Sarah Farley is in her second season as an assistant coach with the Furman women's lacrosse program. She works primarily with the Paladin offense and draw.
During her first season on staff, Furman won a school record 14 games and captured a share of the Big South Regular Season Championship for the first time in program history. The Paladins advanced to the semifinals of the Big South Women’s Lacrosse Championship after going undefeated at home with a school record 10 victories and began the season 5-0, matching the best start in school history.
She coached four All-Big South selections, three first team and one second, in 2025 highlighted by Big South Co-Offensive Player of the Year Anna Roser, Big South Midfielder of the Year Paige Harman, and Big South Freshman of the Year Lily Toole. Roser set a single-season record with 79 goals and led the Big South in goals while ranking fourth nationally in goals per game and fifth in goals. Harman compiled new program single-season marks for points and assists, leading the Big South in both categories, and sat in the top-10 nationally in points, assists, and assists per game. Toole turned in the best offensive season by a Furman freshman in program history, finishing 85 points on 64 goals and 21 assists. Sofija Buzelis, another All-Big South pick, tied for first in the Big South with a school single-season record 115 draws.
As a team, the Paladins led the nation in shot percentage and ranked in the top-10 in assists per game, draws per game, points per game, free position percentage, scoring margin, and scoring offense. Furman topped the Big South in points, assists, draws, and shot percentage, and was second in goals. The Paladins totaled new single-season school records in points (447), goals (299), assists (148), and draws (308).
Farley, a native of Costa Mesa, Calif., joined the Paladins after spending one season as an assistant coach at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pa. She coached two All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) selections at Mercyhurst in Whitley Easton (first team) and Amanda Bailey (second team) while five earned player of the week citations. Farley served as the program’s offensive coordinator and helped organized travel logistics for away games.
Prior to her time at Mercyhurst, Farley coached one season at the University of Nottingham in Nottingham, United Kingdom. While earning her master’s degree, she coached the lower university team and played on the top squad. She coached multiple practices each week, biweekly games, and created the plans for each practice.
Farley also brings other coaching experiences to the Paladins. She began in 2018 as a member of IMG Academy’s staff before moving into a coaching assistant role at the University of Alabama at Huntsville in 2019. She served as a coach for the Huntsville Lacrosse Association from 2020-22. Farley spent time as an assistant coach for Huntington Beach High School in 2022 while offering private lessons.
She played for Huntsville from 2020-22, which included one season under Wallach in 2021. After not playing in 2020, Farley was named to the GSC Honor Roll in 2021 while accumulating 36 goals over two seasons highlighted by 21 in 2022, which ranked fifth on the team. Farley began her collegiate career at Central Michigan University in 2018 where she played in 11 games, compiling three goals and one assist, was a Southern Conference Commissioner’s Medal recipient, and earned SoCon Academic Honor Roll accolades. She then transferred to Lindenwood University for the 2019 season where she recorded 14 goals in 15 games.
Farley attended Newport Harbor High School where she was a three-year letter winner. A Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Top 15 Athlete Award recipient, she was a team captain and MVP her senior season after totaling 42 goals, 38 ground balls, 34 caused turnovers, and 60 draws. Farley was an all-county team pick by Orange County Lacrosse and, in 2016, garnered first team Sunset League selection.
She earned her master’s degree in entrepreneurship, innovation, and management from Nottingham in 2023. Farley received her bachelor of science in marketing from Huntsville in 2022.
