Natalie Caney

Natalie Caney will be in her first year coaching with Catamount. She is in her second year as an assistant coach with Smith College where she is completing her Master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Studies.

Caney was a dual-sport athlete at MCLA, competing on the lacrosse and soccer teams. As a member of the lacrosse team, she was a two-time All-MASCAC honoree finishing her career with 86 goals and 41 assists for 127 points. In three years, she totaled 176 ground balls, 146 draw controls and 93 caused turnovers. As a member of the Trailblazers soccer team, Caney was the MASCAC Rookie of the Year and ended her career tied for the program’s all-time scoring record en route to earning All-MASCAC recognition all four years.

Caney earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology with a minor in sports coaching, social work, and women’s studies from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 2017. While at MCLA, she was a member of the President’s Athletic Advisory Committee, Student Athletic Advisory Committee, and L.E.A.D., a summer leadership program at the college. Caney was an NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority Grant selectee and attended the NCAA Convention in 2016.

After graduation, Caney coached the varsity girls lacrosse team at Belchertown High School in 2017. She holds Level 1 and 2 coaching certifications for lacrosse and D and F certifications for soccer.

Grace Johnson