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MIA CIANCIO
PATRICIA ALEXANDER
Patricia Alexander has been coaching lacrosse in North Carolina since 2006 and has played an instrumental role in the growth of club and high school girls’ lacrosse in the Triangle region over the past decade. A stalwart on the Carolina Fever (now Ultimate Carolina) staff, Patricia has helped to grow the club program into a nationally recognized name. In 2014, Coach Alexander was named the head coach at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh. She led the Lady Crusaders to the State Championship game in all four years, winning titles in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Coach Alexander has also coached the prestigious Under Armour All American Highlight team ( 2017 & 2018). A 1994 graduate from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland, Alexander was a four year starter on defense under renowned coach Diane Geppi Aikens. She earned captain and MVP honors and as a senior she was also named to All-American and All-Maryland teams after leading her team to a final four appearance in College Park, MD.
AMANDA SCARPA
Amanda Scarpa played High School lacrosse at Freehold Township HS in Central Jersey. From there she took her lacrosse career to Stockton University. While at Stockton, Amanda was a captain at Stockton her junior and senior year. She played and started each game for the Ospreys throughout her four years and finished her career with 113 ground balls and 56 caused turnovers as a defender. Amanda graduated with a degree in Accounting in December 2017 and a Master’s in Business Administration in 2018 and is currently an Accountant at SKF USA in Lansdale. Amanda previously coached for Tri-State lacrosse in 2017 and 2018 with athletes in middle and high school before joining Ultimate in the Fall of 2020 coaching the PA 2025s.
MACKENZIE HERBST
RACHAEL SEPCIC
MEGAN CORRIGAN
Megan (Meg) Corrigan graduated in 2022 from Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. With two full high school seasons under her belt (post covid), Meg scored 62 goals and had over 100 assists- 83 of them in her senior season. She was named a 3x Philly Showcase All-Star, as well as being named a 2nd team All-Chesmont League player a junior. Meg played as a midfielder on ULTIMATE Chester County for 5 years, including 2 years with the Elite team. Meg has played almost all positions within her years of playing lacrosse, most recently as a defender and draw specialist. She is currently attending William and Mary while pursuing a degree in Psychology and Special Education.
KALI COOK-GRISEWOOD
SHELBY HAHN
NATALIE YILANJIAN
KATHERINE ERNST
Katherine Ernst is a 2022 graduate from Agnes Irwin High School. She was a 4 year varsity letter winner and specialized as a true midfielder, including taking the draw. While playing at Agnes Irwin she won the Varsity Lacrosse Most Improved Award as a freshman and her team went on to win the Inter-ac Championship in 2021 and received 2nd place in PAISAA Championship. Katherine was a member of both the Ultimate PA 22 Blue Team and the Ultimate Elite Team. She is currently playing lacrosse at Division 1 Vanderbilt University.