WILKES-BARRE – Wilkes University Athletic Director Scott Musa has announced the hiring of Taylor Drumheller as the new head coach of the Colonels women's lacrosse program.
 
Drumheller becomes the sixth head coach in program history since its inception in 2004. She also makes her third stop as a head coach in her decade-long career, joining her husband Jordan, who joined the Wilkes men's lacrosse program as head coach in July of this year.
 
"We are thrilled to welcome Taylor as our next women's lacrosse head coach," said Musa. "Her passion and dedication to the sport is contagious and impressed everyone on campus during her visit. I look forward to working with her to build our program into one that competes every year for a Landmark Conference championship," Musa added.
 
Drumheller joins the Colonels after a brief stop at Landmark member Juniata College where she spent the past two months. Prior to Juniata, Drumheller enjoyed a successful tenure at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, where she guided the Warriors to the best start in program history during the 2025 season with a 7-3 record prior to entering Southern Athletic Association (SAA) conference play.
 
"I would like to thank Athletic Director Scott Musa, President Dr. Greg Cant, and Associate Vice President for Student Life and Success Dr. Mark Allen, for giving me this opportunity to lead the Wilkes University women's lacrosse team," noted Drumheller. "Wilkes has so much to offer our student-athletes, and I am excited to get to reset the foundation and continue to guide these young women to the highest level of success both on and off the field," she added.
 
In 2024, her first year as head coach, she led Hendrix to its most wins since 2019 and a return to the SAA playoffs. Under her leadership, the team produced two All-SAA First Team selections, two honorable mention honorees, and the conference's Newcomer of the Year in goal. The Warriors also collected three SAA Player of the Week awards and saw two student-athletes recognized with IWLCA Academic Honor accolades.
 
Before taking over as head coach, Drumheller served as Hendrix's assistant coach during the 2022–23 season, where she played a key role in recruitment, strength and conditioning, and game day operations. That year, the Warriors posted their best start since 2019 and were recognized as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad.
 
"The opportunity to work alongside my husband at the same institution was something I couldn't pass up when the opportunity came about," explained Drumheller. "Family first will always be something very important to me and it's something I instill in my program as well and a foundation of a healthy culture. Wilkes is in a great location and being in the northeast is an ideal spot to find great prospective student-athletes," she added.
 
Drumheller began her coaching career as an assist at three different spot including Hood College (2021-22), Bridgewater College (2018-21) and Elizabethtown College (2016-18). At Hood, she helped the program reach academic milestones while pursuing her MBA. At Bridgewater, she coached multiple All-ODAC selections and helped guide a VASID All-State First Team honoree. While at Elizabethtown, she contributed to a Landmark Conference playoff run and helped develop the Landmark Player of the Year.
 
Drumheller, a Pennsylvania native, graduated from Millersville University in 2015 where she played lacrosse all four years including being named captain her senior season.  
 
Drumheller begins her duties on September 2.