Erica Adams was named the head coach of the Bridgewater State University women's lacrosse team in the fall of 2015. She is also the Athletics Operations Manager in the BSU Department of Athletics and Recreation.

Erica is a 2008 graduate of Nichols College where she earned a degree in Business Administration. While at Nichols, Erica competed on the varsity women's lacrosse and women's soccer teams as well as the Bison club ice hockey squad. She played four seasons on the lacrosse team from 2005 to 2008, including two as the Bison starting goaltender. Adams is currently third all-time in program history with 321 career saves.

Erica served as the head women's lacrosse and women's soccer coach at Pine Manor College from 2010 to 2011. She also spent time as an assistant women's lacrosse coach at Mount Ida College (2012), Hendrix College (2013-2014) and most recently at Norwich University (2014-2015).

In her first five seasons at the helm of the BSU women's lacrosse program, Coach Adams has produced an overall record of 74-51 (.592) including a 40-17 (.702) mark against Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) opponents. The Bears captured the MASCAC Tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2016.

During her tenure at Bridgewater State, Adams has coached 27 All-MASCAC players, five MASCAC Players of the Year (Lauren Geary, Melissa Renauld, Victoria McDonough, Emily Hiller, Kelsi Brennan) and two MASCAC Rookies of the Year (Elizabeth Ettridge, Nina Liquori).

Erica has served as the high school director, coach and recruiting coordinator for the Boston Aces club program in Plymouth. She has also played semi-professional women's football since 2009. In 2015, Adams joined the Boston Renegades who have gone on to win the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) championhip five times (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).