Karen MacCrate Henning, who won national titles as a player and coach, is in her third season as head coach of the women's lacrosse team in the 2009-10 academic year.

In her first two seasons Henning helped the Mules win the program's first New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title in 2008 and then led the Mules to another league title in 2009. She earned the New England Pilgrim Region and NESCAC Coach of the Year honors in her first year. The Mules made the NCAA tourney for the second time in school history after a semifinal win over Middlebury and a title game victory against Trinity in the NESCAC tourney. She also earned New England Region coaching honors in her second year as the Mules once again made the national tourney.

Henning spent the previous eight years as head coach at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. She started the women’s lacrosse program at C.W. Post in June 1999 and won NCAA Division II national titles in 2001 and 2007. Henning had a 103-21 record at C.W. Post.

Henning has achieved success throughout her lacrosse career. She was an attacker for the University of Maryland, which won national titles in 1995 and 1996 and finished unbeaten in both seasons. Henning was an NCAA Division I First Team All-American in 1995 and 1996 and finished her career with 78 goals and 76 assists for 154 points. Maryland had a 61-3 record during Henning’s four seasons.

Henning was a member of the United States National and Development teams from 1995 to 1998.

Henning was a student assistant coach for Maryland in 1997 and helped the coaching staff lead the Terrapins to another national title. Henning moved on to Dartmouth College for two years as an assistant coach in 1998 and 1999. She helped the Big Green to two Ivy League titles, two NCAA appearances, and a record of 24-8.

Henning was hired as C.W. Post’s first women’s lacrosse coach in June 1999. She was named the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II National Coach of the Year after the championship seasons in 2001 and 2007. Henning’s teams made seven NCAA tourney appearances and won an ECAC title in 2005. Henning had four Division II Players of the Year and 10 IWLCA All-Americans at C.W. Post.

Assistant Coaches

Mark Serdjenian enters his third season as assistant women's lacrosse coach after recently finishing his 34th year as men's soccer coach at Colby.

Serdjenian has a 239-198-42 record with the Colby men's soccer program.

Serdjenian, who graduated from Colby in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in English, was co-captain of the men's soccer team as a senior and was named All-Maine as a goalkeeper in each of his three varsity seasons. In 1990 he was named Maine and New England Coach of the Year after the Mules completed the regular season undefeated and ranked number one in the region. He also was named 1993 Maine Coach of the Year.

After 11 years in elementary education, Serdjenian returned to Colby in 1984 to work as associate dean of students for academics, a post he held for 23 years before joining the Department of Athletics on a full-time basis for the 2007-08 academic year.

Serdjenian is a United States Soccer Federation licensed coach and holds the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Premier Diploma. Serdjenian also directs popular co-ed summer soccer camps at Colby and is an associate staff coach for the NSCAA.