CENTRAL COACHES
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Deanna Blood Sandstrom
Director and 2025 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Penn State ’92
• 30+ years women’s lacrosse coaching experience (youth, high school, and collegiate)
• University of Denver: Developed the Division I Women’s Lacrosse program from Club and Division II-1994-2000
• Penn State: National Championship Team Member 1989, First Team All American and Team Captain 1992.
• Dulaney High School: 4X All Metro Lacrosse and High School All American 1988, 3X All Metro Field Hockey and Basketball. State Champions 1988, Hall of Fame 2002
• Greater Baltimore Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame 2014
Alex Jacobs
Owner and 2024 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Denison University ’95
• Woodberry Forest School Varsity/All State/All Prep/Team Member
• Two-Time All-American Defender at Denison University
• Four Time All Conference player
Heather Kormanik
Director and 2028 Black Coach
Alma Mater: UMBC ’98
• Loch Raven High School 4 Year Varsity Team Member
• Midfielder for UMBC ’94-’98
• Holds School Single Season Scoring Record
• NEC Player of the Year
Matt Stromberg
2028, 2030, & 2032 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Towson University ’97
• Mount Hebron High Lacrosse & Soccer Captain; Lacrosse State Champion ’91/Runner up ‘92
• 1st Team All-Metro Washington Post/1st Team All-Howard County/Baltimore Lacrosse for Leukemia All-Star Selection (Metro)
• Towson University, ’93-’97, 3-year Defensive starter, ’96 Quarter-finalist
• ’99 Central Atlantic Lacrosse League national champion – HERO’s Men’s Club (Annapolis)
• US Lacrosse Women’s/Girl’s game certified – Level 1 & 2; SafeSport certified
Monica Starleper
2033 Coach
Alma Mater: Syracuse University
• Graduated from North Harford High School (played soccer, basketball & lacrosse)
• Played midfield at Syracuse 2001-2005, co-captain 2005
• NCAA appearances (4 years)
• Three-time All American (2003, 2004, 2005), Academic All American
• IWLCA/US Lacrosse D1 All Region North First Team (2005)
• First Team All Big East (2004 & 2005), Big East Scholar Athlete Award 2005
• Led the team in scoring senior year (43 goals), #9 in Syracuse program history
• Big East Offensive Player of the Week 3 times & preseason Offensive Player of the Year (2005)
• Member of 2004-2005 U.S. Women’s developmental team
• Big East Academic All Star (4 years) and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (4 years)
Corrine Drost
2031 Black Coach
Alma Mater: University of Delaware
Coaching Experience:
• Currently the Head Lacrosse Coach at Roland Park Country School
• Previous coaching experience: Penn State University, William & Mary, Drexel, Delaware, & Lafayette.
Achievements:
• Janet Smith Grit Award 2011
• Coached & Mentored the Big Ten Midfielder & Rookie of the year in 2021
• Coach & Mentored the CAA Rookie of the Year in 2018
• Coached & Mentored multiple All- Conference Team players, regional Division 1 All Americans, and national Division 1 All Americans
Cameron Levine
Coach
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins ‘24
• Team Up For 1Love Foundation volunteer
• Big Ten Academic All-Conference (2022)
• Ranked third on the team in caused turnovers
Shannon Smith
Coach
Alma Mater: University of Maryland ‘24
• Freshman year at UNC- Inside Lacrosse’s No. 13-ranked incoming freshman in the nation for the 2021 season
• As a Sophomore at Maryland (2022): Appeared in all 21 games with 20 starts. Totaled 25 goals, 11 assists, 36 points, stood third on the team with 63 draw controls and had 22 groundballs and 13 caused turnovers.
• As a Junior at Maryland (2023): Appeared in all 22 games with 11 starts. Totaled 18 goals, five assists, 23 points, 39 draw controls, 11 groundballs and nine caused turnovers
• Two year captain at RPCS
• Selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game
Delaney Chrisco
2027 Blue Coach
Alma Mater: Saint Leo University ‘20
Graduate Student ‘21
• WLCA All-American Third Team
• All-Region First Team
• All-SSC First Team
• Broke the program’s draw control record (198)
High School: Caravel Academy
• Four-year varsity starter in lacrosse, basketball, and field hockey
Regan Brown
2028 Blue Coach
Alma Mater: Shepherd University ‘21
• 2019 Honorable Mention All-MEC Team
• 2018 Honorable Mention All MEC Team
• 2018 MEC All – Freshman Team
• 2018-2019 assistant M&D 25 red & 2020 assistant M&D 24 Red
• 2020 JV Assistant at Westminster High
Joanna Lignelli
2027 Black Coach
Alma Mater: College of William & Mary ’94
• 2019 inductee into the Greater Baltimore Lacrosse Foundation’s Hall of Fame.
