University Southern California Trojans
Women's Lacrosse
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- munday@usc.edu
- Phone:
- (213) 740-0917
One of the most accomplished collegiate women’s lacrosse players in the history of the sport, Lindsey Munday was handpicked to lead the first-ever USC women’s lacrosse team and was officially hired on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.
She enters her 14th season (2026) as the head coach of the Women of Troy.
Munday’s accolades both as a player and as a coach earned her recognition as Lacrosse Magazine’s 2013 Person of the Year.
Munday is a two-time Pac-12 coach of the year (2019 and 2023) and is a two-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Coach of the Year (2015 and 2016). She was chosen as the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) West/Midwest Coach of the Year in 2016 and was honored by Inside Lacrosse (ILWomen) as that season’s National Coach of the Year. Munday was named appointed the first-ever head coach of the U.S. Women's Lacrosse Sixes team on Apr. 9, 2024, and led Team USA to gold at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China.
Through 13 seasons, Munday holds a 161-70 (.697) overall record with an 85-24 (.780) mark in league games (MPSF 2013-17; Pac-12 2018-24; Big Ten 2025-present).
Munday led the Trojans to their first Pac-12 championship in 2019 and then to a second title in 2023. As members of the MPSF for the league’s final five seasons, the Munday’s Trojans advanced to the league tournament every year. USC appeared in its first conference title game in 2015 and then won back-to-back MPSF regular-season and tournament championships in both 2016 and 2017.
Under Munday’s direction, the Women of Troy earned their first-ever berth in the NCAA tournament in 2015. There, USC defeated James Madison in the first round. In 2016, USC became the first-ever team from the West Coast to host an NCAA tournament game. That year, the Trojans received a first-round bye, defeated West Coast rival Stanford in the second round, and advanced further than any MPSF team had ever gone with a quarterfinal appearance against Syracuse.
USC repeated its NCAA quarterfinal run in 2017 and advanced to face Boston College before falling to the national runners-up. In 2019, the Trojans made their fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament and returned to the tourney for a fifth time in 2022. The Women of Troy earned the Pac-12's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament in 2023 for their sixth all-time appearance.
Munday’s squads have produced 29 All-MPSF selections including 2013 MPSF Rookie of the Year Amanda Johansen, 2015 MPSF Player of the Year Michaela Michael, and 2016 MPSF Player of the Year Courtney Tarleton. Kerrigan Miller was chosen as the MPSF Rookie of the Year in 2017. The Trojans also had 40 MPSF All-Academic award winners during their five seasons as part of the conference.
Under Munday, Miller was named the Pac-12’s Midfielder of the Year in 2018 and 2019. In 2022, Kelsey Huff was chosen Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and Olivia Dooley was the Defensive Player of the Year. In 2023—one of the most dominant by the Trojans for postseason awards—Claudia Shevitz was named Midfielder of the Year, Emma Wightman earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and Kait Devir was chosen for Co-Goalkeeper of the Year honors. In 2024, Ella Heaney became the first Trojan to win Pac-12 Attacker of the Year. In all, Munday’s squads garnered 39 All-Pac-12 selections in the Trojans’ seven years as members of the league.
After joining the Big Ten in 2025, Alexis Niblock and Maddie Dora became the first Trojans to earn All-Big-Ten honors. Both were selected to the conference second team.
Trojans have had 38 IWLCA All-West Region choices (17 first team and 21 second team). In 2015, Michael became USC’s first-ever All-American as a third-team selection. The following year, she and Tarleton became the Trojans’ first-ever IWLCA first-team All-Americans. Michael completed her career as a three-time All-American. Miller was chosen for third-team honors in 2018 and was a second-team selection in 2019.
In the team’s first year as a varsity sport, Munday’s Women of Troy finished with an 8-10 overall record. The Trojans surprised the MPSF with a 5-3 record for fourth place and received a berth in the league tournament where they fell to 11th-ranked regular-season champion Denver in a semifinal game. Three Trojans received postseason honors including Johansen’s MPSF Rookie of the Year award. Johansen and Tarleton each took home all-conference first-team honors while Caroline deLyra was chosen for second-team recognition.
In 2014, the Trojans (9-9 overall) finished with a 6-3 record in conference games and made their second appearance in the MPSF tournament. USC set a new program record with a four-game win streak and earned its first-ever win over a ranked opponent when the Trojans upset No. 13 Stanford, 11-10, on April 20, at the LA Memorial Coliseum.
In 2015, USC (14-6 overall) finished a then program-best second in the conference with an 8-1 record and set a new school record with seven wins in a row between February 22-March 28. Each of the six Trojan losses were to top 20 opponents, but USC beat No. 19-ranked James Madison, 13-10, in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Durham, N.C.
