AMHERST, Mass.— University of Massachusetts women’s lacrosse associate head coach Jana Drummond has been tapped to lead the Minutewomen as the 10th head coach in program history, Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford announced on Friday.
Over her five seasons at UMass under former head coach Angela McMahon-Serpone, she helped lead the squad to a record of 81-21, five Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships, two Atlantic 10 Tournament titles and three NCAA Tournament berths.
“I am pleased to promote Jana Drummond to lead our nationally-recognized women’s lacrosse program,” Bamford said. “Jana has flourished in her five years as our associate head coach. She has coordinated student-athlete recruitment, organized our defensive units on the field and has developed lasting relationships with the women in our program. Through her passion, work ethic and commitment to Massachusetts lacrosse since her arrival, Jana has undoubtedly earned this appointment. We are excited about her vision for our future and the opportunity to maintain continuity in a program that has been tremendously successful over the last decade.”
“I’m incredibly honored and thankful for the opportunity to lead the women of UMass Lacrosse,” Drummond said. “I would like to thank Ryan Bamford and the athletic department for their belief and support in me, and the opportunity of a lifetime. I am forever grateful to Ange McMahon-Serpone for five incredible years of mentorship, bringing me into the UMass Family and giving me the opportunity to make incredible memories that I will never forget. In addition, I’d like to thank all the players and alumni who I have had the pleasure of sharing the field with over the years. You are what makes this the best job in the world!”
“I could not be more thrilled for Jana to lead the women’s lacrosse program at UMass,” McMahon-Serpone said. “There is no better person to build upon the success and positive team culture that’s been established. She is an outstanding coach, but more importantly, an even better person that is more than ready for this position.”
As an assistant coach in 2019 Drummond helped guide the Massachusetts draw unit to a nation-best 19.11 draw controls per-game mark while posting the sixth-best draw control percentage in the country at .616. She was promoted to associate head coach following that season.
The Minutewoman draw unit saw a steady improvement after ranking 16th in the country in draw controls per game in 2018 during Drummond’s first year on staff as they claimed their first of two consecutive Atlantic 10 regular-season titles during her time in Amherst.
Prior to arriving at UMass, Drummond served as an assistant coach at Marist where she coordinated the defense and coached the draw specialists, helping the Red Foxes win their first-ever MAAC regular-season championship in 2014. Under her tutelage, Hailey Wagner became the single-season draw control record holder at Marist while several Red Foxes were nationally ranked.
During her playing career, Drummond was a three-year co-captain and three-time all-conference selection at Oregon, where she finished as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 146 goals.
Drummond graduated with a master’s degree in school psychology from Marist in 2016 after graduating from Oregon with a double major in psychology and sociology in 2013.