Tara Ulepic is originally from Herndon, VA where she attended Bishop O’Connell high school. Tara was varsity goalie and four-time letter recipient throughout her high school career. She received honorable mention All-Catholic Conference in 2013 and 2014, served as captain her senior year in 2014, and received the coaches award from Bishop O’Connell in 2014. After high school, Tara was recruited to The University of Pennsylvania. The team qualified for the Ivy League and NCAA tournaments during her four years of attendance, making the NCAA tournament quarter finals in 2016. During her time at Penn, Tara volunteered with the Young Quaker program where she grew the game of lacrosse to middle school girls in West Philadelphia, helping to teach the benefits of team sports with the goal of developing leadership skills and confidence. After graduation in 2018 Tara moved to North Carolina where she began her coaching career with Fever Lacrosse in 2020, was assistant JV coach at Cardinal Gibbons in 2021 and served as head JV coach in their undefeated 2022 season.

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Heather Wentz-Baker is the head coach of the Ultimate CC 2025s. Heather has more than 10 years of coaching experience and has been with Ultimate since 2015. Heather attended Syracuse University where she played Division 1 lacrosse for Gary Gait, helping the team to two Final Four appearances in 2010 and 2012. Additionally, she won the NCAA Elite 90 Award her senior year, awarded to the student-athlete at the Final Four with the highest cumulative GPA. 

 

Heather lives in West Chester with her husband and one-year-old son, and is a 5th grade teacher in the West Chester Area School District. In addition to her lacrosse knowledge and experience, Heather brings lots of personality and energy to each practice and game. She is committed to ensuring that every athlete who wants to play in college gets the exposure necessary to be recruited, while also having fun and making lasting lacrosse memories. 

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Kristy Boyles began her lacrosse career at Skaneateles High School in Syracuse, NY. After receiving three varsity letters, first team all-region and defensive MVP awards and female athlete MVP across soccer and lacrosse, Kristy began her college career as a member of the DI varsity team at the University of Richmond. Kristy received an athletic scholarship from U of R and graduated in 2005 with academic honors and a BS in Biology and Business Administration. Kristy has coached at Charlotte Country Day since 2007, coaching MS in the ’07 and ’08 seasons before joining the varsity coaching staff in ’09 and becoming Head coach in 2012. Over the past eight seasons, CCDS has compiled a record of Over the past eight seasons…..record of 118-49, winning the NCISAA State title in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In 2017 Kristy was honored by Country Day with the Carl Bolick Coaches Award honoring character, sportsmanship and service. Kristy additionally served as the NC chair for the US Lacrosse National Tournament from 2009-2017, serves on the Western NC USL Board and is the Girls Co-Director for the Nation United Lacrosse Program. Kristy has been coaching with the Stars since the Summer of 2007 and co-founded Little Sticks Lacrosse in 2015.

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Brittany Philip played High School lacrosse at Corning East in Upstate NY. From there she took her lacrosse career to Queens University of Charlotte (DII). While at Queens, Brittany was a captain her junior and senior year and earned lacrosse accolades including, but not limited to, Conference Carolinas Player of the Year in 2012, IWLCA All American Second Team and IWLCA All-Region First Team as well as representing Queens University of Charlotte as the NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee. Brittany – an attacker who also served on the draw circle – finished her career as the all time team leader in goals with 168, draw controls with 190, and set the single season record in goals with 56 her senior year.

Brittany, who started coaching with the Stars in the Fall of 2013 is the Youth and Middle School Director, overseeing athletes in K-8th grade, focusing on players during critical times of physical development. She spends time on the field with all levels for QCS but specifically focuses on our youth and middle school players, critically preparing them to transition from small field to full field play and subsequently, prepare them to play in high school.

Brittany graduated with a degree in Sports Communication and Marketing in May 2012. After a corporate stint in Olympic Sports Marketing through Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018, she shifted gears to teach Middle School Health and PE in Charlotte. She is the Program Director and Head Varsity Coach at Cannon School, and the Director of the South Park Youth Association Girls Lacrosse Program (501c3), in addition to her roles at QCS.

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Molly Lehman-Lewis, originally from Canandaigua, NY, began her lacrosse career at Canandaigua Academy. After being recruited she continued her career at SUNY Potsdam playing offense, she was made captain her senior year and was named MVP in both 2009 and 2010. Molly graduated in 2010 with a BA in Psychology. Post college she was an assistant coach at Belmont Abbey College from 2010-2012 and High Point University in 2012 before taking over as the Director for Little Sticks Lacrosse as well as serving as an assistant varsity coach at Myers Park and a volunteer assistant at Queens University of Charlotte. Molly is now the head coach at Belmont Abbey College. She has been coaching with the Stars since the Summer of 2010.

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Nikki Williams has been coaching and playing lacrosse for over 30 years. She began her playing career as a goalie in high school at The Hotchkiss School is Lakeville, CT. She attended St. Lawrence University, where she was a four year starter and led her team to 3 NCAA Tournaments bids. In her junior campaign, the team finished their undefeated regular season as the NCAA National Championship Runner up. That same season she was a 2nd Team All American and posted a single season goals against average of 5.01. Nikki finished her career at St. Lawrence with a record 585 saves and a goals against average of 5.69, and was inducted into the St. Lawrence Hall of Fame in 2002 as a member of the 1990 Women’s Lacrosse Team, and in 2011 as an individual.

 

Nikki graduated from St. Lawrence with degrees in Sociology & Creative Writing, and then returned to Hotchkiss, her Alma Mater, where she spent six years as a coach for their Lacrosse, Ice Hockey, and Soccer teams. Following her move to Atlanta, from 2004-2010, Nikki was the Director of Operations and Head Coach of the U15 and HS Elite teams, as well as a Coach Consultant for Dixie Chix Lacrosse Academy and Hotlanta Lacrosse Club. Nikki was named the US Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 2009, and was the owner and director for Step out Sports, LLC and Thunderbird Lacrosse Club from 2010-2013. While in Atlanta and being heavily involved in both club lacrosse coaching and player development, Nikki was also the Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Agnes Scott College, a brand new program, from 2008-2012.

 

Nikki has been a member of multiple USL Chapter and Umpiring Boards, in addition to being a USL Rated Official, and has served as both the Vice President of the Women’s Division Georgia Lacrosse Foundation Regional Chapter, as well as the Executive Director of the Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Officiating Association.

Nikki moved to Charlotte in 2012 as Owner & Director of AC Lacrosse Club, and most recently worked alongside Kristy Boyles as the Co-Director of Nation United Lacrosse Club.  Currently she is the Head of Girls Lacrosse at Charlotte Latin as well as the Varsity Head Coach. Her program captured a State Championship in 2019, and they were runner ups in both 2017 & 2018.

 

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