• Coach Development Program Women’s Game Chair for US Lacrosse.
• Coach Development Program Trainer for US Lacrosse where she delivers approximately 50 workshops annually to coaches across the US.
• Positive Coaching Alliance Trainer who’s delivered over 250 live workshops.
• World Lacrosse Development Committee Member
• Key Accounts Director at STX Lacrosse
Brooke Carhart
2027 Black Coach
Alma Mater: James Madison University ’08
• Played at NDP; was selected to the First Team All Mid-Atlantic.
• Won the National Schoolgirls Championship and IAAM Championship in 2003.
• Team leader in draw controls, caused turnovers, and groundballs at JMU I n 2006 and 2007
• Won the CAA Championship in 2006 and advanced to the Elite 8.
• JMU was the CAA Runner-Up in 2007 and advanced to the NCAA tournament.
Andrew Gvozden
Goalie Coach
Hometown: Millersville, MD
Alma Mater: Hofstra University ’12
• Co-Founder of Goaliesmith, LLC
• 2019 Stanford Women’s Goalie Coach
• NCAA All-American 2011
• NCAA Academic All-American 2012
• 4 Year Starting Goalie for Hofstra University
• 2012 Captain of Hofstra University Men’s Lacrosse
• NCAA Stats Leader 2011 – Goals Allowed Average
• All-CAA Team 2011
• Lowe’s Senior Class Award Candidate 2012
Mike Gvozden
Goalie Coach
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins ‘10
• Co-Founder of Goaliesmith, LLC
• Assistant Coach at University of Southern California ‘19
• Three-year starter at Johns Hopkins
• NCAA Champion ‘07
• Two-time High School All-American and was named the 2005 Maryland Goalie of the Year while at Severna Park High School in Millersville, Md.
Kristin Nicolini
2030 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Georgetown University ‘02
• Coach RPCS 2009- 2018, overall record 81-53, three championship appearances, losing each time to McDonogh by a total of only 5 goals in the 3 games. During her last two seasons the REDS were 19-1 with the only loss at the hands of rival McDonogh.
• Coach Garrison Forest 2006-2008 -Overall record in 3 seasons 45-11, three championship appearances, winning once, succeeded in moving GFS from the IAAM B conference to the A conference.
• 72 of her high school players have played in college, 8 have been named All American and 16 named Academic All American by U.S. Lacrosse.
• Former player at Georgetown University 1999-2002, four NCAA appearances and two National Championship Appearances, Captain her senior year, big-east academic all-star, and Hoyas Coaches’ Award Recipient.
• RPCS Student Athlete-1995-1998, Captain and AIS Championship 1998
Carol Hatton
2029 Black Coach
Alma Mater: St. Mary’s College of Maryland ’04
• Dual sport athlete (volleyball and lacrosse) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
• 4x NCAA tournament appearance, 2002 CAC Championship
• 3x All-CAC in lacrosse (defense, midfield) (’02, ’03, ’04), CAC Player of the Year 2004
• 2x IWLCA All-American (’03, ’04)
• SMCM records: 1st in assists in a season (50), 2nd All-time Career in Assists (112), 3rd points (255), 5th goals ( 143)
• St. Mary’s College of Maryland Hall of Fame Class 2010
• CAC Silver Anniversary Team Women’s Lacrosse 2015
• US Lacrosse Hall of Fame (Baltimore Chapter) 2018
Professional:
• Assistant Women’s Lacrosse/Field Hockey Coach at McDaniel College (2004-2006)
• Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach St. Mary’s College of Maryland (2006-2008)
• NCAA tournament appearance and first round win (2008)
• CAC Coach of the Year (2008)
• Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, Dickinson College (2009-2013)
Katherine Phillips
2030 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Penn State ’04
• Annapolis High School 4-year Varsity player 1996-2000
• Member of Maryland 4A state championship teams in 1998 and 1999, team captain.
• Played 4 years (2000-2004) at Penn State University, 3 year starter on attack, team captain, Academic-All-American.
