ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Taylor Pinzone, who was part of two Final Four teams at Northwestern before earning First-Team All-Pac 12 honors at Arizona State, has joined the Navy women's lacrosse coaching staff as an assistant coach it was announced by Navy head coach Cindy Timchal.
"It is truly an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to coach women's lacrosse at the United States Naval Academy," Pinzone said. "I am very excited to work with and learn from such an amazing and experienced coaching staff, led by Cindy Timchal. I look forward to this opportunity and am thrilled to join!"
"I am thrilled to announce the addition of Taylor Pinzone as our new assistant coach," stated Timchal. "Taylor brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to further strengthen our team's performance and strategic capabilities on the field. Her hiring signifies a strategic move to bolster the team's offensive prowess, circle play in the midfield and midfield defense, tapping into her expertise to further elevate Navy's lacrosse program."
Pinzone came to the Naval Academy after spending a season at Cornell with the women's lacrosse coaching staff as an assistant coach. She coached the offensive side of the ball, while also working with the Big Red draw control unit. During the 2023 season, the Big Red posted top 10 season marks in goals (193, ninth), draw controls (220, second) and free position goals (50, fourth).
Prior to Cornell, Pinzone coached with the Mass Elite Club Lacrosse program beginning in 2015, while also doing personal instruction and training. Experienced in skill evaluation and assessment, as well as practice planning and execution and skill level evaluation, she served as an instructor at Northwestern coach Kelly Almonte Hiller's camps and clinics as an undergraduate.
A 2022 First-Team All-PAC 12 and PAC-12 All-Tournament selection in the midfield at Arizona State as a graduate transfer, Pinzone ranked third on the team in scoring (41g, 13a, 54pts), draw controls (42), ground balls (30) and caused turnovers (20) while pacing the team in free position goals (10). She earned National Player of the Week honors from Inside Lacrosse after leading ASU to a win at Rutgers. Upon graduation, she earned an invitation to compete at the IWLCA Senior All-Star Game.
Her Arizona State experience came on the heels of an excellent four-year career at Northwestern, posting 34 goals and six assists in 50 games, including two starts. She helped lead the team to a pair of NCAA Final Four appearances with two Big Ten Tournament and one conference regular-season crown. She was chosen as a three-time Academic All-Big Ten pick and captured league freshman of the week accolades once.
Pinzone, at 2021 graduate of Northwestern with a degree in Communication Studies, earned a Master's in Leadership and Management from Arizona State in 2022.
