Ashley Wood is in her second season as assistant coach with the Canisius College women's lacrosse program, overseeing the team's defense.
In her first year on the sidelines, Wood mentored three student-athletes to All-MAAC accolades on the defense. In addition, junior Allison Daley became the third Griff to earn MAAC Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Wood arrived at Canisius after a successful playing career at Duquesne University, where she earned All-Atlantic 10 honors on two occasions. She graduated ranked fourth in the school's record book with 139 career goals, seventh with 157 career points, third with 111 caused turnovers and eighth with 96 draw controls.
The 2009 Atlantic 10 Midfielder of the Year and second-team regional All-American, Wood set career highs with 56 points, 54 goals, 34 draw controls, 29 caused turnovers and 29 ground balls during her senior season. She led the conference with 1.71 caused turnovers per game and finished second with 3.18 goals per game.
Wood also participated in the US Lacrosse Women's Division National Tournament as a defender, becoming one of 64 players to advance to the second round of tryouts.
Wood graduated from Duquesne with a bachelor's degree in psychology. She is pursuing her master's in sport administration at Canisius.
