Caitlin Defliese Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 1st Year at SBU Alma Mater: Boston University '10

Caitlin Defliese is in her first season as an assistant coach for the women's lacrosse team, having been named to head coach Joe Spallina's staff in August 2011. Defliese comes to Stony Brook after serving as Spallina's top assistant at Adelphi, where the two of them helped the Panthers win the 2011 NCAA Div. II national championship.

"Having worked with Caitlin last year, it was essential that she join me here at Stony Brook," Spallina said. "She has an outstanding lacrosse mind and a winning pedigree. She is a tireless worker and a proven winner, someone who can relate to the players and dissect the x's and o's."

Defliese was in charge of Adelphi's defense and specialized in draw controls. She helped the team rank No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense with a 5.95 goals per game allowed average.

Defliese was a four-year letterwinner on defense at Boston University and helped the Terriers win four straight America East championships and reach a No. 8 national ranking. She was a first-team All-America East selection in 2010 after posting 36 ground balls, 16 draw controls and 19 caused turnovers.

Defliese is a Garden City, N.Y., native and product of Garden City High School, which she helped reach the New York state finals twice, including a championship win in 2006. During her senior year in 2006, she was named All-County, All-Long Island and All-America and was selected to participate in the Under Armour All-America game.