Girls Lacrosse Coaches - HGR Lacrosse

HGR Girls Lacrosse Coaches

Kristy Robertson – Girls Program Director

Assistant Coach at Endicott college September 2017- present.
Graduated from Haverhill High School in 2013 as a 4-year Varsity player
Leading goal scorer at Haverhill High School
Attended Southern New Hampshire for 1 year and then transferred to Umass Lowell for last 3 years of college
Served as a two-time captain- Division 1 lacrosse at Umass Lowell.
Graduated from Umass Lowell in 2017 with honors and a degree in Liberal Arts
2 year – Student Advisory Committee (SAAC) Rep at Umass Lowell
Volunteer Assistant coach for Haverhill High School Varsity Lacrosse in 2014-2017.

MeredithBudds

Graduated from Haverhill High School in 2018 and was a 4-year varsity member
Played HGR for 3 years
Won Eagle Tribune 2018 Student Athlete of the Year
Graduated from Saint Anselm College in 2022 with a degree in English and classics
Played on the nationally ranked division II team at Saint Anselm’s

Alexandra Connelly

Four years Varsity player at Windham High School
Played club lacrosse at Baylor University, while receiving a degree in Health, Kinesiology, & Leisure
Coach at Windham Youth Lacrosse Ages K-8
Head coach for Windham JV Girls’ Lacrosse
Strength and conditioning coach for athletes of all ages, middle school to D1 Collegiate and NBA G League, has been in sports training for 4 years
Currently opening an F45 Training studio in North Andover, MA
Coaches clinic as well as elite teams at HGR

Madison Connelly

Four years Varsity player at Windham High School
New Hampshire club lacrosse player
Currently a Junior on Saint Leo Women’s College (D2)
Windham high school JV head coach
Windham youth coach K-8

Cara Corvino

Hometown- Dorset, Vermont
Graduated from Stonehill College in Easton, MA in 2017 majored in Communications
Captain of the Women’s Lacrosse program senior season
Named a two time All American at Stonehill
Currently resides in Boston where she is a Customer Success Manager.

Kelsey Daly

Hometown- Ipswich MA- attended Ipswich High School (2013-2017)
NE 10- All Rookie Team as a Freshman
3^rd team All-League (2018)
Graduated from Merrimack College in 2022. Her undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Criminology
Team Captain at Merrimack College (2021-2022)
Entering 4th season coaching at HGR

Riley Daly

Junior defender on the Uconn womens lacrosse team.
Originally from Ipswich Massachusetts
Three sport varsity athlete in HS
Entering first season coaching with HGR

Matilda Darrah

Hometown – Dover NH
Graduated with distinction from Dover High School(2020), where she was a four-year varsity lacrosse and soccer player and lacrosse captain for 2 years
Junior at Endicott College as a starting defensemen
Majoring in exercise science/pre-athletic training 3+2 program
Has coached lacrosse for 7 years, coached high school for 4 of the 7
Previously coached at Lighthouse Lacrosse and Houlagans Lacrosse
First year at HGR Lacrosse, coaching HS

Sydni Dery

Hometown- Hampstead NH
Attended Southern New Hampshire University, majored in Business Administration with a concentration in Sport Management.
Scholarship to Southern New Hampshire University for lacrosse
Three-year varsity lacrosse player at Pinkerton Academy in Derry NH. Lacrosse captain senior year and coaches award freshman and sophomore year.
Picked senior year for the Bryne Cup Twin All-Star Game
Assistant coach for Pinkerton Academy freshman lacrosse for two years, going on her third year of volunteer coaching Hampstead Youth Lacrosse.
Entering first season coaching with HGR

Elizabeth Driscoll

USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention NCAA DII 2023
IWLCA First Team All-East 2023
NE10 Goalie of the Year 2023
NE10 First Team All-Conference 2023, NE10 3X Player of the Week 2023, NE10 3X Weekly Honor Roll 2023
NE10 #1 in Save Percentage, #5 in Save Percentage Nationally 2023
Incoming Junior at #15 Nationally Ranked Saint Anselm College
Hometown- Marblehead MA, MHS Lax Captain, First Team All NEC 2021

Leah Durkin

Hometown- Dracut Ma
Graduated Dracut Senior Highschool in 2021
All-time leader goal scorer at Dracut High, athlete of the year 2021, two-time MVP
Starter at Sacred Heart University (D1) as a draw specialist
NEC Women’s Lacrosse All-Rookie Team 2022
2023 NEC regular season champions/undefeated in conference
Biology Pre-Med major with a minor in business
Volunteer assistant coach at Dracut Highschool 2022-present
Entering first season with HGR

Caroline Galligan

4-year Varsity lacrosse player at Marshfield High School, graduating in 2017
4-year Division 3 lacrosse player at WestConn, graduating in 2021
Served as a two-year captain, setting the record for free position goals scored in a career
Current coach for Andover Youth Lacrosse 7/8 girls
Coaching experience at all ages in Marshfield (MA), Brookfield (CT), and Scarsdale (NY)
Entering first season with HGR

Hannah Goodwin

Graduate Assistant Coach at Merrimack College – 2023
Graduated from Roger Williams University in 2022, majoring in Marketing.
Team Captain for the 2021-2022 season
All CCC First Team Goalkeeper (2022), IWLCA DIII Defensive Player of the Week (2022)
Graduate of Haverhill High School – 2018
Entering first season coaching with HGR

