Corrine Drost begins her second season as an assistant coach on the Penn State Women's Lacrosse Staff in 2021. Drost joined the Nittany Lions' staff in July 2019 after serving on the William & Mary staff in 2019.
The Nittany Lions notched a 5-2 record in 2020 before the season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penn State started the season with four straight wins, defeating Towson (12-9), Lehigh (13-9), Duquesne (20-6) and Cornell (19-9). The blue and white finished the season with a 14-13 victory at Vanderbilt.
Penn State's offense averaged 13.71 goals per game, good for third in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions were third in the conference averaging 5.29 assists per game. The blue and white ranked 18th in the nation in shot percentage (.480) and 14th in the country in free position percentage (.544).
Senior attacker Maria Auth ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 22 goals and third with 3.14 goals per game. She finished fourth in the conference with 33 points and 4.71 points per game. Auth led the Big Ten and ranked fifth in the country averaging 1.57 free position goals per game. Junior Sophia Triandafils ranked 10th in the Big Ten averaging 3.14 points per game.
Fifteen different Nittany Lions scored at least one goal in 2020. Auth led the squad with 22 goals, followed by Triandafils (15), Lauren Craft (12), Quinn Nicolai (9), Kristin Roberto (9), Yasmain Hamood (7) and Mary Muldoon (6).
During her time with the Tribe, Drost helped make an impact on both sides of the ball. She served as the offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator while also helping with the defense and goalies. She also oversaw player development on and off the field.
On the offensive side, W&M increased its total points by 33 from 2018 to 2019, despite playing in one less game. The Tribe’s leading scorer, Belle Martire, ranked third in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and top 50 in the nation in points while tying a program record for points by a freshman. She was a second-team CAA and CAA All-Rookie selection. Another freshman attacker ranked second on the team in points and fourth in the CAA in free-position goals. The Tribe increased their point production with five players ending the year with 20 or more points.
Under Drost, William & Mary paced the CAA in ground balls per game (18.53) and ranked second in caused turnovers per game (9.73). Goalie Elsa Rall led the conference in ground balls per game and three W&M players ranked among the league’s top 10 in caused turnovers per contest. She helped three Tribe players to earn All-CAA honors.
Drost spent the 2018 season as an assistant at Drexel, helping the Dragons to improve their goal, assist and draw control averages from the prior year. She coached two All-CAA selections and the CAA Rookie of the Year.
From 2015-17, Drost coached at Delaware, her alma mater, helping the Blue Hens to 22 wins while leading the Delaware offense. The Blue Hens ranked 19th in the nation in scoring margin (3.89) in 2015 and 18th (3.24) in 2016.
Drost served two seasons at Lafayette from 2013-14 and was a volunteer assistant at Delaware in 2012.
She was a standout at Delaware, graduating in 2011. Drost tallied 70 career goal, including 30 as a senior. She helped the Blue Hens to a CAA Championship game appearance in 2009.
The Nittany Lions notched a 5-2 record in 2020 before the season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penn State started the season with four straight wins, defeating Towson (12-9), Lehigh (13-9), Duquesne (20-6) and Cornell (19-9). The blue and white finished the season with a 14-13 victory at Vanderbilt.
Penn State's offense averaged 13.71 goals per game, good for third in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions were third in the conference averaging 5.29 assists per game. The blue and white ranked 18th in the nation in shot percentage (.480) and 14th in the country in free position percentage (.544).
Senior attacker Maria Auth ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 22 goals and third with 3.14 goals per game. She finished fourth in the conference with 33 points and 4.71 points per game. Auth led the Big Ten and ranked fifth in the country averaging 1.57 free position goals per game. Junior Sophia Triandafils ranked 10th in the Big Ten averaging 3.14 points per game.
Fifteen different Nittany Lions scored at least one goal in 2020. Auth led the squad with 22 goals, followed by Triandafils (15), Lauren Craft (12), Quinn Nicolai (9), Kristin Roberto (9), Yasmain Hamood (7) and Mary Muldoon (6).
During her time with the Tribe, Drost helped make an impact on both sides of the ball. She served as the offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator while also helping with the defense and goalies. She also oversaw player development on and off the field.
On the offensive side, W&M increased its total points by 33 from 2018 to 2019, despite playing in one less game. The Tribe’s leading scorer, Belle Martire, ranked third in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and top 50 in the nation in points while tying a program record for points by a freshman. She was a second-team CAA and CAA All-Rookie selection. Another freshman attacker ranked second on the team in points and fourth in the CAA in free-position goals. The Tribe increased their point production with five players ending the year with 20 or more points.
Under Drost, William & Mary paced the CAA in ground balls per game (18.53) and ranked second in caused turnovers per game (9.73). Goalie Elsa Rall led the conference in ground balls per game and three W&M players ranked among the league’s top 10 in caused turnovers per contest. She helped three Tribe players to earn All-CAA honors.
Drost spent the 2018 season as an assistant at Drexel, helping the Dragons to improve their goal, assist and draw control averages from the prior year. She coached two All-CAA selections and the CAA Rookie of the Year.
From 2015-17, Drost coached at Delaware, her alma mater, helping the Blue Hens to 22 wins while leading the Delaware offense. The Blue Hens ranked 19th in the nation in scoring margin (3.89) in 2015 and 18th (3.24) in 2016.
Drost served two seasons at Lafayette from 2013-14 and was a volunteer assistant at Delaware in 2012.
She was a standout at Delaware, graduating in 2011. Drost tallied 70 career goal, including 30 as a senior. She helped the Blue Hens to a CAA Championship game appearance in 2009.