McDanielWomen's Lacrosse: Home of the Green Terror

Bliss was named McDaniel’s head field hockey and women’s lacrosse coaches following a successful stint as the interim coach of the women’s lacrosse team in the spring of 2004.

After two years as head coach of both squads, she surrendered the helm of the Green Terror field hockey program last year to focus on women’s lacrosse.

Her focus payed off after just one season when she led McDaniel to the ECAC South championship and program-record 14 victories last year.

In her first year at the helm, Bliss’ enthusiasm manifested itself in the form of the best women’s lacrosse season to date in the program’s three decades. Led by the then-23-year-old interim coach, the Green Terror turned in a 13-4 record, including a program-best nine-game winning streak. McDaniel followed its first Centennial Conference (CC) playoff appearance with a run to the ECAC semifinals under Bliss in 2004 before advancing to the ECAC championship game the next season. In her four seasons at the helm, Bliss has guided the squad to a 46-23 mark.

Bliss began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at McDaniel in the fall of 2003, immediately following a successful academic and athletic career at Goucher College. She completed her master’s in education at McDaniel in the summer of 2004.

A three-time all-conference selection in field hockey and two-time nod in lacrosse, she also received all-region honors on the lacrosse field and was selected to play in the North/South Senior All-Star Game. Bliss was also a three-time field hockey captain and two-year lacrosse captain for the Gophers.

Her arrival on the Hill helped the field hockey team to its first-ever CC championship and NCAA playoff berth. As a first-year coach, she assisted with coordinating the team’s defense. Her unrivaled work ethic translated into McDaniel boasting one of the nation’s best defenses, surrendering just 0.64 goals per game.

Meagan Voight, Assistant Coach

A four-year starter for Johns Hopkins, Voight enters her second season on the Green Terror staff.

An attacker for the Blue Jays, she netted 75 goals and added 21 assists for 96 points in 66 collegiate games. In the Division I history of Johns Hopkins, she ranks in the top ten in goals (8th), assists (10th) and points (9th).

In 2004 and 2005, the Blue Jays reached the NCAA tournament. She tallied a season-high four goals in a 10-8 loss to defending-champion Virginia in the 2005 first round.

A four-time member of the American Lacrosse Conference Academic Honor Roll, she also earned Academic Honor Roll honors from the IWLCA in 2005.

Kristin Ramey, Assistant Coach

A 2005 graduate of McDaniel, Ramey begins her second season on the sidelines.
The recepient of McDaniel's Women's Athletic Alumnae Award for the most outstanding senior athlete, she was a four-year member of the Green Terror field hockey and women's lacrosse teams.

Twice named to the Centennial Conference first team in lacrosse, Ramey also earned third-team All-America honors from insidelacrosse.com following her senior campaign. She led the squad in goals (40), assists (13), points (53) and caused turnovers (25). An all-region selection after her junior season, Ramey was the team's MVP after pacing the team in ground balls (64) and caused turnovers (30).

During her four years, she amassed 73 goals and 26 assists for 99 points to rank among the all-time leaders in each category. Her 139 career ground balls ranks second all-time while her 76 draw controls is third and her 71 caused turnovers ranks fourth.

On the field hockey squad, she earned the team's most improved player award in 2003. During her four years, she totaled 11 goals and four assists for 26 points.

After graduating with a degree in exercise science and physical education, Ramey spent the last year as a lacrosse coach and physical education teacher at Bedford High School in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.

Meagan Mattson, Assistant Coach

A two-sport standout at McDaniel, Mattson joins the women’s lacrosse staff in 2008.

In addition to four years as a midfielder and attacker for the Green Terror lacrosse team, she was also a two-year member of the women’s soccer team.

On the lacrosse field, she tallied 87 career points, including 48 goals and 39 assists. As a senior captain, she led the squad with 24 assists and ranked second with 48 points, earning her second-team all-conference honors. In 2005, she also earned the team’s most improved player award.

Mattson also served as a captain for the women’s soccer team in the fall of 2006.

As a senior, she was awarded the athletic department’s Spirit of WMC award for her participation and leadership in both sports.