Furman University

Erin Fitzgerald is in her fifth season with the Furman women's lacrosse staff in 2022. She spent the first four years as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2022 season.

She currently serves as the program’s offensive and recruiting coordinators, while overseeing the draw team.

A native of Mt. Sinai, N.Y., Fitzgerald has helped lead the Paladins to two SoCon Regular Season Championships in 2019 and 2021, while appearing in three consecutive SoCon Tournament championship games (2018, 2019, 2021).

She has coached seven All-SoCon performers throughout her time in Greenville, including 2021 SoCon Offensive Player of the Year Hannah Demis and SoCon Freshman of the Year Meagan Beal. Demis finished the 2021 campaign fourth nationally in both assists and assists per game, and 19^th in points, while Kyra LaMotte earned First Team All-SoCon accolades after ranking 15^th in the nation for goals and 21^st in goals per game.

Furman had the Southern Conference’s top scoring offense in 2021, averaging 15.06 goals and 22.00 points per game. The Paladins set a new school record with 256 goals, surpassing the old record of 246 set in 2019. Nationally, Furman ranked 15^th in scoring offense.

Fitzgerald graduated from Northwestern in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in communication studies.

She lettered four years at Northwestern from 2010-13 while helping the Wildcats advance to four NCAA Division I Final Fours and win two National Championships. She was twice named an IWLCA All-American, First Team in 2013 and Second Team in 2012, and was nominated for the Tewaarton Award in 2013, presented annually to the NCAA women’s lacrosse player of the year.

A two-time American Lacrosse Conference selection, Fitzgerald currently ranks eighth all-time at Northwestern with 190 goals and tenth with 216 points. She was twice named Academic All-Big Ten in 2012 and 2013.

She married Jeremy Ebert in March of 2018. The couple has a son, James Daniel.