Lauren DeFalco joined the Rutgers compliance staff in April 2023 after being a member of the Seton Hall women's basketball coaching staff for 10 seasons.
DeFalco was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to her ninth in the summer of 2021, and was the liaison for compliance, housing, financial aid, recruiting and academics during her tenure at Seton Hall. Prior to joining Anthony Bozzella's staff at Seton Hall, DeFalco spent three seasons in the same capacity working with Bozzella at Iona College, along with spending two seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the women's basketball program at Sacred Heart University. Collegiately, DeFalco starred for four seasons playing for Bozzella at Iona, helping guide the Gaels to several of the most successful campaigns in program history. DeFalco graduated as Iona's all-time leader in three-point field goals and games played. During DeFalco's junior and senior seasons, Iona made back-to-back appearances in the MAAC Championship game and earned consecutive berths to the WNIT in 2007 and 2008.
A native of East Brunswick, N.J., DeFalco received her undergraduate degree from Iona in Education and her masters degree in Arts and Teaching from Sacred Heart University.
