Sandy Lagana Bly
Camp Director
Lagana Bly was promoted to Associate Athletic Director in on March 22, 2024 after an 11-year tenure as McDaniel’s head women’s soccer coach. She will serves as the department's Senior Woman Administrator and will oversee NCAA compliance, in addition to other responsibilities.
The winningest coach in the history of the women’s soccer program, Lagana Bly guided the Green Terror to 144 wins and a .693 winning percentage. She led the team to nine postseason appearances in 11 seasons, including five NCAA tournament appearances and four in the ECAC. The Green Terror won a program-record 18 games en route to the 2021 Centennial Conference championship after winning back-to-back ECAC titles in 2018 and 2019.
Lagana Bly headlined five Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year honors, coached five All-Americans, two Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year and one Centennial Conference Player of the Year.
In her final season as head coach in 2023, Lagana Bly led the Green Terror to the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship. The team boasted a Third Team All-American, three all-region selections and five all-conference honorees, including the Defensive Player of the Year. She and her staff were honored as the Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year and United Soccer Coaches Region V Staff of the Year.
In 2016, Lagana Bly guided McDaniel to the best record in program history with a mark of 18-3-1. The team earned the top seed in the Centennial Conference Women's Soccer Championship and earned its second consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament where the squad advanced the regional semifinals. The Green Terror finished that season ranked at No. 15 in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 and third in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region.
Prior to McDaniel, Lagana Bly spent five seasons as the head coach at Ferrum from 2007-11 and one at Mary Baldwin in 2006. She has a career record of 183-121-32 in 17 seasons as a college soccer coach.
Lagana Bly is a native Sykesville, Md. who graduated from South Carroll High School in 2000. She played women's soccer and women's lacrosse at Bridgewater College, earning all-conference honors in both. She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies before later earning her Master of Science in kinesiology and recreation studies with concentrations in athletic administration and coaching from James Madison in 2006.
Lagana Bly is married to David Bly who currently serves as an assistant track and field coach at McDaniel. The couple has a son, Brooks.