GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Three-time All-South Atlantic Conference standout Claire Wach has been named the assistant women's lacrosse coach at Tusculum College announced TC head coach Jenna Handshoe.
Wach, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, played the last four seasons at SAC member Lenoir-Rhyne University where she guided the Bears to a 39-32 overall record, including three straight double-digit win seasons.
Her teams posted an impressive 19-3 mark in SAC play and finished runner-up in the conference regular-season and tournament finals on three occasions. During her career, she established a league record 259 draw controls, as she led the SAC in that category in each of the last three seasons, including a conference-best 79 in each of her last two campaigns.
"We are excited to have Coach Wach joining our staff. Her experience within the conference will be a great asset to the program and helping us develop a top conference team," Handshoe said. "Coach Wach brings a lot of enthusiasm and energy to the program. I am excited to see her implement her ideas into our offensive and transitional game. Having Coach Wach and her experience will elevate the level of our playing style."
"I am very honored and excited to join the women's lacrosse staff at Tusculum College," said Wach. "It's an exciting and humbling opportunity to learn and work alongside Coach Handshoe. The program has flourished since being a first-year program and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to help it grow. I am also eager and looking forward to developing the student-athletes both on and off the field. I could not have done it without the support of my family, friends, and former coaches."
Wach garnered IWLCA Division II All-South Region third team honors in 2016 as she posted 34 goals, 29 assists (7th in SAC) and 63 points (10th in SAC) for the Bears. She led the conference in ground balls (58 – 15th in NCAA II) and draw controls (13th in NCAA II).
In 2015, she garnered All-SAC second team honors with her 41 goals (10th in SAC), 24 assists (3rd in SAC) and 65 points (6th in SAC). She tallied a 57 ground balls (2nd in SAC) to go along with her 24 caused turnovers (6th in SAC).
She earned a spot on the inaugural All-SAC first team in 2014 as the Bears went 11-8 and finished with a 5-1 mark in the league. She earned team best attack honors as she notched 42 goals (4th in SAC) and 23 assists (2nd in SAC) for her 65 points (3rd in SAC). Wach also led the SAC ground balls (65), draw controls (72) and caused turnovers (34).
In her rookie year of 2013, she garnered Division II All-Freshman Team honors as she posted 13 goals, four assists, 17 points, 45 ground balls, 29 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers.
Wach ended her L-R career with 225 ground balls and 95 caused turnovers.
Last fall, she coached in the Foothills Lacrosse League in Hickory, North Carolina. As a student at Lenoir-Rhyne, she served as an intern within the university's athletic department.
She graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne last May with a Bachelor's degree in exercise science along with a minor in psychology.
