"Colgate and Kathy Taylor's record speak for itself. In the 4yrs she has been the coach, she hasn't done anything significant but "bust the morale ", where are the alumni? where are the seniors ? If you look at the Mens Lax program they have 11/12 seniors , the message is loud, yet not CLEAR on Colgates behalf. Make the positive change for the reputation of the school. "

"The current news articles about Coach Kathy Taylor barely scrim the surface of the abuse that has gone on unchecked at Colgate during Coach Taylor’s tenure. Many players former and present are scarred to speak up for fear of retribution and/or because they are still attempting to recover from the abuse they suffered. If you are being recruited to play at Colgate please understand that no one is safe and seriously consider talking to current and former players to understand the culture of the program. The brave women who came forward have nothing to gain and are simply hoping to protect other young women from abusive treatment at the hands of the current coaching staff."

"Let me start by stating I am a parent, of a former Colgate LAX player under Coach Taylor. The freshman and sophomore classes have seen the "newly investigated " Coach Taylor, she is obviously under watch and there fore is behaving "normally" . Some parents have bashed these brave young women for coming out with their stories of abuse, if it were not for them, the underclassmen would be victims as well. Stop "hating on them " and be supportive! Women should support women, not break them and knock them down! Colgate shame on you !"

"Kathy Taylor and her midget husband have obviously lawyered up! Beware don’t go to Colgate she will destroy you and break you!! Sick sick woman!"

"Manipulates and marginalizes those players who do not match her myopic view of an athlete. Makes insensitive comments and racial microaggressions. Isolates, intimidates and shames young players, rather than supporting and developing them in a positive way. Student athletes should be protected from coaches like her. "

"As a recent former player of Kathy Taylor, and in light of recent news and media, I feel compelled to share my experience with the hope that I might save at least 1 future Colgate Women's Lacrosse player. As a Coach, Kathy was tough and had high expectations of her players- I had no problem with that. Since I began playing sports as a young girl, I experienced my fair share of tough coaching; running as punishment, harsh comments and criticisms, etc. The problem with Kathy Taylor lays in how she treats young women and abuses her position of power. Never have I ever had a coach care this little about me as a person. Kathy Taylor has an incredible ability manipulate every situation to align with her agenda and feels no remorse in the implications this causes. Her priority is herself and her own personal record. Kathy Taylor knew most of her players on a surface level at best (I can almost guarantee that she didn't know any of our majors- let alone our backgrounds and personal goals). I can not stress this enough- you are simply an X on her whiteboard. If you were a player who didn't align with her personal agenda, she had numerous master-mind tactics to cut you out. She would isolate players in different ways; having separate groups at practice, responding to only certain players' messages, allowing only certain players to participate in practice drills, 'forgetting' players names, pinning teammates against one another behind closed doors, and more. When players got injured, Kathy Taylor showed no empathy and would instead take the opportunity to make an example out of them by not only separating them from team activities, but also by making statements to the team such as; "this is why the rest of us need to get stronger", "this is why we need to eat healthier", "this is why you need to train harder in the off-season". Furthermore, she would make injured players feel responsible and guilty for the situation making comments like; "you're letting the team down" and "how do you think your teammates feel when they are running and see you sitting out". When players were dealing with their own mental battles, she would isolate them further making statements such as, "we don't miss you at practice", "do you even have any friends on the team?", "are you sure you really want to even play lacrosse here?". I watched MANY of my teammates experience this side of Kathy Taylor. On the other hand, as many have stated, there are two sides to every story, and in response to that I'd say that players who had a positive experience with Kathy Taylor are BEYOND LUCKY, I wish I could say the same. However, I would never wish it upon any young girl to go through what I, and many of my teammates, did. For any aspiring, ambitious, young-players reading this... if you decide to play for Kathy Taylor- may the odds be ever in your favor. "

"Narcissist. Manipulative. Abusive. Liar. Deteriorates young women. She feeds off fear. This monster should never be allowed to coach or lead any group. She is a danger to all. I’ve endured playing under kathy Taylor’s “leadership” and i still to this day am seeking help to work through these mental and physical scars. "

"Narcissist. Manipulative. Abusive. Liar. Deteriorates young women. This monster should never be allowed to coach or lead any group. She is a danger to all. I’ve endured playing under Kathy Taylor’s “leadership” and i still to this day am seeking help to work through these mental and physical scars. This coach should not to be confused with someone who “pushes you to reach your highest potential”. She will push you to the very end, to place you where there may never be a road to recovery. And once you break mentally or physically you become completely invisible. Accommodations is a form of weakness to Kathy Taylor, regardless of what your doctor or therapist advises. For those who support her because you never seen this side of her, you are one of the lucky ones. For those who are calling people “dramatic” or “liars” for sharing their stories of abuse, who are you to discount someone else’s experience? "

"As a parent, I felt it necessary to state the facts here. Coach Taylor has divided this team , she is claiming they need to choose their paths etc.. and not have a divided team YET she has a meeting with the Freshman ONLY after yesterdays game by the DUMSTER stating if you want us to stay please get it on social media!! What desperation looks like? Stop dividing the team walk away and let them each have the experience they all deserve at Colgate! Coach Taylor please take some accountability, 20+athletes have left the program since you started , stop blaming them! Stop sending messages to the team asking for support when you have given none!! "

