Army West Point Athletics
Women's Lacrosse
- Title:
- Noto Family Head Women's Lacrosse Coach
- Phone:
- 1826
Tumolo led Army on an unprecedented run to the NCAA Tournament in her second season at the helm of the Black Knights, earning an at-large bid to the tournament. Tumolo was named Patriot League Coach of the Year following the season, as Army reached the Patriot League Championship game for the first time in program history behind a program-record 15 victories. The Black Knights broke into the national rankings for the first time in 2023, achieving a rank as high as 13 while ending the season ranked 14th in the ILWomen/IWLCA poll.
Army's efforts in 2023 included multiple wins over ranked teams, including a pair of victories over archrival Navy in both the regular season star series matchup and in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals. The Black Knights first-ever win over a top-20 opponent came on the road at Jacksonville before Army defeated its first-ever top-10 opponent in Rutgers at home. Tumolo coached Patriot League Rookie of the Year and USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American Brigid Duffy to a program 82 points across the season, with Kathleen Sullivan, Jolie Riedell and Julia Franzoni all joining Duffy on the All-Patriot League First Team.
The 2025 season saw the program reach new heights, earning another at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with an 8-1 record in Patriot League play and 13-2 mark in the regular season. Army defeated its first-ever opponent ranked in the top-five in the IWLCA poll with its 12-9 victory over No. 4 Stanford. The season also saw the program's first-ever First Team All-American with midfielder Brigid Duffy.
It was announced that Tumolo would join the staff of the USA U20 Women's National Team in the summer of 2023 as an assistant coach ahead of the 2024 U20 World Championships. Tumolo, along with Army's duo of Brigid Duffy and Allison Reilly, ended up securing a gold medal with an undefeated run at the U20 World Championships, defeating Canada in the gold medal game by a score of 23-6.
It was also announced in September 2023 that Tumolo received a contract extension to remain at Army, following the success of her first two seasons.
Tumolo led the Black Knights to a 12-6 overall record in her first season at the helm for Army, which featured a 7-2 mark in Patriot League play. Army reached a program-record 10-game winning streak through the middle of the season, and was able to defeat archrival Navy for the first time in program history. Army saw five cadet-athletes named to the All-Patriot League teams, including Julia Gorajek and Jolie Riedell on the first team, along with Carleigh Armstrong, Kathleen Sullivan and Ceara Sweeney on the second team.
Prior to Army, Tumolo boasted an impressive resume both as a coach and a player. Under her guidance, Wagner became one of the top teams in the Northeast Conference (NEC), making the conference championship game in 2021 after winning the NEC title in 2019. Prior to Wagner, the former All-American made stops at Oregon, Florida and Syracuse as an assistant coach.
With Tumolo calling the shots at Wagner, the Seahawks posted a combined record of 29-13 while making two conference championship games and an NCAA Tournament appearance. The team’s 16-4 mark in 2019 was good for the best winning percentage in the program’s history. Along the way, Tumolo mentored five NEC First-Team selections, two players-of-the-year and seven academic honor roll students.
Tumolo’s experience as a player has helped her create a number of high-powered scoring offenses at her previous destinations. While in Eugene, Tumolo coordinated the Oregon offensive attack as their top assistant coach. Thanks to her insight, the Ducks set a number of school records in 2018 while racking up 336 points for the second highest total in the program’s history.
Tumolo returned to Syracuse as an assistant coach for the 2016 season under Gary Gait, helping the Orange to a final four appearance. Before returning to Syracuse, Tumolo spent two-years at the University of Florida where her offense led the NCAA in goals per game with 15.52. The Gators posted a 33-8 record in her two years with the program, making the NCAA tournament in both seasons.
As a player, Tumolo was one of the most dangerous attackers in Syracuse history, ranking third on the school’s all-time points list with 278. In her junior season, Tumolo finished sixth on the NCAA points list with 78 while also being named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award - given every year to the nation’s top women’s lacrosse player.
Tumolo’s talents on the field helped land her a spot on Team USA, where she competed in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in Surrey, England in 2017. Her 12 goals and 17 assists helped Team USA take home the gold medal in England. After her outstanding performance in the tournament, Tumolo was one of seven U.S. players to be named to the All-World Team
| Year | Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Goals (avg.) |
| 2019 | Wagner | 16 | 4 | .800 | 13.45 |
| 2020 | Wagner | 3 | 4 | .429 | 12.85 |
| 2021 | Wagner | 10 | 5 | .667 | 14.20 |
| 2022 | Army | 12 | 6 | .667 | 14.72 |
| 2023 | Army | 15 | 4 | .790 | 14.32 |
| 2024 | Army | 9 | 8 | .529 | 14.00 |
| at Army | 3 Seasons | 36 | 18 | .667 | 14.35 |
| TOTAL | 6 Seasons | 65 | 31 | .677 | 13.92 |
