Jennifer Pawlowski

Jennifer Pawlowski is entering her sixth year as the head coach of Gannon’s women’s lacrosse program in 2024-25.
Guided Gannon to five wins in 2024, including a comeback win over Mercyhurst and a sweep of Edinboro.
Has had 44 student-athletes earn D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards in her first five seasons.
Has had 86 student-athletes earn PSAC Scholar Athlete status in her first five seasons, including 19 in 2023-24.
Has had 17 student-athletes make the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll the past four seasons.
Players collected five All-PSAC Second Team honors over the past four seasons, including three after the 2022 season.
McKenna Woodworth earned PSAC West Freshman of the Year honors under Pawlowski's tutelage in 2021.

Pawlowski's Golden Knights pulled off a huge win when they rallied to a 10-9 victory at Mercyhurst.
Gannon rallied from a 4-goal halftime deficit to beat Lock Haven 14-13.
GU posted four PSAC victories and contended for a playoff berth until the final week.
Scored 20 goals and 23 goals in a pair of wins over Edinboro.
Goalie Haleigh Manning was named All-PSAC West Second Team.
Golden Knights had 17 players selected as PSAC Scholar Athletes.
Gannon had eight student-athletes honored with D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards

Gannon showed dramatic improvement year-over-year by averaging more than 11 goals per game with a season-high of 23.
Posted five victories, including three in the PSAC.
Recorded two shutouts, the third and fourth shutouts in program history.
Three Gannon players made All-PSAC Second Team: Brooke Hedpitch, Macy Hedpitch, and Caroline Stevens.
Golden Knights had 18 players selected as PSAC Scholar Athletes.
Gannon had seven student-athletes honored with D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards.

Gannon erupted offensively for a season-high scoring total in an 18-6 win over D'Youville.
Also reached double-digit goals against IUP and Lock Haven.
McKenna Woodworth was selected as PSAC West Freshman of the Year and named All-PSAC Second Team.
Golden Knights had 18 players selected as PSAC Scholar Athletes.
Gannon had eight student-athletes honored with D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards.

AWARDS
All-Conference Honorees (5)
2023	Haleigh Manning (2nd Team All-PSAC West)
2022	Brooke Hepditch (2nd Team All-PSAC West), Macy Hepditch (2nd Team), Caroline Stevens (2nd Team)
2021	McKenna Woodworth (2nd Team All-PSAC West)
2019	Mackenzie Kaderabek (1st), Paige Orbell (1st), Ally Coggins (2nd), Karli Friend (2nd) (at Wheeling)
Conference Freshman of the Year (2)
2021	McKenna Woodworth
2019	Mackenzie Kaderabek (at Wheeling)
D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards (35)
2022-23	8
2021-22	7
2020-21	8
2019-20	12
PSAC Scholar-Athletes (67)
2022-23	17
2021-22	18
2020-21	18
2019-20	14

The Golden Knights got off to the best six-game start to a season since 2011, going 4-2 over their first few weeks before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gannon went a perfect 4-0 on the road.
The team’s 78 goals scored across its six games led the PSAC, and its 57.4-percent free position scoring percentage was ninth in the nation and second in the conference.
Goalie Cheyenne Jess ranked in the top 35 in Division II and top six in the PSAC in saves (54), saves per game (9.00) and save percentage (46.6).
Rachel Tufts notched 22 goals, five assists, 22 draw controls and eight caused turnovers, leading the PSAC in goals and points.
Jess also earned a PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week award in early March after picking up 11 saves in a road win over Lynn, and Tufts earned PSAC West Athlete of the Week after scoring 10 goals in two games.

Hired in August 2019 as the seventh head coach in program history.
In 2020, the Golden Knights got off to the best six-game start to a season since 2011, going 4-2 over their first few weeks.
Assumed the role of Compliance Assistant in 2024.

Wheeling

Coached the Cardinals in 2019, going 12-7 overall and taking the team to an appearance in the Mountain East Conference tournament championship game
Matched the program record with 12 victories
Four Wheeling players earned All-MEC honors, including league Freshman of the Year Mackenzie Kaderabek

Edinboro

Coached the Fighting Scots during the 2018 season, where they opened 3-1 in nonconference play

Previous

Assistant coach at Shippensburg in 2017, helping the Raiders to seven victories and three all-conference awards
Also served as a sports performance coach at Power Train Sports & Fitness in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, during her time at Shippensburg
Has experience with youth clubs in Pittsburgh Premier Lacrosse, Lanco Elite and Xtreme Lacrosse

A four-year member of the women’s lacrosse team at Edinboro
Played in 59 career games with the Fighting Scots, tallying 47 goals and 95 draw controls
Four-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete
Two-time IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

Master’s in Sport Management – California (Pa.) (2018)
Bachelor’s in Health and Physical Education – Edinboro (2014)

Native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pawlowski's Coaching Career
	School	Position	Record	Pct.	Conference Record	Postseason	Notes
2024	Gannon	Head coach	5-12	.295	3-9
2023	Gannon	Head coach	4-13	.235	4-8		One All-PSAC Second Team honoree
2022	Gannon	Head coach	5-12	.295	3-9		Three All-PSAC Second Team honorees
2021	Gannon	Head coach	1-11	.083	0-10		PSAC Freshman of the Year All-PSAC Second Team honoree
2020	Gannon	Head Coach	4-2	.667	0-1	*Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Best six-game start to a season since 2007
GANNON TOTALS		5 Seasons	19-50	.275	10-37
2019	Wheeling	Head Coach	12-7	.632	7-3	MEC Tournament Runner-Up	MEC Freshman of the Year Three All-MEC honorees
2018	Edinboro	Head Coach	3-13	.188	0-12
CAREER TOTALS		7 Seasons	34-70	.327	17-52	1 Conference Tournament Appearance
2017	Shippensburg	Assistant Coach	7-9	.438	3-9		Three All-PSAC honorees

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