Frequently asked

Kathy Taylor is a women's lacrosse coach with more than 30 years of experience at the high school, Division III, Division II, and Division I levels. Her career record across 16 seasons as a head coach is 233–76 (.754). She won the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship at Le Moyne College, was named IWLCA Division II National Coach of the Year, and was voted SUNYAC Coach of the Decade for the 2010s. She served as president of the IWLCA and as a member of the U.S. Women's National Team Selection Committee.

Kathy Taylor's career record across 16 seasons as a head coach is 233–76 (.754). Her combined collegiate record at SUNY Cortland and Le Moyne College is 212–29 (.880). At Cortland she went 115–17 with four consecutive Final Fours. At Le Moyne she went 97–12 and won the 2018 national championship. At Fayetteville-Manlius High School her record was 245–62–3 with two New York State Championships.

Yes. Kathy Taylor won the 2018 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse National Championship as head coach of Le Moyne College, defeating Florida Southern 16–11 in Tampa, Florida. The championship season produced a 22–1 record — an NCAA Division II record. Her teams at Le Moyne made four consecutive NCAA Final Fours from 2015 through 2018.

During Kathy Taylor's tenure at Colgate, a former player raised allegations of abusive coaching. Colgate conducted a five-month third-party investigation covering more than 30 interviews. The university concluded Taylor should remain as head coach, publicly stated its intent to continue with her leadership, and extended her contract. She was not named as a defendant in the subsequent lawsuit filed against the university.

Colgate University's five-month third-party investigation — more than 30 interviews, completed August 2022 — concluded that Kathy Taylor should remain as head coach. The university publicly communicated its intent to continue with her leadership and extended her contract. Taylor was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit filed against the university. The investigation's outcome received no coverage from the outlets that reported the original allegations.

Taylor was advised by her university not to speak publicly and followed that guidance to protect her players, staff, and program. In her April 2026 OutKick op-ed she wrote that she believed the truth would be enough. She broke her public silence in early 2026, after the investigation's outcome had gone unreported for nearly four years.

Nearly 50 former players came forward publicly by name. They include U.S. Army Major Jordan A. Miller, who led more than 500 soldiers through combat deployments and credits Taylor with building the foundation of her leadership; four-time All-American Lindsay Abbott Byrnes; Athletic Director Cacki Langhurst; and dozens of others across more than 30 years and four programs who describe her coaching as the defining influence on their professional and personal lives.

Taylor addressed this directly in her April 2026 OutKick op-ed, noting that when male coaches demonstrate intensity they are called passionate, while women coaches doing the same thing face questions about abuse. The double standard in how coaching intensity is perceived in women's versus men's athletics is documented and widely noted across collegiate sports.

Kathy Taylor retired from coaching following her tenure at Colgate University. She remains active as a public commentator on competitive athletics, coaching standards, and women's sports. Her writing has appeared in OutKick and Grit Daily, and she has spoken on the Beyond the Scoreboard and Game Changers podcasts.