The Elizabethtown College Athletic Department and Director of Athletics Nancy Latimore has announced that the interim women’s lacrosse coach Danielle Seling and interim assistant coach Linda Delaney will remain with the team for the duration of the program’s first season as a member of the Landmark Conference.
Seling is entering her second stint with the Blue Jays. The new coach was an assistant for Etown in 2009 and 2010.
During her time as an assistant, the Blue Jays were undefeated in conference play.
“I was really excited to be returning as a coach at the College,” Seling said. “It is a really great feeling to already feel at home and know many of the other coaches in the athletics department.”
Prior to returning to the blue and gray, Seling earned her first head coaching job at Susquehannock High School. Seling went on to lead the Warriors to District III Tournament appearances in both seasons under the helm. This past season, Seling returned to her alma mater as an assistant.
Seling was very optimistic when talking about her young roster. “We’re going to take on the season from a week-to-week basis. The coaching staff wants the players to learn something new at every practice,” Seling said. “Half of our players are either first-years or sophomores, and half have never played before, so it’s important for our group to bond. We’re really focused on giving the girls a good experience.”
Delaney also joins the Blue Jays’ staff with a vast amount of coaching experience under her belt. The Lynchburg College grad spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons as an assistant with the women’s lacrosse team at Washington and Lee University. Delaney also volunteered as an assistant at her alma mater in 2008.
Both coaches were very impressed when talking about what they have seen from their players this far into the season. “We really admire our players. It could be intimidating coming into such a well-established program, but the team is really working hard,” Seling said. “They’re really taking everything in stride. Without them, we wouldn’t have a season.”
