Hall of Fame Members

Cathy Reese

University of Maryland
Class of 2025

Cathy Reese has amassed an impressive 12 NCAA Championships. She ranks sixth all-time among women’s lacrosse head coaches with 332 career wins, achieving milestones as the fastest coach to reach 200, 250, and 300 wins. Reese has guided Maryland to five national championships (2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019), 11 Final Fours, and 20 regular-season and tournament championships across the ACC and Big Ten. She is recognized as a four-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year (2010, 2014, 2015, 2019) and a 12-time conference coach of the year. With a career winning percentage of .835, Reese has developed eight Tewaaraton Trophy winners, 22 National Players of the Year, and 64 All-Americans. Her legacy has earned her numerous inductions, including into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame, DC Sports Hall of Fame, Howard County (Md.) Women’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and several USA Lacrosse Halls of Fame, culminating in her induction into the USA Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 2019.

Jenny Levy

University of North Carolina
Class of 2025

Jenny Levy has recorded 421 wins in 29 seasons at the University of North Carolina, making her the third-winningest coach in NCAA Division I history. She has led the Tar Heels to NCAA National Championships in 2013, 2016, and 2022, and has guided her UNC squad to the NCAA National Semifinals 13 times throughout her career. Levy boasts a .764 career winning percentage and has been named IWLCA Coach of the Year three times, as well as ACC Coach of the Year seven times. In addition to her duties at UNC, Levy served as head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team, leading them to a gold medal with an undefeated record at the 2022 World Championship. She was inducted into the USA Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2021 and the Greater Baltimore Chapter Hall of Fame in 2010.

Ginny Martino

West Chester University
Class of 2024

Ginny Martino, the head coach at West Chester University, stands as a titan in NCAA Division II women's lacrosse. With a distinguished career spanning 25 years, Martino has amassed an impressive record of 385 victories, making her the all-time winningest head coach in Division II history. Her coaching acumen is further underscored by her two national titles and a robust career winning percentage of .824. Martino's success extends beyond mere numbers. Last May, she clinched her 14th PSAC title and guided the Golden Rams to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game for the 11th time since the championship's inception by the NCAA. In recognition of her exceptional coaching abilities, Martino and her staff were honored as the IWLCA regional coaching staff of the year in 2023, marking her fourth such accolade. Throughout her admirable career, Martino has mentored over 40 All-Americans and countless All-Conference players, leaving an indelible mark on the sport and shaping the lives of her athletes both on and off the field.

Julie Myers

University of Virginia
Class of 2024

Julie Myers, during her tenure as head coach at the University of Virginia, amassed a remarkable record of 349-181 (.658), solidifying her as one of the most successful coaches in NCAA Division I women's collegiate lacrosse history. Her win total ranks fifth overall in Division I and 11th across all NCAA divisions. Over her 28 years at the helm of the UVA program, Myers consistently led her teams to postseason success, with the exception of 2020 when NCAA spring championships were canceled due to the pandemic. Under her guidance, the Cavaliers clinched the NCAA Division I Championship in 2004 and finished as national runners-up six times. Additionally, the Cavaliers secured five ACC championships, further demonstrating Myers' impact on the program's success. Myers also earned her recognition as the IWLCA Coach of the Year in ‘04. Throughout her illustrious career, she coached over 35 All-Americans, coached multiple Players of the Year at both conference and national levels, and cultivated more than a dozen members of the US national team.

Jim Nestor

Salisbury University
Class of 2024

Jim Nestor has steered the Sea Gulls to remarkable success, including four national championships, 19 conference championships, and an impressive 20 NCAA Tournament appearances. Nestor's coaching accolades speak volumes about his expertise and dedication. He boasts two undefeated seasons in 2013 and 2021, has led the team to nine NCAA championship game appearances, and has been honored with five IWLCA Coach of the Year awards. Additionally, he has earned 14 IWLCA Chesapeake Region coaching accolades, further highlighting his impact on the sport. Under Nestor's guidance, Salisbury players have flourished, with 12 of them earning IWLCA positional Players of the Year honors and over 60 athletes achieving All-American status. His coaching prowess is evident in his impressive career record of 467-92-1 (.835), which places him third for most wins among active Division III coaches and fourth in winning percentage within the same group.

