COACHING STAFF Year for her efforts and her team was later honored by President George Bush at the White House for its accomplishment. In 1990-91 she served as head coach for women's lacrosse and field hockey and was a physical education instructor at NCAA Division III Randolph-Macon College for one season. She led the lacrosse squad to a 5-5 mark and a berth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament in 1991. She moved on to Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. the following year and served for one year as head coach for field hockey and lacrosse, director of intramural programs, and as an assistant professor of physical education in 1991-92. She led the lacrosse team to a 6-6 record in her only season in 1992. A native of Conshohocken, Pa., the former Kim Lambdin was a standout at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School and followed with an outstanding two-sport career at Temple. As a goalkeeper and co-captain in field hockey, she was a two-time All-American in 1986 and 1987 and established school record for career saves (751) and shutouts (28). In lacrosse, she led Temple to a four-year record of 83-7 in 1984-88 with the 1988 squad capturing the NCAA national title. She was a two-time lacrosse All-American in 1987 and 1988 and ranks seventh on Temple's all-time scoring list with 207 points on 162 goals and 45 assists. She was inducted into the Temple University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School Hall of Fame in 2004. In addition, she was a member of the U.S. National Lacrosse Team in 1988-92 and led the 1989 squad to the World Championship. She earned her bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Temple in 1988 and her master's degree in sports administration from Temple in 1992. She is a member of the United States Women's Lacrosse Association and the International Women's Lacrosse Association and has served on numerous USWLA committees. She and Kirk have two childen, daughter Colby (12) and son Cade (7), and reside in Hockessin, Del.. Kirk served on head coach K.C. Keeler's Blue Hen football staff for six seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and helped lead Delaware to the 2003 NCAA I-AA national title and to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision title game in 2007. Delaware teams went 52-26 and won two league titles during his tenure. He now serves as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Rutgers University.
Liz Martin, a former standout at Temple who coached during the 2005 season at Marist College, was named an assistant coach for the University of Delaware women’s lacrosse program prior to the 2006 season. She was promoted to a full-time position as Delaware's top assistant coach on Aug. 21, 2006 and begins her fifth season with the Blue Hens in 2010. The former Liz Frengs, Martin was married in October, 2006 to Ed Martin. In her four seasons as Ciarrocca's top assistant, Martin has led the Blue Hens to a combined record of 37-32. The Blue Hens have ranked among the Colonial Athletic Association's top programs over the last three seasons, posting consecutive 11-6 records in 2007 and 2008 and a 10-8 record in 2009. Delaware advanced to the league semifinals in 2007 and 2008 and to the finals in 2009. The Hens lost to James Madison 15-13 in the 2007 semifinals and fell to host William & Mary 15-14 in the 2008 semifinals. They reached the finals in 2009 with an 8-6 win in the semifinals over Old Dominion, but fell to Towson 8-7 in the finals. The Hens have earned votes and spent time in the Top 20 in both the IWLCA and Nike/Inside Lacrosse polls during Martin's tenure. Martin helped the Blue Hens turn around a 5-12 mark in 2006 to an 11-6 record and a trip to the CAA semifinals in 2007. The Hens were ranked in the IWLCA Top 20 poll for three consecutive weeks and completed a perfect 9-0 record at home. Delaware fell to James Madison in the CAA semifinals. After serving as a student assistant coach at Temple under Ciarrocca in 2004, Martin worked as an assistant under head coach Noelle Cebron at NCAA Division I Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. in 2005. The team went 5-10 overall and lost to Manhattan 11-10 in double overtime in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference semifinals. Frengs and Cebron were former teammates at Temple. A native of Collingswood, N.J. (Collingswood HS), Martin was a standout midfielder at Temple in 200004 under Ciarrocca, helping the Owls win three straight Atlantic 10 Conference titles as a player and also leading the team to another league title during her stint as a student assistant. The team moved on to compete at the NCAA Tournament each of those league championship seasons. As a player, she earned first team AllAtlantic 10 honors as a sophomore in 2001 and as a junior in 2002 and was a regional AllAmerican her sophomore
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Tournament team all three seasons that she played in it and was named the tournament Most
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