Phipps has coached six Tewaaraton winners, five National Midfielders of the Year, one National Attack Player of the Year and 13 Conference Players of the Year.
In the fall of 2022, Phipps was selected for induction into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.
The Terps got back to the Final Four in 2022 and won both the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship, as Phipps' offense led the Big Ten averaging 16.1 goals per game. Phipps coached Tewaaraton Finalist and Big Ten Attacker of the Year Aurora Cordingley to the best year of her career as she rose to one of the top attackers in the nation, standing fourth with 117 points and 51 assists and 17th with 67 goals. In addition to Cordingley, Third Team All-American Hannah Leubecker and All-Big Ten selection Libby May both reached the 60 goal plateau.
2019 was a banner year for Phipps and the Terps as Maryland captured their 15th national championship. Phipps' offense scored the most goals they had under Cathy Reese with 25 in the National Semifinal against Northwestern. The offense averaged just over 15 goals per game led by Tewaaraton finalist and Big Ten Midfielder of the Year Jen Giles as well as a Terps offense that was incredibly balanced, with six players scoring over 40 goals.
Phipps coached Tewaaraton finalist and the Big Ten Attacker of the Year Megan Whittle in 2018 as the senior became Maryland's all-time leading goal scorer, breaking Jen Adams' 17 year old record. The Terps won their fourth consecutive Big Ten regular season title and third consecutive Big Ten tournament title, averaging 16.2 goals per game.
The Terps completed perfection in 2017 as Phipps and the Terps won their 14th national championship. It was a team effort as six different Terps recorded over 70 points led by Megan Whittle's 87 and Tewaaraton Award winner Zoe Stukenberg's 84. The Terps scored 36 goals in the Final Four as the offense was clicking on all cylinders and scored over 20 goals five different times throughout the season.
In the 2016 season, Phipps helped Taylor Cummings become the first player ever to win the Tewaaraton Award three different times as she tallied 79 points and 144 draw controls. Megan Whittle scored 76 goals en route to being named the Big Ten Attacker of the Year and Maryland won both the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championships while reaching their eight straight final four.
Phipps helped lead Maryland to their second national championship in a row in 2015 behind Tewaaraton winner Taylor Cummings and the first ever Big Ten Attacker of the Year, Brooke Griffin. Maryland averaged just over 14 goals per game in their first year in the Big Ten.
In her second season with the Terps in 2014, Phipps helped Maryland to its sixth consecutive ACC title and the NCAA Championship. Phipps assisted Taylor Cummings in becoming the IWLCA National Midfielder of the Year and the first sophomore to win the Tewaaraton Award.
Phipps was integral in the Terps' ACC title in 2013, leading a talented midfield to a fifth straight championship. The former Tewaaraton winner helped former teammate and two-time Tewaaraton winner Katie Schwarzmann land top IWLCA midfield honors for a third straight season while aiding the Terps to one of the most prolific offenses in the country.
Phipps returned to College Park as one of the most decorated players in Maryland women's lacrosse history. Phipps was a two-time IWLCA First Team All-American, two-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2010 as she guided Maryland to its first national title since 2001.
"We are thrilled to welcome Caitlyn back to the University of Maryland," Reese said. "As a student-athlete, Caitlyn excelled both on the field and in the classroom and exemplified the standards and work ethic our program strives to achieve. We believe Caitlyn will be a tremendous addition to our staff both tactically and as a topnotch recruiter."
A native of Phoenix, Md., Phipps currently ranks tied for fourth all-time in assists (110) and eighth in points (259) on Maryland's career lists. She earned a degree in kinesiology from Maryland in 2010.
Phipps spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Florida. She helped guide UF to the final four of the NCAA tournament last season.
"I am truly honored to return to the University of Maryland and would like to thank Cathy Reese for this amazing opportunity," Phipps said. "It is a privilege to be able to represent my alma mater as well as the state of Maryland. I couldn't be more excited about working with the caliber of student-athletes we have at Maryland and will work tirelessly to get the Terps back as the final team standing."
In addition to her playing experience with the Terps, Phipps has been a constant presence on the U.S. national team. She won a gold medal at the 2009 FIL World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, recording four assists to help guide the U.S. to a 4-0 record heading into the elimination round.
Phipps married former Maryland men's lacrosse goalkeeper Brian Phipps in December 2014 and has a daughter, Mackenzie.
Updated June 6, 2023