Kelly Amonte Hiller

Northwestern University
Class of 2023

Kelly Amonte Hiller currently holds a career coaching record of 351-88, winning .799 percent of the games she has coached, ranking fourth all-time in NCAA Division I history. In 2005, Amonte Hiller guided the Wildcats to an undefeated season and a NCAA Championship, the first of seven national titles. Amonte Hiller led the Wildcats to the national semifinals 10 years in a row (2005 to 2014) and tied an NCAA record with eight consecutive title game appearances in the process. Since 2004, Northwestern has gone 53-11 (.828) in the NCAA Tournament, making Amonte Hiller the winningest coach in Tournament history. She has produced six Tewaaraton winners and eight Honda recipients. Amonte Hiller has coached 68 IWLCA All-Americans and won a total of 12 IWLCA positional Player of the Year awards. Additionally, Amonte Hiller previously led the U.S. women’s U19 team to a world championship in 2019 in Peterborough, Ontario, becoming the only person to win gold as a player and head coach with the U.S. national team program.

Chris Mason

Williams College
Class of 2023

Chris Mason won 303 games as the head coach at Williams College over the course of a 33-year career. The Ephs posted undefeated records in 1989 and 1996, placed second in the NCAA Championship in 1998 and 2000 and won a NESCAC title in 2010. Her undefeated 1996 team was inducted into the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame in 2003. She is also a member of the 2019 Western Massachusetts Hall of Fame Induction Class. Williams earned six NCAA Tournament bids under Mason, and she coached 34 All-Americans, including one National Offensive Player of the Year (Alana Teutonico Brock, ‘98) and one National Defensive Player of the Year (Alyse Clayman, ’96). Mason also coached Field Hockey at Williams for 19 years and won a bronze medal playing for the US National Team at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Chris Paradis

Amherst College
Class of 2023

Chris Paradis molded Amherst College Women’s Lacrosse into one of the most successful teams in the nation while amassing a career coaching record of 321-123 (.723). Her 321 wins rank her in the top ten all-time in NCAA Division III. Paradis was named the NESCAC and Berkshire Region Coach of the Year twice (2014, 2018) and brought one National Championship trophy back to Amherst in 2003, for which she was named the IWLCA Division III Coach of the Year. The Mammoths claimed back-to-back NESCAC Championships in 1997 and 1998, made 10 trips to the NCAA Elite Eight, six Final Four appearances, and three National Championship appearances (1999, 2001, 2003). Paradis led Amherst to a 27-13 (.675) record in 14 trips to the NCAA tournament. Paradis, who competed for the US National team in the World Cup, also coached field hockey at Amherst, leading the team to eight straight postseason appearances, including three NCAA Tournament berths (1996, 1999, 2000) and a trip to the National Championship game in 1999.

Dotty Hall

St. Lawrence University
Class of 2022

Dorothy “Dotty” Hall was one of the most successful coaches in the history of St. Lawrence women’s athletics with a combined win total of 306 victories in field hockey and lacrosse, but her impact on the development of the women’s athletic program could be the most important part of her distinguished career as a teacher and coach. She was the first to win a NYSWCAA team title with her undefeated lacrosse team in 1990 and was the first Saint women’s coach to earn national coach of the year honors when she was named national lacrosse coach of the year in 1989. She also earned regional coach of the year honors in field hockey and is the first Saint women’s coach to take teams to the national semifinals in two different sports in the same academic year with the 1989 field hockey and 1990 lacrosse teams. She amassed a 172-121-1 record coaching lacrosse from 1978-1999. Hall also served as mentor to other women’s coaches, and until her retirement in May 2000, was a popular and highly respected teacher. She earned the Maslow Teaching Award in 1995 and was a Danforth Teaching Fellow from 1980-86.

