Amy Rizzo was selected in the spring of 2013 to lead the new women’s lacrosse program at Caldwell University. After recruiting 12 new student-athletes to help form the Cougars’ first team, Rizzo guided Caldwell during the program’s inaugural season in 2014. This season she has brought in nine recruits to bolster her initial recruiting class.
Before coming to Caldwell, Rizzo served as an assistant coach at Adelphi University in 2011-2012, helping the Panthers reach the NCAA Division II Tournament and capture their third consecutive Northeast 10 Conference title. She also spent a year at Building Blocks Lacrosse as the Director of Girls Recruitment, while also coaching varsity lacrosse for the 2011 season at Kent Place in Summit, N.J. While at Kent Place, Rizzo led the team to runner-up finishes at the Prep A and Union County tournaments while posting a 15-6 record.
“Amy comes with a solid background in lacrosse,” Corino said. “She was a successful Division I player, a head coach for a top high school program, and an assistant coach and recruiter for one of the best Division II programs in the country. Amy is tremendously energetic and excited about meeting the challenge of building a program, and we are glad to have her at Caldwell.”
A native of Jackson, N.J., Rizzo attended Long Island University in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she earned all-Northeast Conference honors four times and became the program’s all-time leading scorer with 185 goals and 249 points. She also was selected to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic Squad. Rizzo received her Bachelor’s degree in management and marketing in 2007, and earned her Master’s degree in marketing from LIU in 2010. She served as an assistant coach at LIU for three seasons following her playing career.
In addition to her coaching duties, Rizzo is an athletics administrator at Caldwell, overseeing the recreation sports programs and the Student Athlete Mentor (SAM) program.