Hannah Gohr

4 year Varsity Lacrosse at Reading Memorial High School
Former HGR club player
Freshman Year played DII Lacrosse at Assumption College
3 years club Lacrosse at UMass Amherst
Graduated from UMass Amherst in 2023 with degree in Early Childhood Education
Second Season as HGR coach

Christine “CJ” Johnson

Graduated from the University at Albany in New York in 2016, 4-year Division 1 lacrosse player: America East All-Rookie Team 2013, America East All-Conference First Team 2014, 2015 and 2016, America East Co-Defensive Player of the Year 2016
Graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 2012: Middlesex League Player of the Year 2012, Named to Boston Globe All-Scholastics
Past coach for Reading Youth Club teams
Graduated in 2019 with DPT degree and works as a physical therapist
Entering first Season with HGR

Amber Kiricolles

4 year varsity player at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School
Rising junior midfield/draw specialist on the Bentley Women’s Lacrosse Team (D2)
Current youth/high school USA lacrosse referee
Student Athletic Advisory Committee Representative
Pursuing a degree in Marketing with a minor in Sports Business Management

Kloe Martin

4-year starter at Cushing Academy. Earned all NEPSAC senior year for lacrosse
Sophomore defender/ draw specialist at D2 Barton College in NC
Majoring in exercise science with a minor in honors research
Third team all conference defender freshman year
Second team all conference midfielder sophomore year
HGR Alum
Entering second season coaching with HGR

Rebecca Matheson

Graduated from Reading Memorial High School in 2012 as a 4-year Varsity lacrosse player – scored over 200 goals at Reading – also played volleyball & basketball at Reading
Named to the Reading Daily Times Chronicle All-Decade Team for Reading 2010-2020
Played Division II lacrosse at Stonehill College for 4 years – Captain Senior Year, scoring over 100 points – Graduated in 2016 with a degree in Psychology
Received Master’s Degree in School Counseling at Assumption University in 2018
Currently a Middle School Guidance Counselor in Gloucester
Coaches 8th grade Select in Reading, MA

Alex O’Reilly

Shawsheen Valley Technical High School Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach 2016-Present.
Commonwealth Athletic Conference (CAC) League Coach of the Year 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Lead Varsity team to CAC League Championship Title 2016, 2017, 2018.
Lead Varsity team to Massachusetts State Vocational Tournament Championship Title 2017, 2018, 2019.
Home Grown Girls’ Elite Team Fall/Summer/Clinic Coach 2016, 2017, 2018.
Austin Preparatory School JV Girls Lacrosse Coach 2015.
Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education and Athletic Coaching from Bridgewater State University.
Currently working in Special Education K-2 for Burlington Public Schools District Programs.

Alex Palermo

Hometown- Reading MA
Graduated from Reading Memorial HS (2019), where she was Middlesex League First Team All-Conference 4x and Boston Globe All-Scholastic 2x
Attended and played at Umass Lowell her freshman and sophomore year
Currently a rising Senior attacker at Endicott College (2022)
Entering 3rd season as HGR Coach

Aryanna Poirier

Graduated from Methuen High School in 2015 as a four-year varsity lacrosse player
Record holder for most goals scored in a career for Methuen High School
Record holder for most draw controls won in a single season for Methuen High School
Captain of varsity lacrosse team senior year and earned Player of the Year Award
Played for HiOA (college team) for one year while living in Norway
In last semester at NECCO before transferring to UMass Lowell in the spring to study Psychology
Assistant coach for Methuen High School girls varsity lacrosse team in spring 2021

Gabriella Prisco

Hometown: West Haven, CT
Graduated from Endicott College with an undergraduate degree in Marketing and a Master’s degree in Special Education
Played 4 years as a Forward on the Endicott Women’s Soccer team, received the Player of Distinction Honors her senior season.
Played 5 years as a Midfielder on the Endicott Women’s Lacrosse team where she was a Division 3 All American (2022), 2x Captain, 2x All Region Team, 2x CCC Defensive Player of the Year, 4x All CCC Conference team
Volunteer coach for Marblehead High School Women’s Lacrosse

Taylor Shanahan

Hometown- New Jersey- Currently lives in Brighton, MA
Graduated from Stonehill College in 2018 where she played both soccer and lacrosse
Currently works for W.B. Mason as a Recruiter

Iti Singh

Rising senior on the women’s lacrosse team at Skidmore College
Liberty League All-Academic Team (2021 + 2022)
Graduated from Central Catholic High School (Lawrence, MA) in 2019
Played for HGR throughout middle school and high school
This summer, interning at Boston Children’s Hospital in administration and finance. In August, studying abroad at the London School of Economics.
Entering 2nd Summer Season coaching with HGR

Lily Troupe

Hometown: Newburyport Mass
Graduated from Newburyport High School in 2021 where she was a 4-year varsity lacrosse player. Also was a part of the varsity basketball team
Named NHS Girls Lacrosse Rookie of the Year (2018) and awarded the Coach’s Award her senior year
Rising Junior at Endicott College- Plays Defense
Named CCC Rookie of the Week (2022)
Majoring in Nursing
Entering first season coaching with HGR