Towson women's lacrosse announced the return of Shannon Witzel as the program's assistant coach in August of 2026.
Witzel returns to Towson after three years at the helm of Spalding University's women's lacrosse program. After being named the second head coach in Spalding history, Witzel led the Golden Eagles to historic success, including the team's first conference tournament appearance, back-to-back postseason berths and several all-conference honors. Witzel earned Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Coach of the Year honors in 2024.
Prior to joining Spalding, Witzel spent nine years as an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati. With the Bearcats, she worked primarily with defense and goalies. Witzel helped Cincinnati to its best season in program history in 2018 and turned the program into a conference contender. Before joining Cincinnati, she made coaching stops at La Salle University and Eastern High School.
As a student-athlete at Towson, Witzel established herself as one of the nation's top midfielders. She set the program's single-season goals record with 71 in 2005 and concluded her collegiate career as Towson's all-time leading goal scorer with 208 goals. Witzel earned IWLCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors twice and was a three-time All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) selection. During Towson's 2005 CAA Championship season, she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Witzel was also named to the Tewaaraton Trophy Preseason Watch List in both 2006 and 2007. She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Tri-County Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Towson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
