Posts Tagged ‘Carolina’

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.

Carolina Fever alum and Broughton alum, Sydney was a four year member on the American University lacrosse team. Playing both defense and midfield in college, Sydney earned All-Patriot Academic honors and captain her senior year. She has coached with Fever since college and has worked extensively with players in our area providing private instruction.

Brailey played lacrosse at Columbia University in NYC! Her club career was with M&D Lacrosse. Brailey brings a wealth of knowledge to our players and a ton of energy!

Caroline Kimel has spent many years on the lacrosse field and has a great deal of coaching experience. She was a 4 time State Champion at Cardinal Gibbons High School and is currently finishing up her Junior year at East Carolina University where she is a starter! Caroline is extremely thoughtful with her coaching style and knows how to get the best out of every player on the field.

Carolina Fever alum and current Colorado University player, Sophie has been coaching with Ultimate for the past year after her career with Fever. She is energetic, knowledgeable, eager to coach and fun.

Flynn Reed is a Carolina Fever alum and is currently playing at East Carolina University! We are excited to have Flynn join our staff this summer.

Alexis joins us from Pennsylvania! She is currently a senior defender on the Duke Women’s Lacrosse Team and will graduate in May 2022. She majored in Visual Arts, planning for a career in architecture. Next year she will be assisting the Howard Womens lacrosse program in DC. We are very excited to have Alexis join our staff!