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Our coaches set us apart

CitySide coaches come from around the country and share a common passion for lacrosse. They are not only lacrosse instructors but also life coaches, role models and top-tier players in their own right, committed to teaching the game they love.  Scroll through their bios below and you'll see why it's our coaches that make CitySide special.
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Hilary O'Dougherty

Attack
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Co-Women's Director - Events Coordinator
hilary@citysidelax.com
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Hilary O'Dougherty is a Rochester, NY, native and a 2009 graduate of Northwestern University. During her time at Northwestern, Hilary helped the team compile an 85-3 overall record and was a four-time NCAA National Champion. She has been coaching across the nation for over fifteen years including her time as an assistant coach at the University of Southern California where she helped establish the brand new program. Hilary loves being a part of the Seattle community and growing the game here.
International 
  • Team USA Training Team (2009) - Player
  • Irish Women's National Team (2013 - Current) - Coach
United Women's Lacrosse League 
  • Philadelphia Force (2016)
NCAA 
  • Northwestern (2006-2009)
    • Three-time IWLCA All-American
    • Two-time NCAA tournament MVP
    • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten
    • 2009 ESPN the Magazine’s Women’s At-Large Academic All-American of the Year
    • Two-time 1st Team Academic All-American
    • Two-time Northwestern University Captain
Head Coach & Program Director - High School
  • Seattle Academy (2016 - Current)
  • Roosevelt High School (2015 - 2016)
Assistant Coach - NCAA
  • University of Southern California (2011 - 2014)
  • Mount St. Mary’s University (2010 - 2011)
Hall of Fame
  • 2016 Northwestern University Athletics
  • 2016 US Lacrosse, Rochester - NY

 


Megan
Lucchesi

Midfield & Attack
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Girls Director - Travel Teams
megan@citysidelax.com

​Megan was born in Seattle, WA, and grew up playing boy's lacrosse until 8th grade (as a face-off middie!) with her two brothers since they did not have girls' lax in her area. She played competitive soccer and lacrosse all through high school and was a duo-varsity athlete. She played for Seattle Starz, PSS and the Washington State All-Star team that attended the National School Girls' Lacrosse Tournament all throughout her high school career. 

She attended The University of Tampa (2014-2017). Megan played midfield and attack.

Coaching: 
Auburn Riverside High School Varsity 2017
Maniax Lacrosse Middle School 2014-2017

She is currently in graduate school and a professor at Western Washington University teaching English 101and studying English and Linguistics in Bellingham, WA.
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megan@citysidelax.com


Lucinda Caldwell

Midfield
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Girls Program Director
Lucinda@citysidelax.com

Cinda is from Delaware, where she attended St. Andrew's School and was a quad-varsity athlete, running cross-country as one of the top runners in the state and started on the soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams all four years.  She then attended Brown University and graduated in 2015. Since moving to Seattle, she has coached at Lakeside, Queen Anne Quick Styx, and Roosevelt High School.  She is currently Coaching Director at Queen Anne Quick Styx and Head Coach at Roosevelt. 

NCAA
  • Brown University (2010-2015)

High School
  • Quad-varsity athlete
  • 2x All-American 
  • 4x All-State cross country 
  • 4x All-State lacrosse 
  • Captain 

lucinda@citysidelax.com


Ashley Rohrbach

Defense & Midfield
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Ashley, a native of Watertown, NY, received her degree in Sport Management after an outstanding career with Syracuse University’s women's lacrosse program. A four year starter, Pike was a Third-Team National All-American and a First-Team All-Region selection in her senior year. While at Syracuse, she was part of a team that won the inaugural Big East Championship and advanced to the NCAA Elite 8 in 2007. Pike was an offensive force during her senior season. Mainly a midfielder and back up goalkeeper her first three seasons with the Orange, Pike recorded 52 points on 44 goals and 8 assists her that year, after totaling only eight points and four goals her first three seasons at Syracuse. Her 44 goals in 2007 were tied for the seventh-highest total in school history when she finished her career. Over the past 9 years, Ashley served as a volunteer assistant coach for Syracuse University and an assistant and head coach at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY.  Currently she is the Haudenosaunee Women's National Head Coach, whose team placed 12th at the 2017 FIL World Cup in Surrey, England.  Ashley recently moved to Seattle and is excited to continue to grow the game in the west.

