Looney, a 2009 graduate of Syracuse, joined the Harvard coaching staff in August 2010. She was a two-time captain for Orangewomen. She comes to Cambridge after serving as an assistant coach at St. Mary’s.

Harvard  posted its best overall (10-6) and conference (4-2) records since 1994 this past season. The Crimson advanced to the Ivy League Championship game after knocking off No. 10 Dartmouth in the semifinal game. Harvard handed Princeton a lost on its home turf for the first time since 1991. The win over the Tigers also marked the first back-to-back wins over Princeton since 1991-92. Harvard also picked up its first win over the Big Green since 1994. The Crimson made five second-half comeback wins and fell in three others by a single goal. Five Crimson players earned a spot on the All-Ivy League teams and three were named All-Northeast region.

Looney founded Looneypalooza Lacrosse Camp, a camp for girls ages 8-17. In 2006, she worked with Warriors Lacrosse in Australia as a coach, instructing, motivating and organizing players ages 8-35.

Looney helped Syracuse to two Big East Championships. She broke the school record for caused turnovers in a game and career caused turnovers and earned second-team All-Big East honors as a senior. She was a peer leader and member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.