University of Detroit Mercy head women's lacrosse coach Madeline Dugan made her first hire as Liv Ghent joined the program as an assistant coach in August of 2023.
"I am very excited to welcome Liv to the Detroit Mercy staff," said coach Dugan. "Liv was a standout player in the MIAA that I had the pleasure of coaching. Her grit, determination, knowledge and passion for the game drive her, and I can't wait for her to bring that to our program."
In her first season in 2024, the Titans made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and recorded their first postseason win and championship appearance since 2016. UDM's six wins and three wins are the road were also the most since 2019. She oversaw a defense lead the MAC and finish 22nd in the country with a .460 save percentage, third in the record book. UDM was also third in the league with 16.11 ground balls per game and third in the MAC with 7.56 caused turnovers per game.
Ghent spent last year as an assistant coach at Adrian College, helping the Bulldogs to five wins and nearly 10 goals per game. She also gained experience as a coach with Pure Advantage Lacrosse and has been a personal lacrosse coach.
"I am extremely excited to be the assistant women's lacrosse coach for the Titans," said coach Ghent. "I am honored and looking forward to working with coach Dugan and the athletic department to help build a successful program, both on and off the field."
In college, she started her career at Tiffin University before transferring to Trine and started all 35 games she played in overall. She went on to tally 112 goals to go with 34 assists for 146 points, along with 100 draw controls, 50 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers.
At Trine, Ghent was named team captain and participated in the 2022 IWLCA Senior All-Star Game. She was also a two-time All-MIAA selection and was the 2022 Trine women's lacrosse Most Valuable Player. She went on to set single-season records for points (89), points per game (5.5), goals (77), goals per game (4.8), and draw controls won in a single game (13), and was ranked 13th in goals per game and 17th in total goals in Division III.
She graduated from Trine in 2022 with a degree in Education Studies.
