In her one-year stint as interim head coach of the Binghamton women’s lacrosse team, Stephanie Allen showed BU Director of Athletics Patrick Elliott that she fit well in the role. And on Tuesday, Elliott rewarded Allen by removing the interim tag and naming her head coach.

“[Allen] brings a wealth of experience at the Division I level as a coach and also as a former student-athlete,” Elliott said, according to BUBearcats.com. “She has demonstrated that her vision, knowledge and commitment to student-athlete welfare will guide the women’s lacrosse program as we move forward.”

That vision did not produce many wins in 2013, when the Bearcats went 2-12 and fell one win shy of the America East tournament. But under Allen’s guidance, two freshmen were named to the conference’s all-rookie team and senior midfield Katherine Hunsberger became the program’s first player to land on the all-conference first team.

Allen arrived at BU in 2007 and will enter her seventh year as a part of the Bearcats program this upcoming season. As an assistant coach, she recruited rising sophomore goalkeeper Erin McNulty, an ESPN top-50 recruit, and played an instrumental role in the development of BU’s first two-time America East all-conference selection, defender Siobhan Menz in 2009 and 2010.

Serving as the program’s academic liaison, she also guided the 2011 team to the best GPA among America East women’s lacrosse teams.

“I would like to thank Patrick Elliott and Binghamton University for giving me this opportunity, for which I am incredibly grateful,” Allen said, according to BUBearcats.com. “I am excited to continue leading this outstanding group of young women and growing our women’s lacrosse program…I look forward to what the future holds for Binghamton women’s lacrosse.”

Of the 23 Bearcats on the 2013 roster, 15 are expected to return for Allen’s first year as head coach.