"As a father of an amazing daughter who was coached by Coach Taylor I felt the need to opine. No doubt she has knowledge of the game (she has over 25yrs coaching), this is not the issue at hand. Coach Taylor is very smart at manipulating, dividing her athletes, she pits them against eachother, perhaps that is her “old fashioned approach “, BUT that doesn’t build a team, help them each grow individually and surely doesn’t add value to the team culture. My daughter has witnessed many of the claims against Coach Taylor, she is a leader that has taken it too far, injuries, mental health, body shaming and the list goes on. These young women are afraid of retaliation from Coach Taylor and her assistants. Colgate University needs shield and protect their athletes . The outside investigation was supposedly not shared with the coach, but she clearly has targeted many . How can a lacrosse program continue with so much “headline risk”. Time to cut their losses! "

"There are many ratings here on Coach Taylor and the way Colgate has handled this investigation - One of the primary reasons college athletic departments struggle to protect athletes is simple: the industry lacks a clear definition what constitutes abusive coaching,especially when it involves emotional instead of physical (although in Colgates situation it has been physcial ) an athlete wont be able to run again due to Coach Taylor. In a workplace this behavior or mental abuse won't stand a chance., nevermind physical. - Researchers have found belitting, humiliating (fat shamming ) , isolating, and rejecting (which she does very well ) are forms of ABUSE. So why protect her ? Can't fire her for Cause ? Effects of abusive relationships have a high level of control and have a wide range of damaging mental health , anxiety and depression. Colgate wake up and do the right thing for once !"

"I played under Coach Taylor, the CNY community knows she is abusive, she treated us poorly, spoke about our weight and made us feel not worthy, one of my teammates developed an eating disorder, Le Moyne knew and was happy to have her leave. Happy these young brave ladies spoke up, on behalf of many of us. NCAA needs to get involved. "

"This woman has legitimate mental problems and for that she has my sympathy. But stay away from her bc she is a narcissist and a consummate liar. She should never be in charge of anyone much less a team of young women."

"Coach Taylor is a legend in her own mind! Terrible leader not inspiring, don’t be associated with this he heinous women she knows what she has done , so do her other coaches . These young women are looking for a leader not an insecure tyrsnt"

"This post is to address the comment on "growing thicker skin", with all due respect these young ladies have "thick skin", they dealt with her abuse , and they are also "advocates for themselves and others", they should be commended on their strength to come forward. Bravo! "

"Should never be in front of young women again. She is a sick narcissist. The report that Colgate has and won’t let any parent is telling. The independent investigator Colgate hired is questionable (he previously worked with KT son in law) Not sure this investigation was Fair and Equitable. Abuse is abuse- don’t misconstrue and label these young women as weak or whiney. They were abused. Get the facts, get the documents and question why she is employed. "

"The article that was written was by upper classmen BUT that has no relevance as far as facts KT mentally and physically abused these young women even her recruits who are the freshman and sophomore now. Yes Division 1 is not an easy feat but these women were up to the challenge, Kathy Taylor broke them. Glad you had a good experience with her tilbury the majority have not, she is a sick broken human Good luck to her she should NEVER Coach again! "

"Coach Taylor isn’t a good person, she came into Colgate to change the program all good intentions you would think BUT she broke these young women, played head games and forced many to take mental health breaks. She is not a players coach. This is a division 1 program not a division 2 or 3 program . She is a broken human being"

"Absolutely awful on every level. Dangerous and sick person. She should not be allowed to coach. "

"The Central New York lacrosse world continues to protect this heinous women. Colgate takes no responsibility and allows this abusive,uncaring, Uninspirational women to remain. The former AD -Nicki Moore made mention to parents that “firing a women coach is harder because their chances of gaining future employment is difficult “ This is what your daughters will be playing for? Colgate this fine institution are cowards !"

"Kathy Taylor dwells in the abyss and void of human emotions. She is a narcissist and totally incapable of inspiring the masses. This woman lacks the basic intelligence to coach a gym class much less a college lax program. And make no mistake, the Colgate president & his administration as well as their various board members all know this, as did their last AD, who was recently & quietly transferred to Cornell. The IWLCA should be embarrassed that Kathy Taylor was ever their President at one time. One of main problems is that colleges are passing her around to get rid of her but no one is talking or holding her accountable. So Kathy Taylor’s sins have remained hidden. Shame on every school who has employed her and kept quiet. PARENTS - LISTEN! DO NOT ALLOW YOUR KIDS TO GO TO COLGATE OR TO PLAY FOR KATHY TAYLOR. This is not about playing time - many abused girls on the Colgate team who spoke up played all the time! Be warned : Kathy Taylor will ruin your child if given the opportunity. I cannot say this with more conviction - she is a damaged & dangerous person. An independent investigation uncovered very egregious behavior this past year which included gay shaming, body shaming, physical and mental neglect & abuse, several lifelong injuries and serious bullying. Despite the verified abuse, Colgate retained Kathy Taylor prioritizing their image over the safety and well-being of their students. They are equally disgusting and complicit in the abuse of their student athletes."

"Needs work on building up instead of tearing down. "

"Coach Taylor could of changes many young womens lives for the better, she is their leader, but wanted to change the program SO DRASTICALLY and Colgate allowed it that she “broke” the women mentally and physically.. heed our warning don’t go to COLGATE"

"She made me less confident and depressed until the day lacrosse ended. I came to Colgate loving lacrosse more than anything, and by the end I only was staying because I loved my teammates. "

"My experience and opinion only: No empathy for players. Insensitive. Micro aggressive. No effort to get to know players as people. Appeared uncaring about players beyond the field. Manipulative. Uninspiring, negative coaching style. "