Munday’s 2016 squad started the season ranked No. 19 and made a steady climb up the rankings as the Trojans broke MPSF records with 20 wins and an incredible 20-game win streak. USC won both the regular-season and MPSF tournament championships, and the Women of Troy earned a second-consecutive bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a first-round bye. The Trojans hosted first- and second-round games at the Coliseum to become the first-ever West Coast team to host an NCAA tournament game. USC’s appearance in the NCAA quarterfinal marked the furthest any MPSF had ever advanced and its No. 5 final ranking in the IWLCA poll was the highest ever for an MPSF team. Munday was named the MPSF and IWLCA West/Midwest Coach of the Year and Tarleton was chosen for MPSF Player of the Year honors.
2017 brought more success as USC finished ranked No. 8 in the final coaches poll following an 18-4 season. The Trojans advance to the program’s second-consecutive NCAA quarterfinal after USC went 8-0 in the MPSF’s final season and won back-to-back league regular-season and tournament titles. USC earned its third straight bid into the NCAA tournament, reached its highest ranking (No. 3), and produced the second-longest win streak in school history (12).
Munday’s USC squad was part of history in 2018 as a new era of West Coast lacrosse was established with the inaugural season of Pac-12 play. The Trojans, having to replace over 200 goals due to graduation, finished the year with a 10-8 overall record but still advanced to the first-ever Pac-12 tournament semifinal round. USC returned to form in 2019 and went 9-1 in the Pac-12 to claim the regular-season championship and then won the league’s automatic berth into the NCAA tournament by winning the Pac-12 Tournament. Munday continued to add to her trophy case as a coach in 2022 when she led the Women of Troy to a share of the Pac-12 regular-season championship with an 8-2 record in conference games.
2023 brought more success to the Women of Troy as they secured both the Pac-12’s regular-season and conference tournament titles. USC finished 9-1 in conference play and posted a 16-4 overall record. During that span, the Trojans had one of the best defenses in the NCAA. USC ranked fifth in the country for scoring defense and secured a record-breaking ten Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week awards.
Munday’s personal mantle includes a pair of NCAA titles won as a player with Northwestern in 2005 and 2006. She then became an assistant at NU where she helped the Wildcats to another three titles from 2007-09.
As a player, Munday’s performance on the field landed her a spot on the 2009 U.S. women’s national team where she helped Team USA to the world title and earned All-World recognition as an attacker with 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points in just seven games. She was later selected to represent the U.S. again on the 2012-14 rosters and was named team captain for the 2013 FIL World Cup where she led the U.S. to its record seventh world title. Munday also added nine goals and 15 assists to her international career totals in 2013 and was chosen to represent the U.S. again in 2014 as it began preparations to defend its crown in 2017.
Just 26 years old when she was first chosen to head the Women of Troy, Munday came to USC after a fall stint as the head coach at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland.
Previously, Munday was the top assistant at her alma mater for four years (2007-10) where she served as the recruiting coordinator and offensive coach and helped with opponent scouting reports. Northwestern was 85-4 during her tenure and went 23-0 in 2009. The Wildcats won NCAA titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and advanced to the championship game in 2010. While at NU, Munday helped coach several All-Americans, including Tewaaraton Trophy winners Kristen Kjellman and Hannah Nielsen and Tewaaraton finalist Katrina Dowd.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Northwestern history, Munday was a Tewaaraton Trophy semifinalist herself in 2005 and 2006. She finished her four-year (2003-06) career as the program's then all-time leader in assists (128), was third in points (268), and fifth in goals (140). Munday also set single-season NU records for points (107) and assists (54) in 2005. The Wildcats were 64-12 during her career and won the school’s first-ever NCAA titles in the sport.
Munday’s prowess helped Northwestern become the first school outside of the Eastern Time zone to win the national title and the first program to win consecutive NCAA championships. She was a two-time first-team All-American (2005-06), All-Region, and All-American Lacrosse Conference selection and earned All-Region second team laurels in 2004. As a freshman and sophomore, Munday received ALC All-Conference second-team notice in 2003 and 2004. She made the NCAA all-tournament team in 2005 and co-captained the Wildcats in 2006. That year, Munday won the Medal of Honor, given annually to a graduating male and female from each conference school for outstanding academic and athletic talent. She received her bachelor's degree in communications from Northwestern in 2006.
A three-sport star at Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey, Munday earned prep All-America first-team honors in lacrosse in 2002 and was an all-state second team selection in basketball. She was also a three-time all-conference first-team pick in soccer.
Munday’s sister Jen played lacrosse and basketball at College of New Jersey, and her brother Paul played lacrosse at Muhlenberg College. Born May 28, 1984, Munday resides in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
