Rutgers women’s lacrosse is reshuffling its staff for the 2026-27 season, with head coach Melissa Lehman elevating Evan Mager to associate head coach and defensive coordinator while handing TT Naslonski the offensive coordinator role and naming Livy Rosenzweig co-offensive coordinator and special teams coach.
The moves come after a strong 2026 campaign for the Scarlet Knights, who navigated one of the country’s toughest schedules and still posted the program’s best overall mark since 2022 with 11 wins, along with four Big Ten victories. Rutgers also made its third NCAA Tournament appearance under Lehman and opened with a 12-11 win over No. 17 Princeton before finishing No. 16 in the final IWLCA Coaches Poll.
Lehman, who has been in charge since 2019, has changed the trajectory of the program. Rutgers had reached the NCAA Tournament just once in 43 seasons before her arrival, but under the 2022 Big Ten Coach of the Year the Scarlet Knights have now earned three berths. During her tenure, she has coached 21 All-Big Ten selections, 15 All-Region picks and 13 All-America selections.
"I'm excited to announce these staff updates ahead of next season," Lehman said. "All three have been vital to our team's recent success and will continue to help us achieve our goals of building a championship-level program right here at Rutgers."
Mager’s first season on staff last spring included work with the defense, goalies and recruiting. That impact showed up in Katie Buck’s breakout year, as the defender earned First Team All-Big Ten and Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2026. Buck became Rutgers’ first all-conference defensive selection since 2023 and led the team with 30 ground balls and 28 caused turnovers.
Naslonski, heading into her fifth season on staff, helped oversee an offense that ranked second in the Big Ten and seventh nationally in assists per game at 8.41. Rutgers also finished 18th in the nation in points per game at 21.82, and Caroline Ling put together a monster season with a program-record 97 points on 63 goals and 34 assists, earning All-America, All-Region and All-Big Ten recognition.
Rosenzweig enters her third season on staff and continues to work with the draw specialists. Her group was a major reason Buck piled up 166 draw controls in 2026, a total that ranked second in the Big Ten and set Rutgers single-season and single-game records, including 16 in one game. Rosenzweig is also still playing professionally, and earlier this month she helped the Maryland Charm win the WLL Championship in Philadelphia, contributing a goal, six ground balls and 14 draw controls in the title win.
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