The USA South Athletic Conference will once again give a nostalgic look at institutional staff members each Friday as a part of the Conference's #FlashbackFriday initiative. The Conference will showcase an individual's past, both in visual and written forms, detailing where they have been and how they currently serve their athletic department. To view this week's submission, please see below and make sure to follow the hashtag #FlashbackFriday on the USA South's X (@usa_south) and Instagram (@usa_south) social media platforms throughout the year.

Kirsten McKay - Methodist University - Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

• Former women's lacrosse student-athlete at Lenoir-Rhyne University from 2011-15, named team captain as a senior.
• Completed her playing career with 110 points (85 goals and 25 assists), 90 ground balls, and 28 caused turnovers
• Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science with a minor in sport studies from Lenoir-Rhyne in 2015.
• Received a Master of Arts degree in sport management from Wingate University in 2017.
• Began coaching as an assistant with the Wingate women's lacrosse program from 2015-17 and was interim head coach for one season.
• Spent a year at Young Harris College before being named head coach at Piedmont in 2019.
• After four seasons at Piedmont, was named Methodist head coach in the summer of 2023.
• Led team to the 2024 USA South Regular Season title in her first season in Fayetteville.
• 2024 USA South Women's Lacrosse Coach of the Year.
• Became the winningest coach in Methodist women's lacrosse history this season.
• Currently in her third season leading the Monarch women's lacrosse program.
• Has served on multiple committees for the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA).
• Husband, Ryan, is the current head coach of the Methodist men's lacrosse program.