Women's Lacrosse

Jenna Handshoe will begin her fifth guiding the women's lacrosse program in the spring of 2019 after being named the program's first coach in October 2013.  Women’s lacrosse become the school's 16th varsity sport and began competition in the spring of 2015.  During her four seasons in Greeneville, the Pioneers have a 32-34 overall record.

Handshoe was named the 2015 SAC Coach of the Year after leading TC to a third place finish in the conference in its inaugural campaign. The Pioneers finished the season with a 10-5 overall record and a 5-3 mark in the league, which earned the right to host a 2015 SAC Tournament quarterfinal game. Throughout the season, the Pioneers defeated established conference opponents Wingate, Newberry and Catawba. Tusculum also picked up wins over fellow first-year program Lincoln Memorial and earned road wins at non-conference foes Converse and Shorter. 

Handshoe guided the 23rd-ranked scoring offense in DII with an average of 13.67 goals per game. Overall, the Pioneers ranked in the top 25 in four different national categories including seventh in ground balls per game (24.80) and 24th in win percentage (0.692). Tusculum finished with the best record among all first year DII women's lacrosse programs in 2015. The Pioneers were the only one of seven teams to finish with an above a .500 winning percentage.

The 2015 squad boasted four All-SAC selections including first team pick Kelsey Crow and second team honoree Cheyenne Bray. Madison Malone and Brooke Wagner were honorable mention selections. In the classroom, 11 of Handshoe's players were named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in their first eligible season.

In 2016, Tusculum followed with another winning season as the Pioneers went 11-6 and advanced to the SAC Tournament semifinal for the first time in program history.  That team boast two All-Conference picks including Malone (1st team) and Crow (2nd team).  Malone also earned a spot on the SAC All-Tournament team, while Savannah Elliott earned CoSIDA Academic All-District first team accolades.

The 2017 team faced an extremely tough schedule going 5-12 which included four matches against nationally-ranked teams, including a pair of top-10 opponents.  The program maintained its string of consecutive trips to the SAC postseason for a third straight year.  The Pioneers had three players earn All-SAC recognition including Malone (first team), Elliott (honorable mention) and rookie Juliette Cusano (honorable mention).  Four players earned IWLCA Academic Honor Roll recognition, while the Tusculum earned IWLCA All-Academic Team distinction for a third season in a row.

In 2018, the Pioneers battled through a grueling non-conference schedule to reel off four straight conference victories and earn a spot in the SAC Championship tournament for the fourth time in as many seasons. Malone nabbed another spot on the All-Conference second team along with Cusano, while Rachel Holmes captured honorable mention honors. Malone finished her career as the SAC all-time leader in assists (154) and fourth all-time in points with a school-record 241.

Handshoe came to Tusculum from Tennessee Wesleyan College, where she served as head coach for the two seasons. With the Bulldogs, Handshoe posted a 17-18 record and led TWC to two trips to the National Women's Lacrosse League tournament, where they finished fifth and fourth.

A native of Greenville, South Carolina and a graduate of J.L. Mann High School, Handshoe was a four-year starter at NCAA Division I Presbyterian College from 2007 to 2010. With the Blue Hose, she was a second-team All-National Lacrosse Conference selection in 2010 and an all-tournament selection in 2009, while leading the team in scoring as both a junior and a senior.  She led PC in points (49), goals (36), free position goals (8), shots (70), and shots on goal (60) her senior year (2010). She also led in goals her junior season with 28, while also pacing the Blue Hose in points (48) and assists (20). In 2008, the season was cut short, but Handshoe still scored 15 goals in the four games that were played. Handshoe was nationally ranked in NCAA II in 2007 for ground balls and caused turnovers. She was named to the Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll and also played basketball for Presbyterian her freshman year.

In 2007, Handshoe played with USA Athletes International in Prague, Czech Republic in the Prague Cup International Lacrosse Tournament, helping the team to a second place overall finish. 

In high school, Handshoe helped J.L. Mann to win the 2006 South Carolina State Championship. She was named the Tournament MVP and the South Carolina Defensive Player of the Year.

After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in history with minors in physical education and athletic coaching in the spring of 2010, Handshoe was a volunteer assistant coach at Presbyterian for the 2011 season while officiating local high school games. Handshoe has also worked various lacrosse camps and clinics and held volunteer classes for the Athens City Middle School during the past academic year.

While at Tennessee Wesleyan, Handshoe served on the National Women's Lacrosse League Membership committee and was the Appalachian Athletic Conference chair for the Coaches committee.

Handshoe graduated with honors from Tusculum in 2016 with a Master of Arts degree in education, with a concentration in human resource development.

Handshoe’s Year-by-Year Coaching Record
Year      School         Overall    Pct.   SAC    Pct. SAC Finish
2012      Tenn. Wesleyan   10-8    .556
2013      Tenn. Wesleyan    7-10   .412
2015      Tusculum         10-5    .667    5-3   .625    T3rd
2016      Tusculum         11-6    .647    4-4   .500    T4th
2017      Tusculum          5-12   .294    3-5   .375     6th
2018      Tusculum          6-11   .353    4-4   .500    T4th
Totals                     49-52   .485
At Tusculum                32-34   .485   16-16  .500