Featuring Top Ontario Women’s Field Lacrosse Coaches
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Erica Evans - Trent University
Currently play for Team Canada Women’s Lacrosse and have won Two Gold (2015, World Games 2022) and Three Silver (2017, 2022) Medals with the National Team. Also recognized to the All-World Team in both 2015 and 2017 World Cups
Trent University, Peterborough ON - Women’s Lacrosse HEAD Coach : 2019 and 2021 OUA Champions
Played Division 1 Women’s Lacrosse while at Canisius College and The University of Maryland
Canisius College Women’s Lacrosse:
● Set the record for most points and goals in a season with 108 (points) and 76 (goals) (2017)
● Set the record for most goals in program history with 186
● All- American in 2016 and 2017 at Canisius
● MAAC Rookie of the year 2015
● MAAC Midfielder of the year 2015, 2016, 2017
University of Maryland Women’s Lacrosse:
● All- American 2019
● Lead the team in goals with 59
● Won NCAA Division 1 National Championship (2019)
Jesse Porter - University of Toronto
Jesse Porter is currently in her sixth year of coaching the Varsity Blues women's lacrosse program at the University of Toronto and is working on her PhD in gender equity & coaching.
The team achieved a Bronze Medal in the 2024 OUA Championship and Jesse was voted coach of the year. Prior to joining the Blues, Jesse coached the National Chinese women's lacrosse team while living abroad, where she guided the team to their first entry at the World Cup in England. Lacrosse has given Jesse the opportunity to coach lacrosse in over seven different countries from Thailand to Argentina.
Back in Toronto, she has coached U13, U17 and U19 teams with the Toronto Beaches Lacrosse Club from 2011-15 and 2021-24, while also serving as an official in the Ontario Women's Field Lacrosse league from 2010-15. As a player, Porter was an OUA-MVP Defender for the four-time OUA champion Western Mustangs from 2011-14. While at Western, she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology – Sport Management.
As a coach, Jesse is dedicated to coaching her athletes as people first and empowering them to be leaders who are able to think for themselves, communicate effectively and develop tools to succeed both on and off the field.
Mike Watson - Queens University
Mike Watson's team just won Gold in the OUA's 2024 season! He currently serves as the Technical Director of Lacrosse at Queen's. He oversees both the men's and women's programs, and has been the head coach of the women's team since 2016. He began playing at 9 years of age in London, Ontario, and has played at the Jr. B level, Canadian University level with Western and has played Sr. B. Mike has been involved as a coach for the last 15 years, coaching at the Jr. C level, minor field and box and OUA.
Mike studied Kinesiology at Western, followed by Chiropractic college in New York. He currently runs a collaborative rehab clinic in Kingston, working alongside physiotherapists, chiropractors, massage therapists and trainers.
Since joining Queen's as head coach, the women's lacrosse team has finished with 1 bronze, 3 silver and 3 gold medals. Queen's has been in each OUA final since the 2017 season, winning gold in 2018, 2022 and 2024. Mike feels that an emphasis on strength and conditioning has helped drive Queen's success over the years.
Erica (Howard) Shortt - Wilfrid Laurier University
Erica Shortt is a native and resident of Kitchener, ON, where she grew up playing U19 for KW’s field lacrosse team. Erica attended Wilfrid Laurier University and was a key contributor to the Women’s Field Lacrosse team. During her 4 years at Laurier, the team won 4 OUA championships. In her rookie year, she had the honour of being named the Laurier lacrosse rookie of the year, followed by 3 consecutive years of being named the team MVP. In her second year at Laurier, Erica was recognized by the OUA as the League MVP. She was also named an OUA all-star each of her 4 years as a Golden Hawk. Erica had the privilege of being one of only four lacrosse players to be inducted into the Golden Hawk Hall of Fame. She has since returned to Laurier as the Head Coach of the Wilfrid Laurier Women’s Field Lacrosse team.
Garrett Loubert - Western University
Garrett Loubert is a graduate of Western University with over 25 years of lacrosse experience as both a coach and player. Loubert joined the Women's Lacrosse program as a graduate-assistant coach in 2013.
After two years as an assistant, Loubert worked alongside Kristen Stafford as Co-Head coaches until 2018 capturing two OUA championships (2015, 2017) and a Silver medal (2016)
In 2019 Loubert took over Head Coaching duties and has lead the Mustangs to Bronze medal finishes the last three seasons (2019, 2021 and 2022) compiling a 40-4 record.
Liane Chornobay - Ontario Tech
Liane grew up in Whitby, and starting playing lacrosse as an Oshawa Lady Blue Knight and continued to play in the OUA with the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. Liane has coached with the Oshawa Lady Blue Knights, Edge Lacrosse and Donald A. Wilson High School. Liane graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Kinesiology and Physical Education from Wilfrid Laurier University, and continued her studies at Dalhousie University with a Master of Health Administration. In 2023, Liane graduated with a Master of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.
Liane works to foster a welcoming and growth-mindset environment where athletes can thrive academically and athletically. Liane is proud of the Ontario Tech varsity lacrosse program which has been built with the passion of past and present student-athletes, coaches, friends and family, and the generous support of the Ontario Tech Athletics department. Recently, the Ridgebacks took home a silver medal in the 2024 OUA Championships.
Simon Bellamy - Brock University
● National Champion
● 2X All-Canadian
● 3X Team Captain
● 3X Team MVP
● All-Baggataway Goalie
Founder of Stand Tall Goaltending Coaches for Brock Men's and Women's lacrosse, St. Catharines Athletics Minor Lacrosse, and Guardian Goaltending.
Megan Shea - University of Guelph
Megan Shea recently completed her second season as Head Coach with the University of Guelph Women’s Lacrosse team and her first season assisting the Oakville Lady Hawks JEWL program.
She played for the Mississauga Trilliums U-19 team, switching over to play for Burlington Chiefs and Mimico Mountaineers (Senior). During 2011-2015, Megan played as a Defender for University of Toronto Varsity Blues, earning an OUA Bronze medal and the Leilani Devuono – “Love for Lacrosse” Memorial Award for athletic and academic success.
Megan is a teacher in the Peel District School Board and has been coaching at ROPSSAA and OFSAA level for 13 years. Megan leads three lacrosse teams, all at varying levels of play, at Lorne Park Secondary School. She has a strong passion for the game and has devoted many years to her goal of growing the sport of Lacrosse and its community.
Hannah Moore & Melanie Schleehahn - McMaster University
Hannah and Melanie bring lifelong experience and passion for lacrosse to their first year as co-head coaches for the McMaster Women’s Lacrosse team.
Hannah Moore has been immersed in lacrosse from a young age, training with Edge Lacrosse and competing on Team Ontario, which led her to play post-graduation at Grand Valley State University, where she studied Anthropology. A dedicated coach with the Hamilton Bengals, she has made a lasting impact on the community.
Melanie Schleehahn, who fell in love with lacrosse at age 10, pursued her Kinesiology degree at Brock University, where she competed in the OUA. Each summer, she returned to Hamilton to coach alongside Hannah, and this past summer, they led the Bengals to an A Division bronze medal. She is also currently completing her master’s degree as a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT).
Together, Hannah and Melanie stepped into their roles as McMaster co-head coaches this fall, eager to build on the team’s success and foster continued growth in the program for the upcoming years.”
