Two-time NCAA champion Kara Mupo was named the fifth head coach in the history of the George Mason women's lacrosse program on May 26, 2020.
Mupo's pedigree of excellence within the sport includes a stellar playing career as a collegian at Northwestern and as a professional with both the U.S. National Team and the Women's Professional Lacrosse League.
The 2024 campaign culminated in one of the most successful regular seasons to date for the George Mason women’s lacrosse team. After a historic 6-0 start to the season, the Patriots won 10 games and earned a spot in the quarterfinals at the Atlantic 10 Women’s Lacrosse Championship for the first time since 2019.
Mupo coached three players to Atlantic 10 postseason honors in 2024, highlighted by a first team honor for graduate student Shannon Tuozzo. Tuozzo was joined by Daniella Jimenez (Rookie Team) and graduate student Morgan Gunn (Academic Team) on postseason teams for the first time in their respective careers. It marks the second consecutive year that a Patriot has been named to the All-Academic Team and the most honors in a single season since 2021 when they placed four on postseason teams.
For the first time since 2019, the George Mason women's lacrosse team also earned an appearance in the Atlantic 10 postseason. The Patriots finished the A-10 regular season with wins over La Salle, Duquesne, George Washington and St. Bonaventure.
Prior to Mason, Mupo served as offensive coordinator at Ohio State alongside former George Mason head coach Amy Bokker during the shortened 2020 campaign.
Mupo's championship legacy began as an attack at Northwestern, where she won two national titles (2011, 2012) and led the Wildcats to four consecutive Final Four appearances. While helping to build one of the greatest dynasties in the history of the sport, Mupo scored 186 points (136g, 50a) over her career and served as team captain as a senior.
She began her coaching career as an assistant at William & Mary for two seasons, before moving on to an assistant role at Stony Brook in 2018, where she developed the most potent offense in the nation. Under her guidance, the Seawolves ascended to a No. 1 national ranking while leading the country in points per game (29.28), scoring margin (+10.80), assists per game (11.23) and shot percentage (.547).
Mupo joined Bokker – the former Mason head coach – at Stanford in 2019. In Palo Alto, Mupo again orchestrated an outstanding offensive season while transforming the Cardinal into the Pac-12's top scoring unit. During the 2019 campaign, the Cardinal led the league in shot percentage (.431), assists (125), goals per game (13.89) and points per game (20.47), culminating in an NCAA Tournament appearance.
Upon Bokker's naming as head coach at Ohio State, Mupo joined her in Columbus, where the Buckeyes had amassed wins over Cincinnati and Marquette, among others, before the season ended in March 2020.
A former member of the U.S. Women's National Team, Mupo also is a decorated player in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) and has played for the New England Command over the past two seasons. She won the first WPLL Championship as a member of the Command and led the league in scoring for the second time in three seasons. In 2016, she was a member of the Philadelphia Force and earned all-star status after she led the league in goals.
A native of Rocky Point, N.Y., Mupo earned a bachelor of science in human development and psychological services from Northwestern in 2014 and also earned her master's degree in sports administration at Northwestern in 2015.
