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

Audrey Chesser
Assistant Director and 2026 Black Coach
Alma Mater: Queens University of Charlotte ‘18
• Won 4 straight SAC championships
• 2 NCAA appearances
• Former head coach of Weddington High School (NC) (2020)
• Former JV assistant coach of Notre Dame Prep (2018 & 2021)

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
Alma Mater: University of Virginia 1993

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

Heather Nelson
2031/2032 Blue Coach

Dylan Schlott
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Teresa Lang
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Clary Fusting
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Lindsay Clarke
Coach
Alma Mater: Towson University

Lindsey Marshall
Coach
Alma Mater: Towson University

Lindsay Gamer
Coach
• From upstate new York
• Played at Loyola University Maryland with a undergrad in communications, masters in emerging media
• Sophomore year 2017, Earned the leading statistic for the team in goals, points, draw controls, and caused turnovers all once
• Junior year injury, out senior and rehabbed all 5th year
• Started coaching at Roland Park country school in 2021 helping with the offense and draws

Meghan O’Neil
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

Steve Mitchell
Development Team Coach

Julia Rich
2032 Blue Coach

Dan Berger
2032 Blue Coach
Alma Mater: Notre Dame 2005

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

Tayler Warehime
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Winne Eber
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Sophia Eureka
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Maddie Bodden
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Maeve McKew
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Olivia Conti
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Erin McDonnell
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Janet Smith
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Jules Sanchez
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Kate Kasabula
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Katie Poch
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Alexis Chilton
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Brian Coleman
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Lauren Saltz
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Gregg Gebhard
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Dan Berger
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