Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 1/16/19
Colleen Hancox has been named head girls’ lacrosse coach at powerful Moorestown (N.J.), replacing the highly successful Deanna Knobloch.
Hancox is a 2002 Moorestown graduate who played at the College of William and Mary before coaching in England, Scotland, two World Cups, and in high school at West Windsor Plainsboro South (head coach), and Delran (volunteer assistant). She also is the director for girls training for the South Jersey Select Lacrosse Club.
Knobloch had a 580-46-4 record in 27 seasons at Moorestown, leading the Quakers to 16 state titles and 15 Tournament of Champions titles (including 10 straight from 2000 to 2009). Moorestown’s girls’ lacrosse program is the winningest lacrosse program in the country over the last 20 years, a period that included winning 228 straight games over in-state opponents from 2000 to 2010.
Hancox was an All-American as a senior at Moorestown in 2002. After graduating from William and Mary, Hancox taught and coached at St. Mary’s in Wantage, England, where she led the team to a National Small Schools Tournament title. From 2007 to 2014, Hancox coached at Guilford High School for Girls (Guilford, England) where she won four National Schools Lacrosse Tournament championships.
She also coached Scotland’s Senior Women’s National team from 2008 to 2013, attending World Cups in 2009 (Prague) and 2013 (Canada).
Then known as Colleen Dalon, she was named state Player of the Year in 2002 and her teams posted a three-year record of 67-0.
Knpbloch, who guided her Quakers to the Group 3 and Tournament of Champions titles last spring, resigned in October. Her husband and long-time assistant, K.C., also stepped down.
