MEGAN DOUTY
Current member and 8-year veteran of the USA Women’s National Lacrosse Team and was selected as 1 of 18 players in the nation to compete in the 2022 World Championship, where they took home Gold. Megan was also a member of Team USA in 2017, where she competed in the World Cup and World Games and took home 2 Gold Medals. At the end of the World Cup, she was named to the All-World Team, an honor that recognizes the TOP 11 players in the world. Along with competing with Team USA, Megan is a professional lacrosse player for Athlete’s Unlimited. She is also part of the Player Executive Committee for the league, which is a role that bridges the gap between the players and administrators of the league. Megan was a part of the first-ever United Women’s Lacrosse League championship team, the Long Island Sound. In August 2017, Megan was the 9th overall draft pick to the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League and won the Inaugural championship with the Command in 2018. In both seasons of the WPLL, Megan was recognized as a unanimous selection for the All-Star Team. Megan was a part of the inaugural season of Athlete’s Unlimited, the newest women’s professional lacrosse league in 2021, and she will compete for the 3rd year in 2023.
Megan was a standout defender at the University of Maryland starting all 4 years for the Terps. During her career, she helped capture 2 National Championships and 3 ACC Championships. While at Maryland, Megan was named the IWLCA National Defender of the Year for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, as well as, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 and the Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year in 2015. She was named as a first-team All American member for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Megan was a 2014 Tewaaraton award Finalist and nominated for the Tewaaraton award in 2015.
Most recently, Megan was named the Defender of the DECADE by Inside Lacrosse, an award given to the best and most consistent player from 2010-2020.
Megan has been an evaluator for many events, such as the US Lacrosse School Girls team, the National Development Team for US Lacrosse, and the Athlete’s Unlimited Futures event. She takes pride in growing lacrosse and seeing the next generation take their game to the next level.
Megan is a US Lacrosse Level 1 Certified Coach.
In 2020, Megan was inducted into Rumson Fair Haven High School’s Hall of Fame.