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Drexel University

Drexel University Athletics
 Daskalakis Athletic Center - 3141 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division 1 Pennsylvania Northeast
Private Large National competitor
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Katie O'Donnell

Katie O'Donnell was named the Mary Semanik Head Women's Lacrosse Coach in May of 2023 after serving as the interim coach for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.


As interim head coach, O'Donnell guided the Dragons to a 12-6 record and their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023. Under her tutelage, Corinne Bednarik and Jenika Cuocco were named USA Lacrosse Magazine All-Americans. Bednarik was selected as the CAA Attacker of the Year, and Cuocco was both the Goalkeeper of the Year and Rookie of the Year. In total, five players were selected to All-Conference teams.


O'Donnell assumed the leadership role midway through the 2022 season and made an immediate impact on the team, helping to lead Drexel to its first-ever CAA Championship with a thrilling overtime victory against Towson in the title game.


A West Chester, Pa. native, O'Donnell joined the Drexel staff after spending two seasons with Lehigh University. She will be working primarily with Drexel's defensive unit and helping to oversee the draw unit. Under the direction of head coach Jill Redfern, O'Donnell helped lead the Mountain Hawks to back-to-back winning seasons. The Mountain Hawks finished the shortened 2021 season with a 9-4 record and 6-1 in Patriot League play. O'Donnell helped push the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League title game for the first time since 2010 and win two Patriot League Tournament contests for the first time in program history.


In her inaugural season with Lehigh, the Mountain Hawks competed to a 6-2 record heading into conference play before the season was canceled due to COVID-19. With the help of O'Donnell, Lehigh saw only the second athlete in women's lacrosse history to be named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List.


A two-time All-American midfielder, O'Donnell was a two-time team captain at Penn State, was an IWLCA first team All-American, and won Big Ten Midfielder of the Year. She ended her career fourth in program history for career goals (203) and sixth in points (227) and went on to be selected fourth overall in the 2018 WPLL (Women's Professional Lacrosse League) Draft by the New England Command. O'Donnell is currently a member of the United States National Team and tried out to be part of the 2021 World Lacrosse Championship team.

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Alyssa Guido

Alyssa Guido joined Drexel's staff in the summer of 2021. She was promoted to associate head coach during the spring of 2022 after helping lead the Dragons to their first-ever Colonial Athletic Association championship.


Guido joined the Dragons staff after spending the 2021 season as an assistant at Holy Cross. She assists in overseeing the offense and works with the goalies.


Prior to her time in Worcester, Mass. with Holy Cross, Guido spent two years as the head coach of Maritime College. Maritime battled to a 4-1 record in 2020 before its season ended prematurely due to COVID-19. In her first season at the helm, Guido guided the Privateers to an 8-6 record with a 4-3 mark in the Skyline Conference during the 2019 campaign, with the program posting its first-ever winning season and making its first Skyline Conference playoff appearance. Guido was named the 2019 Skyline Conference Coach of the Year, while four of her players earned all-league recognition.


Prior to her time at Maritime, Guido served as a coach, director and account manager with Team 91 Lacrosse. She managed multiple girls' and boys' youth travel teams on Long Island and in Westchester, including oversight of coaching staffs and event directors. Guido also played professionally with the Philadelphia Force of the United Women's Lacrosse League in the summer of 2017.


Guido spent her collegiate career at Stony Brook under the wing of former Drexel coach Kim Hillier. A four-year letterwinner, Guido totaled 77 points, 28 goals and 49 assists in 68 career games played. Guido helped Stony Brook to an overall record of 72-11 during her four years, with the Seawolves winning four straight America East regular season and tournament titles, in addition to making four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

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Katrina Geiger

In her first season on staff, Geiger coached the Dragons' defense to their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The defensive unit ranked 13th in scoring defense among all Division | programs at 9.28 goals allowed per game.


Katrina Geiger joined the Drexel women's lacrosse staff as an assistant coach on July 27, 2022. She comes to Drexel from Penn State, where she was an assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions.


Before her stint at Penn State, Geiger was the primary defensive coach for Georgetown for two seasons. During those years, she coached nine All-Big East honorees, three IWLCA All-South Region honorees and one All-American. Geiger previously coached for one season at Elon, where she worked with the offense and the goalkeepers.


Geiger, who is from Drexel Hill, Pa., plays professionally for Athletes Unlimited. She has been a member of the team since 2020. Previously, Geiger played in the Women's Professional Lacrosse League for two years with the Philadelphia Fire.


As a player, Geiger was a four-year starter and two-time captain for Loyola University in Baltimore, Md. Geiger also played on three Patriot League championship teams and five teams that advanced to the NCAA Championships. She was named Second Team All-Patriot League twice. Geiger graduated in 2017 with a communications degree and earned her master's degree in emerging media in 2018.

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