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Coach Brandie - Dr.
Brandie Leach is in her fourth season as head coach of the
Women’s Lacrosse Team at the University of Texas. Her first
three seasons the team finished by playing the Divisional
Championship Game. This year, her team won the Divisional
Championship Game and will be competing in the National
Championship in Scottsdale, AZ. She also currently coaches a
high school club team called ATX Laxbats. She continues her
coaching education by attending the national lacrosse convention
yearly and is a Level II Certified Coach. “I will never stop
learning and I will always push my team to the next level!”
Brandie started her playing
career at Cherry Hill High School West in NJ, among other awards
she was a 2x All-American Center. She continued playing for
three years with the Canadian National Team and the highlight of
her career was playing in the 1993 World Cup in Edinborough,
Scotland. She then decided to further her education while
receiving her Bachelor of Science and Doctrine of Chiropractic.
Currently she has a
successful rehabilitation practice with her husband Chris and
loves to spend time with her two children Jaden and Hunter. She
is very passionate about coaching lacrosse and her goal is to
positively motivate players to achieve whatever they set their
minds to.
Brandie and the 1993 Canadian World Cup Team
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Coach Becca – Becca
King began her lacrosse career at the University of California
in Santa Cruz (The Fighting Banana Slugs). She was the captain
of her team & a member of the National Team for Northern
California her senior year. She played and coached in Boston and
Florida before moving to Austin in 2004. Once in Austin, Becca
coached at Town & Country and then co-coached the "McWood" team
at McNeil in the 2005-2006 season. Becca was instrumental in
developing a Westwood High School team & has been the head coach
since the team's inaugural season in the 2006-2007 school year.
Becca has also coached a high school club team called ATX
Laxbats and has helped out the UT women's lacrosse team at
tournaments.
Becca and her teammates at University of
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Coach Megan -
Megan Luther is the head varsity coach for the Austin
High School girls' lacrosse team. She has been with the Austin
High program for 4 seasons. During college, she was a starting
defender for the University of Texas Women's Lacrosse Team. In
high school she captained her team for 3 years and received
All-District and All-Star honors. Coach Megan has also coached
for various summer leagues, camps, and teams, including the
elite ATX LaxBats travel team. Most recently, she traveled with
Team Texas to coach at the US Lacrosse Women's Division National
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Coach Amanda - Amanda Sullivan started playing lacrosse her freshman year in high
school for Cedar Park. She was the captain of her team
beginning her sophomore year and played for Team Texas at the
national tournament. She now attends Missouri Baptist
University in St. Louis, Missouri on a full-ride lacrosse
scholarship. She coaches at Kirkwood high school in St. Louis
and has helped coach the ATX traveling team. |
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Coach Audrey - Audrey Donaldson was goalie for four years at Pepperdine University.
She graduated in 2009 and in her last season played in the
Western Women’s Lacrosse League Championship tournament. She
was named All-League Second Team for the 2007 and 2009 seasons.
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Coach D.J. - Danielle Jones started playing lacrosse her
sophomore year at Bellaire High School. She has played at UT
for 3 years and held position of president for a year. Danielle
was the captain her senior year and was proud to lead her league
championship team to the WDIA National Championships Tournament
in Scottsdale, AZ. She coaches the JV girls' lacrosse team at
St. Andrew's Episcopal High School in Austin and specializes in
coaching defense. |
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Coach Michela – Michela Garrison started playing lacrosse in middle school
at Town and Country. She was a part of the inaugural team at
Westwood High School. Michela played center, was captain of her
high school team for all 4 years, and was voted MVP by her
teammates each year. Michela graduated in 2009 and is planning
to attend Vassar and play lacrosse for their Division III team. |
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Coach Susan – Susan Killeavy started played lacrosse at Westwood High
School for three years. She played center and attack and
received All-District, All-State, and All-Star honors. Susan
graduated in 2009 and is planning to attend Belmont-Abbey, a
Division II team in North Carolina, on a lacrosse scholarship. |