Head Coach - International
  • Haudenosaunee Women’s Nationals (May 2017)
 
Head Coach - NCAA
  • St. Lawrence University (2014-2017)
 
Assistant Coach - NCAA
  • Syracuse University - Volunteer (2008-2009)
  • St. Lawrence University (2009-2014)
 
High School and Club Lacrosse Coaching
  • Seattle Academy Varsity (2017-present)
  • Different Road Patriots (2003-2017)
  • Riverton High School (2008)
 
NCAA
  • Syracuse University (2003-2007)
  • All Big East
  • Regional All American
  • National All American

Alyssa Leonard

Midfield & Attack
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Alyssa played lacrosse at Northwestern University. As Team Captain at NU, she was an All-American and NCAA record holder in draw controls. She was named NU Female Athlete of the Year, and won two NCAA National Championships. Alyssa was also a member of the USA Women's National Team and was an Assistant Coach at the University of Southern California from 2014-2017. She is a StringKing Pro Athlete and is coming off her first season as an Attacker for the WPLL Baltimore Brave and excited to join the team again this summer!

International 
  • Team USA Field (2014 - 2017)

Women's Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL)
  • Baltimore Brave (2018 - Present)

​Assistant Coach - NCAA
  • University of Southern California (2014-2017)

NCAA
  • Northwestern University
    • NU Female Athlete of the Year
    • 2x NCAA national champion
    • Team captain
    • All-American
    • NCAA record holder in draw controls

Kelsey Ruhl

Attack
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Kelsey was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She attended Roosevelt High School, where she lettered in gymnastics, swimming and lacrosse. During her high school lacrosse career, she landed a spot on the all-conference team in 2014 & 2015. She played club for Puget Sound Select as well as XTEAM. She then went on to play at the University of Redlands, where she attained a spot on the All-SCIAC team in 2018 & 2019. Her senior year She was named a captain of the team and she broke the single game assist record, with 9 assists in one game. In addition to playing, she has also coached 2 seasons for Seattle Superstix. After graduating in April 2019, she is very excited to be back in Seattle continuing to grow the game with CitySide.
NCAA: 
  • Captain 2019 
  • All-SCIAC (2018 & 2019)
  • SCIAC All-Academic squad (2016) 
  • Scholar Athlete Award (2016) 
  • Coaches Award 2019 
  • Record Holder: single game assists (2019)
 
High school: 
  • All-conference (2014 & 2015)
  • Captain (2014 & 2015)
  • Team Washington 2014  
Coaching: 
  • Seattle Superstix middle school assistant coach 2017 
  • Seattle Superstix head coach/ offensive director 2018

Wendy Donier

Attack
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Wendy is a Seattle native currently a junior at Regis University in Denver. Wendy began playing for Queen Anne Warriors and Queen Anne Quick Sticks. She attended Holy Names Academy and played for them and Puget Sound Select in high school. She has coached teams, camps, and clinics for 5+ years.

Regis University (2016- Current)
  • 2016 RMAC Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2016 RMAC Freshman of the Year
  • 2x All- RMAC First Team (2016, 2017)
  • RMAC All-Academic First Team (2017)
  • RMAC Tournament Champion (2017)
  • 2017 RMAC Tournament MVP
  • 2017 Preseason RMAC Co-Player of the Year
 
High School
  • 4x All-Conference
  • 2x All-State (2014, 2015)
  • 2x Team Washington (2013, 2014)
  • Captain (2015)

Holly Drown

Midfield
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Holly Drown is a Nashua, NH, native and a 2009 graduate of the University of Massachusetts. During her time at UMASS, she was a four-year starter and senior captain, leading the program to win their first A-10 Championship in ten years. She became one of the youngest collegiate Head Coaches when she took over Saint Anselm College, and has since coached at the NCAA Division 3, High School and Club level. Holly recently moved to the Seattle area from Boston and is excited to grow her passion for coaching the game.

NCAA
  • UMass-Amherst (2006 - 2009)
    • Senior Captain
    • All Conference Atlantic-10
    • Led Team to First A-10 Championship in 10 years
    • Record Holder- Draw Controls
Head Coach & Program Director - High School
  • Lakeside School (2016 - Current)
  • Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School (2014 - 2016) - MA
Head Coach - NCAA
  • Saint Anselm College (2010 - 2013)
    • 2013 NE-10 Coach of the Year
    • Led team to first-ever playoff berth & NCAA D2 national ranking
  • Bridgewater State University (2013 - 2014)
    • 2014 MASCAC Champions
Club Lacrosse Coaching
  • Boston Laxachusetts - Assistant Director and Social Media (2013 - 2016)
  • Granite State Elite Lacrosse - Director of Recruiting (2008 - 2013)
Fitness Certifications
  • 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher
  • ACE Certified Personal Trainer
  • Cardio Sport Group Exercise Certified
  • US-Trademarked Lacrosse Fitness routine LAXSANITY

Cat Serpe

Midfield
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Cat Serpe is a New Jersey native and a 2012 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania.  During her time at F&M, Cat scored the game tying goal to send it into overtime for the NCAA National Championship win.  Cat also attended Westminster College for her Master’s in Teaching and was the women’s assistant lacrosse coach.  Since then, Cat has coached across the country at the high school, youth, and club level and is currently growing the game as an instructor for Thurgood Marshall Elementary's after-school enrichment program.

