Eilish Gately joined the women's lacrosse coaching staff in January of 2024. Gately previously played at Gardner-Webb.
In 2025, Wofford won a school-record nine games and competed in the Big South Tournament. The team set new school records in points (351), goals (243), and assists (108), along with ground balls (382) and caused turnovers (205). Four Terriers received Big South postseason honors, including Bria Foley as Co-Offensive Player of the Year.
During the 2024 season at Wofford, the Terriers broke school records for goals (217), assists (86), points (303), caused turnovers (171), draw controls (255) and ground balls (354) as the team was 7-9 overall and 4-4 in Big South play.
In her five seasons at Gardner-Webb, Gately set a school record with 75 games played and 73 games started. The 2022 season saw the Runnin’ Bulldogs win their first conference tournament game. The team set a new single-season record for wins (10) and had their best regular season finish coming in at fifth in the Big South. Individually, Gately was second on the team in goals scored with 39 and was third in points with 54.
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She started all 14 games in 2021, finishing the season with 27 goals scored to rank second on the team. She was also third on the team in goals with 16 in the shortened 2020 season. In 2019, Gately scored 18 goals in 16 games and she added 21 goals during her freshman season in 2018.
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Gately graduated from Gardner-Webb in 2021 with a bachelor of science degree in accountancy and added a Master of Business Administration degree in 2022. Prior to joining the Terriers, she worked with Himmelrich Associates, a Baltimore-based real estate firm focused on adapting industrial properties for commercial uses.
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