Manhattanville University Athletics

Courtney Burhans completed her third season as the head women's lacrosse coach at Manhattanville in 2015.

Under her direction, Manhattanville continued to take steps forward in 2015, posting a 4-11 record. Burhans' expertise helped to turn attacker Lauren Cassidy into an All-Freedom Conference netminder this season, one of three Valiant underclassmen (AnnaMarie Nardone and Olivia Drew) to earn All-Conference recognition following the season.

The Valiants showed improvement on and off the field despite a difficult record in 2014, as Burhans worked to integrate a roster that featured only two seniors and three players with two years of playing experience at the school. Following the season, senior Casandra Honovich earned her third straight All-Freedom Conference first-team selection and graduated as the school's all-time leader in goals and draw controls.

Burhans was named head coach just days before the start of the 2012-13 school year, and still managed to guide a small squad to a second straight berth in the Freedom Conference Tournament and a near upset of top-seeded FDU-Florham in the semifinals. After the season, a program-record five players were named to the All-Freedom Conference teams. Leading the way were first-team selections Honovich and Melissa Goncalves, who finished the year as the program's single-season record holders in goals and assists, respectively. 

Burhans came to Manhattanville after one season at nearby Manhattan College, where she served as defensive coordinator, goalie coach and strength & conditioning coach for the Division I Jaspers. In her role with the team, she managed the team’s budget, assisted in the recruiting of potential student-athletes, implemented a strength & conditioning regiment for the program, and also played a role in scouting and game and practice management.
 
Previously, she worked for one year with another local Division I program, Stony Brook University, where she also served as defensive coordinator and goalie coach with the Seawolves. In her role, she mentored the America East Conference’s first-team netminder and five All-Conference honorees overall.
 
Burhans also brings Division I playing experience to Purchase, as she is a four-year letterwinner for Loyola (Md.) University. As a netminder for the Greyhounds, she was named a team captain as both a junior and a senior and helped the squad earn a berth in the Big East Conference Tournament for the first time in 2010.
 
A native of Bayville, N.Y., Burhans graduated from Loyola in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and business.

Year-by-Year Record

2013: 4-13
2014: 1-15
2015: 4-11

Record at Manhattanville: 9-39 (.188)