Jan Hathorn

Washington and Lee University
Class of 2022

Jan Hathorn served as the women's lacrosse coach at Washington & Lee for 19 seasons before being named the Director of Athletics. She arrived at W&L in the fall of 1987, serving as women’s soccer coach from 1987-2000 and women’s lacrosse coach from 1989-2007. Hathorn earned nine ODAC Coach of the Year Awards and led the Generals to nine conference titles and eight NCAA tournament berths, amassing a career record of 277-112. She was a two-time regional coach of the year, and in 2010, she earned the Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement. Hathorn also coached lacrosse for five years at Denison University.

Chris Sailer

Princeton University
Class of 2022

Chris Sailer served 36 seasons at the helm of the Princeton women’s lacrosse program. She was inducted into the USA Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 2008. She has guided Princeton to three NCAA championships, 11 national semifinal appearances, 27 NCAA tournament appearances and 16 Ivy League titles. Sailer ranks second in NCAA history among Division I coaches in victories, with an astonishing 433 career wins, and is the second winningest active coach in Division I and second all-time. She has coached more NCAA Tournament games than any other coach, a total of 62 games, and is second in NCAA wins with 38.

Carol Cantele

Gettysburg College
Class of 2021

Carole Cantele has been the head coach at Gettysburg College since 1992, and previously coached at Plymouth State University and Miami University (OH). Over her 32 years as a head coach, she has amassed a .770 winning percentage (446-133), and her 446 career wins put her in third place for all-time NCAA victories. Cantele, whose Gettysburg squads captured the 2011, 2017, and 2018 NCAA Division III Championships, is a four-time IWLCA National Coach of the Year honoree and has also claimed 10 Regional Coach of the Year awards, and 12 Centennial Conference Championships. Under Cantele’s leadership, the Bullets have received 19 NCAA Championship tournament bids, and made seven NCAA semi-final appearances. She has mentored 16 conference Players of the Year, nine IWLCA Players of the Year, and 18 first-team All-Americans. Cantele also serves as the Assistant Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator at Gettysburg and has been presented with the Judith M. Sweet Commitment Award from NACWAA and the Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award from the IWLCA. Additionally, she served on the coaching staff for the U.S. National Team program from 2009-13 and won five conference titles as the head field hockey coach at Gettysburg.

Janet Smith

University of Delaware
Class of 2021

Janet Smith was the head coach at the University of Delaware from 1980-1989, where she led the Blue Hens to three National Championships (AIAW Division II in 1981 and 1982 and NCAA Division I in 1983). She amassed a 118-51-1 career record and collected four East Coast conference Championship titles to go along with five national championship tournament bids (three AIAW and two NCAA) and four semi-final appearances. Smith coached two conference Players of the Year, one national Player of the Year, five first-team All-Americans, and five who were named to the U.S. National Team. She was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1997 and is also enshrined in the University of Delaware and Ursinus College Athletics Halls of Fame. Smith was a five-time member of the U.S. Senior women’s team and was selected to play on three international touring teams.

Sue Stahl

Old Dominion University
Class of 2021

Sue Stahl coached collegiately from 1970 through her retirement in 2011, and won four National Championship titles, collecting two AIAW Championships as an assistant at Ursinus College, and two NCAA titles as an assistant at Temple University. As the head coach at Old Dominion University, Stahl recorded 142 wins, won three Colonial Athletic Association championships and was named CAA Coach of the Year in 1995. She was the head coach of the U.S. women’s national team from 1998-2005 and was honored as the Outstanding World Cup Coach by the IFWLA in 1997. Stahl coached the U.S. World Cup Team to four consecutive championships in 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2001. She was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1999 and has also received the Diane Geppi Aikens Memorial Award from the IWLCA and the Nancy Chance Award from US Lacrosse.