Courtney Richter
2027 Blue Coach
Alma Mater: Furman University ‘18
• 4 years as a defender
Ian Ziemski
Goalie Coach
Alma Mater: Suny Maritime ‘19
• Skyline Conference Champions – 2019
• All-Conference Sportsmanship Award – 2016
• Helped team to schools first ever NCAA D3 Men’s Tournament & Win
• Coach for True Lacrosse Maryland Girls 2019 – 2021
• Goalie Coach for all teams ranging from 3rd grade to 12th grade teams.
Lacey Aumiller O'Neil
2030 Black Coach
Alma Mater: University of Virginia ‘01
Notre Dame Preparatory 1993-1997
• Varsity four years
• 1997, Captain, All American, and Towson Times Player of the Year
• First Team All-Metro and First Team All-County
• AIS All Star and Champions 1996
University of Virginia 1997-2001
• ACC Champion 1998, NCAA playoffs 1998 & 1999
• 1998- second in scoring as a freshman
• ACC athletic academic honor roll four years.
Tricia Woodford
2032 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Stevenson University ‘09
• All-Conference
• All-Regional and women’s lacrosse All American honors
• 2019, inducted into the Dick Watts Stevenson Athletics Hall of Fame.
• As a defender for Dulaney High School, earned All-Conference honors and led her team to their first ever Women’s State Championship team in 2005.
• Coached Hereford lacrosse the past three years.
Keirsten MacLellan
2025 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Limestone College
• Coaching internship with Limestone Head Coach, Scott Tucker, 2015
• Assistant coach at Manchester Valley High School & Stevenson University
• All-Conference Carolinas ‘14
2013 Monroe Community College:
• Won NJCAA National Championship, NJCAA First team All American
• All-Region 3 First Team and District Region 2 All-tournament team
• All-National Championship Tournament Team
2012 Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville:
• Led NJCAA in points, First Team All American, All Region First Team & All-Tournament team.
• NJCAA First-Team All-American
• All-Maryland Women’s Lacrosse First-Team
• CCBC-Catonsville Female Athlete of the Year
Meg Taylor
Goalie Coach
Alma Mater: Maryland University ‘19
Career Honors
• 2020 James E. Sullivan Award Finalist (First Lacrosse Player Ever)
• 2019 Tewaaraton Award Winner (First Goalie Ever), Nominee 2017, 2018, 2019
• 2019 IWLCA National Player and Goaltender of the Year
• 2019 Honda Sport Award Winner for Lacrosse
• 4x Big Ten Goaltender of the Year and Tournament team 2016 & 2017
• 2019 NCAA Tournament MVP, Tournament Team 2018 & 2019
• 2018-19 University of Maryland Student-Athlete of the Year
• 2019 IWLCA First Team All-Region
• 2018 IWLCA Third Team All-American
• 3x All-Big Ten (2016, ’17, ’19), Academic 2017 & 2019
• 2018 Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American, IWLCA Second team All Region
• 2017 IWLCA National Goalie of the Year, First Team All American
• Epoch/US Lacrosse National Player of the Week (3/3/17)
• IL Women National Defensive Player of the Week (4/4/17)
• 5x IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week, 2017 – 2019
• 14x Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, 2016 – 2019
• 2016 IWLCA Second Team All-Region
Sean Gaiser
2027 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Loyola University of Maryland ’97
• Coaching girls lacrosse since 2014
Susan Aldridge
2028 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Loyola
Erin Stewart Howland
2029 Blue Coach
- NCAA National Champion 1991 & 1993
- Captain & MVP 1993
- First Team All American Honors 1993
- Assistant Coach – George Mason University, First DI season
- Assistant Coach – James Madison University, First NCAA bid
- Assistant Coach – Loyola University of Maryland, Ranked nationally, NCAA quartfinal, semifinal & final game appearances
- Head Coach – Maryvale Preparatory School, IAAM Championship
- St. Paul’s School for Girls Athletic Director 1996 to Present
