-American in both 2002 and 2003.

Following her graduation from Lock Haven in 1998, Selvage served stints as the head field hockey coach at SUNY New Paltz and Elmira College. 

While at Elmira, she also took on head lacrosse duties and prepared both squads for the move from club to the varsity level.

In 2000, Selvage moved on to SUNY Geneseo, where she led the Lady Knights’ field hockey squad to a runner-up finish in the SUNYAC and a berth to the NYSWCAA playoffs. She guided three players to all-conference honors and two to All-NYSWCAA accolades. 

Under Selvage, the 2001 Lady Knight's lacrosse team also advanced to the SUNYAC Championship playoffs with three student-athletes earning all-state status and two meriting All-SUNYAC honors.

Selvage was a member of Lock Haven’s lacrosse team and garnered second-team All-American honors as an attacker in 1998. She was also a standout goalkeeper for the Lock Haven field hockey team from 1994-97 and played on Lock Haven’s 1994 and 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship squads. LHU also won three PSAC field hockey tournament championships during her playing days. 

Selvage earned All-American and All-PSAC honors in her junior and senior seasons. In 46 games, she posted 255 saves and 20 shutouts. Selvage etched her place in the LHU record books as her career goals-against average of 0.90 ranks seventh, her 23 career shutouts are tied for fourth, and her 255 career saves ranks eighth.

She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Lock Haven in 1998.