Kelly Horning '21 joined the Fairfield Women's Lacrosse staff as an Assistant Coach in the fall of 2025. Horning was the first All-American in program history and a four-time MAAC Champion as a student-athlete with the Stags.
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Horning returns to Fairfield after beginning her coaching career at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart as an assistant for Kristen Coleman McDaniel '11 – a Fairfield Athletics Hall of Famer and the Stags' all-time leader in points (257) and goals (186). The duo led Stone Ridge School to three consecutive Independent School League Championships and multiple national rankings.
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Horning was also an elementary school teacher in Bethesda, Md.
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As a student-athlete from 2018-22, Horning graduated as Fairfield's all-time leader in ground balls (220) and caused turnovers (131). She also ranks third in career goals (146) and is tied for fifth in points (189) by a Stag. Horning was an IWLCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2022, a two-time IWLCA All-Region pick, a three-time All-MAAC First Team selection and the 2021 MAAC Midfielder of the Year.
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Horning was 11-0 in MAAC postseason games in her career, leading Fairfield to four MAAC Championships. She was tabbed for the MAAC All-Championship Team in all four of those seasons, netting the overtime game-winner in the 2019 MAAC Championship Game and earning Championship MVP laurels in 2022.
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A 2021 Fairfield graduate with a B.S. in Sociology, Horning also earned an M.A. in Elementary Education from Fairfield in 2022.
