Shannon Taylor became an assistant coach for the University of New Hampshire field hockey program in Durham, New Hampshire, in April 2026. She arrived at UNH with collegiate, national team and international experience, including previous work alongside UNH head coach Sarah Mansfield-Lahl at UMass in 2014 and 2015.
Taylor served on the UMass staff beginning in 2012, stepped away for a season to compete with the U.S. National Team, then returned for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. The 2015 UMass team won the Atlantic 10 title and earned a victory in an NCAA Tournament play-in game. She later spent two seasons as associate head coach at Saint Joseph's from 2016 to 2017, where the Hawks posted a 33-10 overall record, went 15-1 in Atlantic 10 play and reached the NCAA tournament.
