Assistant Coach Liz Martin (3rd season)
College: Temple University (2005)
Major: Sports and Recreation Management
Liz Martin returns to the Rutgers-Camden coaching staff this season after several years away from the program. Martin was the Scarlet Raptors’ head coach during the 2011-12 scholastic year after serving as an assistant coach with the Rutgers-Camden program in 2010-11.
Martin brings years of lacrosse experience to the Rutgers-Camden program, having served in head coaching and assistant coaching positions at numerous schools, in addition to enjoying a stellar playing career at Temple University from 1999-2003. She played both women’s soccer and lacrosse for the Owls, helping the lacrosse team to three consecutive Atlantic 10 championships and being named to three Atlantic 10 All-Tournament teams (2000, 2001 and 2002). She captured All-Conference First Team recognition during both her sophomore and junior seasons and was named the Most Outstanding Player for both the 2001 and 2002 Atlantic 10 tournaments. She was named an IWLCA/US Lacrosse Regional All-American in 2001.
Martin remains in the Temple records books in several categories. Entering the 2018 season, she still ranks fifth in career ground balls (155) and third in career caused turnovers (82). Among single-season records, she appears on the Owls’ Top 10 list in ground balls twice with 56 in 2001 (fifth) and 50 in 2002 (ninth). She also is fifth in single-season caused turnovers with 34 in 2002.
A 2005 graduate of Temple, Martin received her bachelor's degree in Sport and Recreation Management.
Martin started her coaching career as an assistant at Marist College during the 2004-05 season. She served as an assistant coach at the University of Delaware from 2005-10, prior to her first stint at Rutgers-Camden. Following her coaching with the Scarlet Raptors, she became an assistant coach at St. Joseph’s University, beginning with the 2012-13 season.
During her scholastic career at Collingswood High School, Martin letters in soccer, basketball and lacrosse. In soccer, she captured All-South Jersey Second Team honors in both 1997 and 1998, while adding NJGSCA State Soccer Recognition and Colonial Conference First Team honors both years. She also was named to the All-Group II First Team in 1998 and was selected for All-State and South Jersey All-Star games.
On the basketball court, Martin earned Colonial Conference First Team honors in 1998 and was selected to the South Jersey All-Star squad.
As amazing as her soccer and basketball honors were, it was lacrosse that was her best sport, earning her Women’s Division of US Lacrosse High School All-American Honorable Mention, among numerous other scholastic honors. She earned Olympic Conference National Division Second Team honors in 1997 and 1998 and captured National Division First Team recognition in 1999. She went on to earn WLCSJ All-South Jersey Second Team honors in 1998 and WLCSJ All-South Jersey First Team honors in 1999, when she also was a member of the WLCSJ North All-Star team.
