Megan McNamara-Cafiero is used to success in the game of lacrosse.
She helped Northport (N.Y.) to two state finals appearances before winning four straight NCAA Division I titles at Maryland.
Since then, she has been finding success as a head coach even as though her circumstances changed around her.
After four years at Stony Brook as an assistant coach, she took the open head-coaching position at C.W. Post University. She won two NCAA Division II championships at the school, which came in 2012 and 2013. But in 2019, she was heading up a Division I program following the merger of Post and Long Island University-Brooklyn.
As a Division I university, McNamara has found her greatest success just today with a win in the Northeast Conference championship game, a 10-7 win over Sacred Heart. This follows on from the Sharks’ first regular-season league championship.
At the same time, her staff won the NEC Coaching Staff of the Year Award from the league during last week’s awards announcements.
With one of the 15 AQs in hand, the Sharks await word tomorrow night as to where they will play in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Whether or not they are able to advance in the octofinal round is immaterial; the heavy lift that McNamara has made over the last five years has been inspirational.