Diane Geppi‑Aikens

Loyola University Maryland (formerly Loyola College)
Class of 2019

Diane Geppi-Aikens served as head coach at Loyola College (now Loyola University Maryland) from 1989-2003, compiling a .736 winning percentage to go with a record of 196-70 that includes 10 NCAA Tournament and seven Final Four appearances. Geppi-Aikens was a three-time IWLCA Division I Coach of the Year honoree (1996, 1997 and 2003) and coached 15 first-team All-American players during her tenure. She served as a member of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Committee from 1995-99 and was chairperson of the committee for two years. As a player, Geppi-Aikens was a collegiate standout in lacrosse and volleyball, earning second team IWLCA All-American status following her senior season in 1984. She was the recipient of the Tewaaraton Lifetime Recognition Award in 2001 and received both the NCAA’s Inspiration Award and the ECAC’s Award of Valor in 2003. Geppi-Aikens is a member of both the US Lacrosse Greater Baltimore Chapter and National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The IWLCA renamed its lifetime achievement award in her honor in 2002. Geppi-Aikens passed away in 2003 and was inducted posthumously.

Jane Miller

University of Virginia
Class of 2019

Jane Miller coached at the University of Virginia from 1983 to 1995 and posted a 145-44 record during her 12 seasons guiding the Cavaliers. Miller’s teams made six NCAA semi-final appearances and claimed the Championship in both 1991 and 1993. Miller was named the Division I Coach of the Year in 1991 by the IWLCA, coached three IWLCA Players of the Year and was on the staff for Team USA at the 1986 IFWLA World Cup. As an administrator, Miller served on the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse committee for several years and was elected as the chair of the NCAA Division I Championship/Sports Management Cabinet in 2011. She was also the first Senior Women's Administrator appointed to the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, where she participated in the overall governance of NCAA Division I Athletics for three years. Miller began her lacrosse coaching career at Longwood, where she posted a 28-20-2 record over four seasons.

Robin Sheppard

Trinity College
Class of 2019

Robin Sheppard coached at Trinity College for 25 seasons, posting a 213-68-5 record and .753 winning percentage, while amassing four NIAC championship titles, seven ECAC tournament appearances, and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. She coached 11 first-team All-Americans and received the IWLCA’s Diane Geppi-Aikens award in 2005. After retiring as the coach of Trinity’s lacrosse and field hockey teams, Sheppard served as an associate athletic director at Trinity. She served as the NCAA New England region chair for lacrosse, and the women’s lacrosse and field hockey facility at Trinity is named in her honor.

Patricia Price Genovese

William Smith College
Class of 2018

Patricia Price Genovese served as the head women’s lacrosse coach at William Smith College from 1971 until she retired in 2012. Her career record of 385-158-1 lands at number seven on the list of most winningest women’s lacrosse coaches of all-time. Genovese compiled a .709 career winning percentage and collected three IWLCA National Coach of the Year awards. She also led the Herons to 16 NCAA Division III Championship berths, including 11 trips to the semi-finals, and five Championship game appearances. During her career, Genovese coached 26 first-team All-American selections and seven National Players of the Year. She was inducted into the SUNY Cortland Hall of Fame in 1990, the William Smith Athletics Hall of Honor in 1999, and the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2009, the same year she received the IWLCA’s Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award.

Gillian Rattray

Penn State University
Class of 2018

Gillian Rattray led Penn State University to three consecutive USWLA National Championships from 1978-1980 and is among the top five winningest women’s lacrosse coaches of all-time with an .877 winning percentage. Her career record of 144-19-3 also included appearances in two AIAW National Tournaments and three NCAA Tournaments, including a pair of semi-final appearances in 1983 and 1985. Rattray coached Penn State to winning records in every single season from 1974-1985, including the program’s two undefeated seasons in 1978 and 1979. After retiring from coaching, Rattray served as an Assistant Professor in the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Penn State. She was inducted into the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005 and the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2005. Rattray passed away in December 2017 and was inducted posthumously.

Suzanne Tyler

University of Maryland
Class of 2018

Sue Tyler started the women’s lacrosse programs at both Cornell University and the University of Maryland and posted a career record of 196-71-3. She led Maryland to the AIAW championship in 1981 and the NCAA Championship 1986 and holds the distinction as the only Division I coach to win NCAA National Championships in two different sports (field hockey, 1987). Tyler reached the National Championship nine times and was named national Coach of the Year in 1984 and 1986. After retiring from coaching, Tyler transitioned to athletic administration, serving as an Associate Athletic Director at the University of Maryland and as Athletic Director at University of Maine. She was an assistant coach for the U.S. National Team and served on the NCAA women’s lacrosse committee, while also serving in volunteer leadership roles with the USWLA and US Lacrosse. Tyler was inducted into the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1999.

