Shannon Smith (lacrosse)

Shannon Smith is an American lacrosse player and coach from West Babylon, New York. She began playing lacrosse in middle school after a family friend needed an extra player, yet made her high school varsity team as a seventh-grader, set New York state records for goals and points, and became the only player in state history to reach 500 career goals. She played for Northwestern University, where she was a three-time IWLCA first-team All-American, won the Tewaaraton Award as the national women's player of the year, was twice named most valuable player of the NCAA championship, and finished as the program's all-time leading goal scorer with 254 goals. After graduating she became head coach of the Hofstra Pride women's team and has been inducted into the Suffolk Sports, West Babylon and Northwestern halls of fame.