Miranda Ibello
2030 Blue Coach
Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins ‘19
• Member of the US Women’s U19 World team that won silver at the world championships
• Led all rookies in goals, points, and assists, 2016
• Named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week, 2017
• Named Second Team IWLCA All-Mid Atlantic, Led team in assists and points, 2018
• Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Big Ten Academic All-Conference, 2019
Ronnie Staines
2030 Blue Coach
- Received Jay Gallagher Award as the squad’s most outstanding freshman player 2001
- Led team in ground balls with 33 in 2002 season
- Third-team Face-Off Yearbook pre-season All-America 2003
- Honorable mention USILA post-season All-America selection 2003
- Among the team leaders in ground balls with 40 in 2003 season
- Pre-season first-team All-America selection by Face-Off Yearbook 2004
- Inside Lacrosse Magazine 2004
Heather Nelson
2031/2032 Blue Coach
Dylan Schlott
2023 Black Coach, Development Coach
- Johns Hopkins University Lacrosse Team Co- Captain 1999
- 2-Time NCAA All-America Honors
- NCAA Div. 1 Lacrosse Statistical Champion; Goals Per Game 1998
- 4 NCAA Tournament Appearances, 2-Time Semifinalist
- W.K. Morrill, JR. Award winner; Most Outstanding Attackman on the Johns Hopkins Lacrosse Team, 1998
- Johns Hopkins; Turnbull-Reynolds Award Winner; for Carrying on the Highest Traditions of Team Play, Sportsmanship and Leadership 1999
- High School: Gilman (Lacrosse, Football, Ice Hockey)
- MIAA Lacrosse Championship 1994
Teresa Lang
2031 Black Coach
Clary Fusting
Coach
Lindsay Clarke
Coach
Alma Mater: Towson University ’24
Lindsey Marshall
Coach
Alma Mater: Towson University
Lindsay Gamer
2031 Blue Coach
Hometown: Upstate New York
- Played at Loyola university Maryland with an undergrad in communications
- Masters in emerging media
- Lead the team in goals, points, draw controls, and caused turnovers 2017
- started coaching at Roland Park country school in 2021 helping with the offense and draws
Meghan O’Neil
Development Team Coach
Alma Mater: Syracuse University ’02
West Genesee High School 1994-1998
• 1998 All American
• 1998 All CNY 1st Team – defense
• 1998 First sectional title for West Genesee, team captain.
• 1997 All CNY 2nd Team – defense
Syracuse University
• Three year defender
• 2001 led team in interceptions
• Athletic Director’s Honor Role
• NCAA tournament appearances 2000, 2001 and 2002
Tara Cutillo
Development Team Coach
Hometown: Baltimore
- Bucknell University Lacrosse ’01,’02 defender
- Roland Park Country School Varsity Lacrosse & Soccer
- Club Lacrosse 3 years NEMS / Club Soccer 5 years SCB (Team Captain, State Cup Finalists ’00)
- Safe Sport Certified /CDC Heads Up Concussion Certified Youth Sports/ Grassroots Soccer D License
Steve Mitchell
Development Team Coach
- Two-time All-American at Johns Hopkins University
- Was the first long stick defensive midfielder to be named as a first team All-American
- Helped the U.S. National Team to the gold medal in both 1990 and 1994.
- Played on three lacrosse national championship teams at Johns Hopkins (1984, 1985, 1987)
- Selected to JHU’s all-time lacrosse team in 1987.
- In addition to lacrosse, he played football and basketball at Hopkins
- Hopkins Hall of Fame Inductee 2004
Julia Rich
2032 Blue Coach
Dan Berger
2032 Blue Coach
- Multiple First team all GWLL honors
- Preseason All-America honors
- Leading scorer throughout ND Lacrosse career
John Brown
2026 Black Coach
• Manchester Valley Coach 2013-2015, winning state titles in 2014 and 2015.
• FCA varsity homeschool team, won the 2017 conference championship.
• Westminster high coach, back-to-back state championships in 2018 and 2019.
• Maryvale assistant in 2022
• M&D Red NGLL 2024 B Division Champs and summer club B championship.
• 2024 black back-to-back A division NGLL championships.
