Abigail Jackson finished her 11th season as head coach of the Union College women's lacrosse program in 2021.
Jackson has guided Union to a 80-73 record during her time in Schenectady, tying her for the most wins ever by a Union women's lacrosse coach. Under her tutelage, Union has produced one All-American, nine All-Region selections, and 51 All-Liberty League honorees.
Jackson led the Dutchwomen back to the postseason for the first time in five years during a pandemic-shortened 2021 season, posting a 4-4 regular season record.
In 2015, she guided the Dutchwomen to a 13-4 record, the Liberty League Tournament championship and a berth in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. In addition to earning Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year honors, Jackson guided three players to IWLCA All-Region first-team recognition, including Liberty League Player of the Year Maggie Comiskey.
Off the field, Jackson was selected to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Board of Directors in May 2021 and will begin her three-year term on July 1, 2021. She also is heavily involved in the IWLCA as a member of the Racial Equity Task Force and also served on the IWLCA's Students of Color Coaching Symposium planning committee and as faculty for the symposium.
Jackson came to Union after two years at Roger Williams University, where she brought the women’s lacrosse team to its third consecutive TCCC Championship game in 2010, concluding the season with a 14-5 record and the second-highest season win total in school history.
Prior to RWU, Jackson served as head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at Plymouth State University for three seasons, compiling a record of 21-25 as coach of the Panthers. In her first season, she led the team to a 14-5 record, capturing the 2007 ECAC New England Championship.
Jackson is 2003 graduate of Williams College, where she was a three-sport athlete, competing on the women’s soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams. She was a member of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Division III runners-up in 2000 and a NCAA Regional finalist in 2003, while her women’s soccer team reached the NCAA Division III Final Four in 1999. After graduation, she spent the 2003-04 academic year as an assistant at her alma mater, coaching both the women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse teams.
From 2004-06, she served as graduate assistant at Trinity College for the Women’s Soccer and Women’s Basketball teams, specializing in opponent scouting, recruiting, and game day management for both teams. She completed her Master’s Degree in Public Policy at Trinity in 2016. In June 2009, she served as the head coach for the Prague Cup Women’s Lacrosse team, a squad consisting of players from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III that competed against European teams.
