"She is a disaster both personally and professionally! Left her previous position while a scandal was brewing to take the job at ODU. A good player does not make a good coach and I'm not even sure she was a good player! She does not care about academics AT ALL! She definitely has her favorites and made promises to our younger teammates about money and then brings in older players who haven't seen minutes in the previous season and then uses all our money on them! She doesn't care about our metal health, you could say she bullied us. On our plane trips she could be found in the airport bar with her assistants until the final call for the flight. That was just foreshadowing to her 6:45 AM DUI arrest 2 days before our final game. She was 2 hours from where she had been partying the night before and 1.5 hours from campus. She spent 16 hours in jail when she w supposed to be doing a team building activity with us. Her 90 days in jail was suspended and she can't drive for 18 months. So, now the university will waste more money on her recruiting visits because she will have to go everywhere with an assistant who is hopefully old enough to rent a car. The university is as much to blame for not firing her like most schools do when a coach gets a DUI. Our team chemistry is not great and the number of teammates that are in the portal, along with our losing conference record should be enough to tell you to STAY AWAY!"

"This coach is disorganized and chaotic. Practice is at 8:30, and she is getting into the building at 8:35. This season has been one of the most disastrous seasons I've been a part of and I honestly didn't think it could get worse than her getting a DUI during our last week. She has created a toxic environment that has left MULTIPLE players in a constant deep depression. She will use your mental health against you. She does not care about us as people, players, students, none of that (just her favorites). She tried to rush people from season-ending injuries and other injuries. She uses her captains as her minions and creates a divide in the team, you never know who to trust and you feel that you cannot be your open and authentic self, ever. Being in this culture and environment is incredibly draining and made me hate this sport. She does not deserve to be the head coach of this program with everything that has happened and it's embarrassing to be a part of this program at this time. I never thought I would ever be able to speak about a coach like this but this is the worst situation I've ever experienced. "

"The pattern continues.... putting herself ahead of her players. With zero conference wins after two full seasons, hopefully ODU will take this opportunity to hit reset and rebuild based on positivity, valuing the individual student-athletes, and eliminating the toxic nature of a Theresa Walton-led program."

"This week Coach Theresa Walton got a DUI. Not only did she get a DUI, she tried to flat out lie about it to her team then retracted it the very next day with a whole different story that was full of BS. "

"Coach Walton is an intense hot head no question about that. The love she has for the game and this University goes beyond any small minded individual. Her goal is to develop her players and produce the best season ODU has seen. In turn this means having hard yet motivational conversations which ANY and ALL DI coaches do. The best part about Walton is the fact she isn’t always serious she does like to have fun too. She might not be as loving as the other assistants but she would take a bullet for you. If you are looking to come to ODU or are committed, congratulations. Walton has a plan and will see it through. "

"Out of all of the positive adjectives listed above, not even one slightly describes Theresa Walton. Nothing positive should be associated with her name. I could go on and on and list the specific things Walton does to make her such a terrible and miserable person and coach but instead I want to emphasize if you have any future plans of playing for Walton I STRONGLY suggest reviewing that decision. "

"Very unprofessional and childish which translates to the team culture. Does not know how to manage a team. Lashes out and targets certain players with abusive words and actions. Doesn’t care about you as a person and doesn’t believe that academics come first. If you are verbally committed here, highly suggest rethinking your decision! Much better programs to play for. "

"Honestly, the worst experience with a coach at any level. She creates an extremely toxic environment. She is very negative and verbally demeaning, telling her players how much they "suck", She does not care about the player's mental or physical well-being. Her negative and disrespectful environment creates division among the team and has destroyed the love of the game. Do not play for this coach!"

"I’m hearing horror stories! She needs to be investigated! "

"Walton does not understand the role of being a coach. Other than her pet players, she does not care about the players as human beings. If you're willing to buy in to her toxic and negative culture, then she'll leave you alone but everyone else is treated like their expendable. Doesn't care about academic goals of the players. Tried to make a name for herself at YSU for the previous 2 seasons playing mediocre lacrosse in the weakest d1 conference in the country. That program is now imploding from the toxic culture created by walton and her partner in crime, who was just fired for Title IX violations. Do yourself a favor and avoid Walton as a coach."

"She is truly the worst coach I have ever played for. She is emotionally and verbally abusive to all of her players and every player on her team is terrified of her. She ruined my love for lacrosse. She speaks a lot about team culture and then proceeds to gossip about her players to their teammates. truly disgusting."