Erin Calkins enters her first season as head coach of the Rams. She joined the Farmingdale State women's lacrosse coaching staff for the 2009 season, helping guide the Rams to their first ever Skyline Conference Championship. Last season, she led the team to a program best 13-2 record. Erin was an assistant coach at Central Connecticut for the 2008 season, before leaving to join the Farmingdale State staff.

Calkins was a two sport athlete and three-year starting goalkeeper at Eastern Connecticut State University. As a freshman, she was honored by IWCLA/US Lacrosse as a Second Team All-New England selection and was named Conference Rookie of the Year. Calkins led Eastern Connecticut to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2005. She set ECSU single-season records for games played, starts, minutes and saves. She also recorded the second-best win total and save percentage in school history.

Her junior year, Calkins was named the ECAC Goaltender of the Year while also earning All-Conference and All-New England honors. She was named All-Conference and ECAC All-New England honoree as a senior.

Calkins earned her bachelor's degree in Sport and Leisure Management at Eastern Connecticut and is currently pursuing her master's degree in Liberal Studies at Stony Brook University.