Missy Foote

Middlebury College
Class of 2017

Missy Foote served as the head women’s lacrosse coach at Middlebury College from 1978 through 2015, amassing a 422-114-1 record. That win total currently ranks second among all head coaches in Division III history. Her teams won the NCAA Division III championship five times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004), qualified for the NCAA tournament 21 times, and advanced to the semifinal round in 14-consecutive years and on 17 occasions overall. Foote coached more than 35 first-team All-Americans, including 11 national position Players of the Year. She was named the conference’s Coach of the Year eight times during her tenure, taking home IWLCA National Coach of the Year honors five times (1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002). Foote is also a member of the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame’s 2012 induction class.

Carole Kleinfelder

Harvard University
Class of 2017

Carole Kleinfelder began her career as the head coach at Harvard University in 1979. Over the next 25 years, her teams compiled a 260-132-3 record, including a 15-0 run in 1990 when the Crimson won the NCAA Division I championship. Kleinfelder’s squads captured 12 Ivy League titles, including seven straight from 1987-1993, and qualified for three AIAW national tournament fields, and nine NCAA tournament fields. Kleinfelder served as President of the United States Women’s Lacrosse Association (USWLA) and was the first President of the IWLCA when the organization was formed in 1982.

Sharon Pfluger

The College of New Jersey
Class of 2017

Sharon Pfluger is the winningest women’s lacrosse coach in history, posting a career record of 494-55-1 and an .899 winning percentage as the head coach at The College of New Jersey. She has coached her squads to post-season tournament bids in every season and won 11 NCAA Division III national championships. A 13-time IWLCA Regional Coach of the Year, Pfluger was named the nation’s top coach by her peers in 1987 and 2004. Her players include 81 first-team All-Americans and 18 national position Players of the Year. She is one of just two female coaches (Pat Summitt being the other) featured in the NCAA Hall of Champions’ Legends of the Game display in Indianapolis. Pfluger was inducted into the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 2007.

Tina Sloan Green

Temple University
Class of 2017

Tina Sloan Green was Temple University’s head coach from 1975 – 1992 and collected 207 career victories in 18 seasons. She was the first African-American head coach in the history of intercollegiate women’s lacrosse, and led her team to three national championships, claiming the AIAW title in 1982 and the NCAA crown in 1984 and 1988. Sloan Green was named the National Coach of the Year in 1988. She is the founder of the Black Women in Sport Foundation and received the 2016 Spirit of Tewaaraton Award. Sloan Green was inducted into the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 1997.

Cindy Timchal

United States Naval Academy
Class of 2017

Cindy Timchal has taken three separate programs to the NCAA tournament, as she led Northwestern (1982-1990) to five post-season bids, Maryland (1991-2006) to 16 bids and eight NCAA championships, and the U.S. Naval Academy to five NCAA appearances, including a run to the semi-finals in 2017. Her career record stands at 491-129, good for a .792 winning percentage; her total career wins are second only to Pfluger. Timchal has collected six conference Coach of the Year awards, four in the ACC and two in the Patriot League. She has coached 13 national position Players of the Year, three Tewaaraton finalists and one winner of the award. Timchal was inducted into the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 2012.

Marge Watson

Ursinus College
Class of 2017

Marge Watson started the women’s lacrosse program at Ursinus College in 1957 and served as the head coach until 1981, posting a 199-19-9 record. Her .896 winning percentage is the second highest all-time (behind Pfluger), and her teams recorded seven undefeated seasons. Watson led Ursinus to national runner-up finishes in the 1979 USWLA National Tournament and the 1981 AIAW National Championship. She has a strong record of service, helping to found the Philadelphia Colleges Women’s Lacrosse Association in 1970 and receiving the inaugural IWLCA Lifetime Achievement Award (later renamed the Diane Geppi-Aikens Award) in 2000. Watson was inducted into the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 2014.