Prior to Dartmouth, Wallace spent time as an assistant coach at Central Michigan. Before that, she was a coaching assistant at UAlbany, where she played for one season before returning to the sidelines with the Great Danes. She is also an assistant coach for the U17 Lacrosse Canada West National Development Team.
Wallace enters her second season with the Big Green in 2026.
Most recently, Wallace played for Team Canada at the 2024 Box Lacrosse World Championships in Utica, NY. She helped her team earn a silver medal, making it the first ever silver in the Women's Box World Cup. She has also played Sixes, an Olympic model of lacrosse, for Canada since the inception in 2021.
As a player at UAlbany, Wallace scored 51 goals and added five assists for a total of 56 points in her lone season as a Great Dane. Wallace appeared and started in 18 of UAlbany's 20 games in 2023, including both games in the NCAA Tournament, the upset of #12 Virginia and the Second-Round matchup at #5 Denver.
Before arriving at UAlbany, Wallace played three seasons at the University of Oregon, where she led the Ducks in scoring in 2022 with 40 goals. In 36 total games at Oregon, Wallace scored 65 goals and recorded 16 assists, earning Pac-12 All-Tournament honors in 2022.
Wallace began her collegiate career at Stony Brook, winning the America East title with the Seawolves in the 2019 season. Wallace, a 2018 Under Armour All-American, has also made multiple appearances for the Canadian National Team, including winning a silver medal at the U-19 World Cup.
“We are so excited to welcome Shonly to the Dartmouth lacrosse family. She has so much love and passion for the game, and we can’t wait for her to share it with the team. Shonly brings a wealth of experience to our team. Her playing career and coaching background provide her with a unique perspective that will undoubtedly benefit our student-athletes. We are excited to see the impact she will have on our program,” said Josie Harper Head Coach of Women’s Lacrosse, Alex McFadden.