NCAA
  • Franklin & Marshall College
    • 2009 DIII NCAA National Champion
    • 2009 Rookie of the year for F&M 
    • Three-time Centennial Conference Champion 
    • Two-time All-Centennial Conference
    • Two-time Midfielder of the year for F&M
    • 2011 IWLCA All-American and ECAC Metro-South All-Star
    • 4 year starter
    • 2 year captain

Assistant Coach - NCAA
  • Westminster College in Utah

High School / Youth Coaching
  • NewLax 
  • Utah Mamaci
  • Park City High School
  • Seattle Wolfpack
  • Thurgood Marshall Elementary after-school enrichment 

Allie Steinberg

Defense
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Allie was born and raised in Seattle. She began playing lacrosse at Garfield High School where she was a captain her junior and senior year. Allie then went on to attend UCLA where she played Division 1 Club lacrosse. After graduating in 2012, she returned to Seattle to coach. She coached the first girls' Seattle Wolfpack 5/6 and 7/8 team, and she also started a 5/6 team in Skyway focused on diversity and inclusion. Allie is very passionate about growing the sport of lacrosse and making it an inclusive and accessible sport to all girls. She has been coaching with CitySide since 2014.   


UCLA (2009-2012)
  • 2011 WCLA Division 1 National Championship Appearance
  • 2011 WCLA Division 1 National Tournament MOP, Defense
  • 2012 WCLA Division 1 National Tournament Quarterfinals

Coaching
  • Garfield High School Head Coach 2018-Current
  • Kennedy Catholic High School Assistant Coach 2017
  • Skyway Warriors Head Coach/Program Director 2016
  • Seattle Wolfpack Head Coach 2013-2015

Anna Poponyak

Midfield
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Anna is from Encinitas, CA where she began playing lacrosse at La Costa Canyon High School her freshman year. Anna joined the University of Oregon Division 1 Women’s Lacrosse program in their inaugural season in 2004, playing goalkeeper for the ducks from 2004-2009. After graduating, she stayed at the University of Oregon to earn her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and to work in Services for Student-Athletes as a Learning Specialist, eventually moving up to an Assistant Director. Anna stayed involved with the U of O lacrosse program after her eligibility was up by commentating their home games on live stream for Pac-12 radio. Anna moved to Seattle in August of 2018 and is a high school teacher and lacrosse coach at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. Anna has recently coached City Side fall clinics and summer camps and is excited to help grow lacrosse in the northwest.

Assistant Coach - High School
  • Seattle Academy (2018-present)
 
NCAA
  • University of Oregon (2004-2009)
    • Senior Captain
    • Team MVP (2007, 2008, 2009)
    • IWLCA All-Region Second Team (2009)
    • Pac 10 Female Senior Athlete of the Year for the University of Oregon
    • MPSF All-Conference (2009)
    • Four-time MPSF All-Academic honoree
    • Record Holder: total saves and average saves per game

Grace Martin

Defense
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Grace Martin is from Portland, OR and a graduate of the University of Redlands, where she played defense all four years and was a captain in her senior year for the Bulldogs. Throughout college and since graduating, Grace has coached for multiple club teams in Portland. Grace recently moved to Seattle in October 2017 and is excited to continue growing the game in the Pacific Northwest.

Club Lacrosse Coaching
  • 3d Oregon - Assistant Coach (2016-2017)
  • Rhino Lacrosse Club - Assistant Coach (2012-2015)
 
NCAA
  • University of Redlands (2012-2016)
    • Captain (2016) 
    • SCIAC All-Academic Squad (2016)
    • IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Squad (2015)
    • NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen Appearance (2014)
    • SCIAC League Champions (2013, 2014)

Madeline Williams

Midfield
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Madeline is an Annapolis, MD native and a 2009 graduate of Wheaton College in Massachusetts. During her time at Wheaton, she played midfield, specializing in the draw, and led the team in assists. She has coached at the high school and college level since her matriculation including a year as the Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach at Elmira College. Madeline is now a middle school English teacher and loves coaching her middle school team!

Coaching
  • Elmira College 2012-2013
  • The Key School 2011-2012
  • Matignon High School 2010-2011
 
NCAA
  • Wheaton College - Norton, MA 2005-2009
    • Captain 2008, 2009
    • Wheaton Athletic Mentor 2007, 2008
    • MVP 2007
    • Coaches award 2009

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