2024 Girls Lacrosse
2024 Girls Lacrosse Season Preview
Posted on 03/14/2024
Last year record - 10-7 overall
*qualified for districts
Head Coach - Michelle Waldspurger
*4th year as Head LAX Coach at Dock
*former Head LAX Coach at Lansdale Catholic
*coach club LAX called Junior Stars and run LAX Summer Camp called Harleysville Lacrosse for grades K-12
Assistant Coach - Diana Perry
*1st year as Assistant LAX Coach at Dock
*North Penn HS graduate and Arcadia University in LAX
*captain and first team all-conference
*coach club LAX called Headstrong
Coaching Philosophy
*love and passion about the game of LAX and wanting to instill that in our players
*creating a positive, fun, and team goal driven team that works hard together to reach team and individual goals
*we believe in each student-athlete and support them in anyway we can
Key Returners
*Abby Mellinger, Tess Bergey, Olivia Veltre - all experienced players with strong stick skills and leadership going into their 4th season on the team
*Jenna Detweiler, Aubrey Clemmer, Lily Hunsberger, Amanda Moyer, Emerson Gruver - all have two years of experience, strong offensive skills and work hard
Key Additions
*Mary Ellen Picarello - excellent offensive shooting and dodges
*Maddy Churches, Ava Dunn, Sophie Veltre, Emily Markel, Brielle Bauman, Maddie Gendron, Daniella Slater-Miller, Mady Pustay, Claudia Fernandez - all new and enthusiastic to learn and excited to experience their first season of lacrosse at Dock
Highlights
*with our excellent leadership our seniors lead fun friday practices and design their own drills, skills, and games to play as a team
*Senior Night against Coventry - May 6 @ 6pm
Season Outlook
*with half of team returning from last year, they are really stepping up and leading the way and helping all the new players who came out for the season for the first time
Goals for Season
*contunie to develop our basic skills
*challenge the returners
*filling in the spots that left from graduation
*putting it all together as a team