Suzie Friedrich, who served as head coach at Division III Washington College for the last five years, was named assistant women's lacrosse coach at Cornell University in July 2008.
Friedrich coached four all-region selections, including first-team selection Lindsay Fox, during her tenure and posted a 34-50 overall record. Her teams have matched or increased the previous year's win total each of the last three years, including posting an 8-8 record during the 2008 campaign. Her 2004 team set a school record for goals in a game with a 24-14 win over Muhlenberg. Among her former players is the school's all-time assist leader, Lindsey Eichner, whose 136 assists rank among the top 20 all-time in Division III. Eichner also set the school record for assists in a season with 48 in 2004.
Prior to her time at Washington, Friedrich was at Garrison Forest School, coaching junior varsity lacrosse and middle school basketball during the 2002-03 school year. She also coached at Morristown HS and Collingswood HS in New Jersey and at the Penn State, Merestead and Washington College lacrosse camps. She served as the United States Women's Lacrosse Association National Chair for Schoolgirl All-Americans from 1993-97 and the USLWA Baltimore Schoolgirl Chair from 1993-98.
Friedrich served as athletic director and head of the physical education department at St. Paul's School for Girls from 1997-2000. During that time, she coached lacrosse at both the varsity and junior varsity level and also coached basketball, field hockey and golf. She also taught physical education and golf for grades 5-12. She began her career as a coach and instructor at the school from 1992-97.
As a college player, Friedrich played for three Final Four squads at Penn State (1982, 83, 85) and helped her team to the national finals in 1982. A three-year member of the United States Women's Lacrosse squad (1989-91), Friedrich also played for the Central District 1 team from 1985-92 and the South District team from 1993-97. She graduated from Penn State in 1985.
