SELINSGROVE, Pa., Oct. 2 — Susquehanna University's head women's lacrosse coach and assistant director of athletics Brenda Brewer is resigning from her positions for personal reasons, effective Oct. 17. Brewer was also Susquehanna's senior woman administrator.

“I have learned much from my experiences over the past two years at Susquehanna and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked here,” said Brewer.

“I will continue to follow all of our student-athletes as they strive for personal and team success.”

Brewer has held all three of her positions at Susquehanna since her hire in the summer of 2006.

Her resignation comes on the heels of the first playoffs appearance for Susquehanna women's lacrosse since 2005. The Crusaders qualified for the first-ever Landmark Conference championships in 2008 but fell in the semifinals to eventual conference champion The Catholic University of America.

She was the head women's lacrosse coach at The University of Scranton from 2000 to 2002 and again from 2005 to 2006. She compiled a 50–30 record at Scranton and led the Royals to the 2003 Middle Atlantic Conference championship and an NCAA Division III playoffs berth.

She also coached Scranton's field hockey team from 1998 to 2003 and led the Royals to a school-record 16 wins and an Eastern College Athletic Conference championship in 1998.

Brewer twice received MAC Coach of the Year awards while at Scranton. She won the award for field hockey in 1998 and for women's lacrosse in 2000.

She was also Scranton's senior woman administrator from 1999 to 2006.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1991 and a master's degree in business administration from Scranton in 1998.

“Brenda's track record speaks for itself, and it will be difficult to replace her. But we support her decision to focus on personal issues right now,” said SU's director of athletics Pam Samuelson.