BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Athletic Department has announced that Abigail Jackson, formerly of Plymouth State University, has accepted the position of Women's Soccer and Women's Lacrosse Head Coach.

"I am very excited to join the athletic department here at Roger Williams University,” said Jackson. “The soccer and lacrosse programs are in a great place and we're going to look to continue to build on that. I've heard some great things about the upperclassmen on both teams and am really looking forward to working with them, and becoming part of the Roger Williams family.”

Jackson had been the head coach of the Women's Lacrosse team at Plymouth State since Fall of 2006, compiling a record of 21-25 in her three years as coach of the Panthers. In her first season, she led the team to a 14-5 record, capturing the 2007 ECAC New England Championship. She is coming off of a season where Plymouth State captured the third seed in the Little East Tournament, advancing to the semifinals.

In addition to her duties as head coach of Women's Lacrosse, Jackson also served as an assistant coach of the Women's Basketball team during the 2006-07 season and event management supervisor during the 2006-07 school year.

Jackson is 2003 graduate of Williams College, where she was a three-sport athlete, competing on the Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, and Women's Lacrosse teams. In 2000, she was a member of the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Division III Championship Runner-Up team and a Women's Lacrosse NCAA Regional Finalist in 2003. Her Women's Soccer team reached the NCAA Division III Final Four in 1999.

She received her Master's Degree in Public Policy from Trinity College in 2006, while serving as a graduate assistant for the Women's Soccer and Women's Basketball teams, specializing in opponent scouting, recruiting, and game day management for both teams.

She is currently serving as the head coach for the Prague Cup Women's Lacrosse team, a squad consisting of players from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III that will compete against European teams this upcoming June.

Jackson will begin her duties on August 1.