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Talia Hayes

Talia Hayes was hired as the UWRF's second women's lacrosse head coach in program history in November of 2021.

Under Hayes, the Falcons have compiled a 51-19 overall record since the 2022 season, totaling 12 or more wins during all four seasons of her tenure. During the 2024 season, the Falcons went 5-1 during the inaugural WIAC schedule with their sole loss coming against the eventual WIAC Tournament Champions from Colorado College. Hayes and her staff were named the WIAC Coaching Staff of the Year.

In 2023, UWRF went 12-5 and earned an 8-0 record at home and finished the season ranked seventh in NCAA Division III  Region VII. In her first season at the helm in 2022, Hayes led the Falcons to a 15-2 overall record, finishing the year ranked eighth in Region VII and leading NCAA Division III in shots per game (42.8) and shots on goal per game (32.4). 

Hayes has experience as an assistant coach at the high school level, spending time as the Eastview High School (Apple Valley, Minn.) girls lacrosse varsity assistant coach since 2017. In addition, she coaches club lacrosse with Pipeline Lacrosse Minnesota and previously spent time coaching the successful Minnesota Loons Select girls' lacrosse team, winning multiple tournaments. 

A three-year team captain and Midwest Women's Lacrosse All-Conference honoree at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minn., Hayes is the Northwestern women's lacrosse all-time leading scorer with 258 points off 179 goals and 79 assists. She was also the league's Rookie of the Year and was a three-time Team MVP.

Also a member of the Northwestern women's basketball team, she helped lead the Eagles to an NCCAA National Championship appearance as a team captain. In 2020, she was named an NCAA Woman of the Year nominee and earned the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete Leadership Award. 

She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Biology and master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Northwestern.
 
Year W-L-T Pct. WIAC W-L-T, Place
2024 12-5 .706 6-3, 5th
2024 12-7 .632 5-1, 2nd
2023 12-5 .706 NA
2022 15-2 .882 NA
Totals 51-19 .729 11-4

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