Coaching Highlights at Piedmont (2024-Present)
- 9 All-USA South Players
- 7 CSC Academic All-District Honorees
Brooke Thacker enters her third season as head women's lacrosse coach at Piedmont in the fall of 2025. After spending two season as assistant women's lacrosse coach, Thacker was elevated to lead the program in the fall of 2023.
During her time at the helm, Thacker has led Piedmont to 23 wins and a 15-3 record in conference play. She has also guided nine players to USA South All-Conference honors with four in 2024 and five in 2025. She also has seen several program records set during her time including Aly Reece becoming the program's all-time leader in assists while Merryn Bumpass put herself atop the career mark in goals scored.
In her first season on staff as an assistant, Thacker helped the Lady Lions to a 6-4 conference record and oversaw the development of three All-USA South performers including freshman Merryn Bumpass who led the team in points and goals.
Thacker has experience across a variety of levels of lacrosse with her coaching career dating back to 2015. Most recently, she was a staff member at fellow USA South school North Carolina Wesleyan assisting in day-to-day practice preparation, player development and scouting.
In the spring of 2019, Thacker worked at the middle school and high school level with The Saint Bernard School in Uncasville, Connecticut serving as the head middle school coach and assistant high school coach. Her tasks included planning and organizing practices, strategizing the development of players and educating young girls on the game of lacrosse.
She got her coaching start in 2015 working with the Southern Maryland Jets as an assistant lacrosse coach teaching defensive skills and leading position specific drills.
Thacker was a five-year member of the Roanoke College women's lacrosse team serving as a captain from 2016-18. She was a defender who had 48 ground balls in her career including 22 her senior season and forced 36 caused turnovers with 21 in 2018.
She earned her bachelor of arts in criminal justice with a minor in psychology from Roanoke College in 2018.
Thacker's Coaching Record by School (2024-Present)
| 2025 |
Piedmont |
13 |
6 |
.684 |
| 2024 |
Piedmont |
10 |
9 |
.526 |
| Seasons |
1 School |
23 |
15 |
.605 |
Thacker's Coaching Record by School (2024-Present)
| School Name |
Seasons |
Record |
Winning Pct. |
| Piedmont (2024-present) |
2 |
23-15 |
.605 |
Last updated 6/25