• 2022 A division championship with M&D 2026 black
• 2023 B division championship with M&D 2027 red
Taylor Carhart
2026 Black Coach
- 4-year starter for the Mount
- Northeast Conference All-Rookie team 2016
- Ranked in t op goals and assists contributors in sophomore & junior seasons
- Currently coaches Towson High School Varsity Lacrosse team
- Led Towson HS to state championship semi-final game
Tayler Warehime
2026 Black Coach
- Under Armour All-America 2018
- Two-time Under Armour Underclass Team Baltimore
- Two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro choice
- Ranked No 19 incoming freshman for UNC
- 2-time All ACC Academic team
- Team Captain in 2022 (UNC)
- Helped lead team to NCAA second round and quarterfinal games
- Team Captain in 2023 (UF)
Winne Eber
- Member of Coppermine 2022 graduating team
Sophia Eureka
2028 Blue Coach
- Rookie of the Year 2012
- MVP 2013, 2014, 2015
- First team All-Frederick County 2015
- Four-year first team All-MVAL Conference
- Ranked 3rd on the team in both goals (23) and points (32) in 2018 at RMU
Maddie Bodden
2032 Blue Coach
Alma Mater: Hopkins University ‘17
- Led team and ranked 55th nationally in caused turnovers 2016
- Helped lead team to NCAA second round 2016
- Academic All-Big Ten & Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2017
- Led team to Big Ten semifinal game 2017
- Started all game sin junior & senior seasons
Maeve McKew
2029 Black Coach
- Maryvale Lacrosse Assistant Coach 2023
- 20+ Years Camp Experience: Maryland Lacrosse
- Hall of Fame Inductee in 2018: Maryvale Preparatory School: Field Hockey, Basketball, Lacrosse
- Maryland Lacrosse Director of Operations 2012
- Drexel Lacrosse Graduate Assistant Coach 2011-2012 University of Maryland Lacrosse 2005-2009
- ACC Champion 2008
- Final Four 2009
- Leadership Committee 2009
- Maryvale Preparatory School: 3 sport captain, 2004 Donald Litz Memorial Scholarship recipient, 2004 McCormick Unsung Hero Award finalist, 2005 U.S. Marine Most Distinguished Athlete Award
Olivia Conti
- Tewaaraton Award Nominee, 2018
- Tewaaraton Watch List 2019
- Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America First Team, 2019
- Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-America 2017, 2018
- IWLCA First Team All-America, 2018
- IWLCA Second Team All-America, 2017
- IWLCA First Team Mid-Atlantic All-Region, 2017, 2018
- IWLCA Second Team Mid-Atlantic All-Region, 2019
- ECAC Defensive Player of the Year, 2018
- CAA First Team, 2019
- CAA Preseason Player of the Year and First Team, 2019
- CAA Defensive Player of the Year, 2017, 2018
- CAA First Team, 2017, 2018
- CAA All-Rookie Team 2017
Erin McDonnell
- McDaniel College Regional All American, 2011
- McDaniel College Assistant Coach 2011-2015
- St. Mary’s College of MD Head Coach, 2015-2021Overall record 54-39Program produced:2 IWLCA All American
- 1 CAC Rookie of the Year
- 13 IWLCA All Chesapeake Region players
- 18 All Conference selectionsNationally ranked (Top 25) program 5/6 years as Head Coach, reaching #10.
- IWLCA Academic Honor Squad 6/6Senior Woman Administrator/ Assistant Athletic Director: St. Mary’s College of Maryland 2016-21
- Liaison to Title IX, Alumni Dept., Development Dept., and Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Office
- Supervisor to the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
- Supervisor to multiple varsity teams
Janet Smith
2031 Black Coach
Jules Sanchez
- 2X Big South Freshman of the week 2020
- First Team All-Big South 2021
- 3X Big South Presidential Honor Roll
- Ranked 5th nationally in draw controls
- Single season school record with 9.2 draw controls per game
- Set Campbell’s single game draw control record (15)
- Ranks 3rd in All-time draw controls at Campbell
- Highest shooting percentage on Mount St Mary’s (.632%)
- Led the Mount in individual draw controls (35) and finished 3rd in goals (24)
Kate Kasabula
2023 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Duke University ’03
- 4X All American
- ACC Rookie of the year 1999
- Led the team in scoring in 2000 & 2001
- Program leader in ground balls (210)
- Program leader in caused turnovers (142)
- Helped U.S. National Team reach the title game at 2005 IFWLA World Cup
- U.S Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame Inductee
Katie Poch
2029 Blue Coach
- Majored in Business Administration
- Started all games in senior season 2022
- Recorded career highs of caused turnovers and ground balls in senior season 2022
Alexis Chilton
2027 Blue Coach, 2030 Blue Coach
- Played for Granite State Elite in New Hampshire
- Attended University of Delaware for Athletic Training
- Worked at Regis College as an assistant athletic trainer
- Currently works at Hopkins as an athletic trainer
Brian Coleman
Coach
Lauren Saltz
Coach
- Selected for U.S Lacrosse National Tournament Team 2019
- Helped lead Penn State to NCAA appearance 2023
- Currently holds 32 ground balls, 52 draw controls, and 15 caused turnovers for Penn State in first 2 seasons
Gregg Gebhard
Coach
Dan Berger
Coach