Babson College

Babson College Athletics
Webster Ctr - 231 Forest St. Babson Park, MA 02457

Division 3 Massachusetts Northeast

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Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith is in her 13th season as head coach of the Babson women's lacrosse program in 2023-24.

A two-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year, Smith has helped the Beavers claim four conference regular season titles and four league tournament championships over her 12 years at the helm, including two of the past three and four of the last six NEWMAC Tournament titles from 2017-23. Smith has posted a .608 winning percentage in 12 years, including an .813 percentage against conference foes.

The Green and White went unbeaten in NEWMAC play and reached the conference tournament final in 2016 before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after winning back-to-back conference tournament crowns in 2017 and 2018. Smith guided Babson to an unbeaten conference record and a third regular season title in four years in 2019, and got the Beavers back to the NCAA Tournament thanks to another NEWMAC Tournament championship in 2021. After leading the Beavers to a 13-6 record in 2022, including an eight-game winning streak and a trip to the NEWMAC Tournament championship game, she guided the team to the championship in 2023 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

In her first season at the helm in 2012, Smith guided the Beavers to a 13-3 record - which included a 12-game winning streak - as well as the number one seed in the NEWMAC Tournament and a trip to the league championship game. She then led her team to nine more wins and its second straight NEWMAC Finals appearance in 2013, followed by a third consecutive conference championship game in 2014.

Overall, Smith's teams have reached the NEWMAC Tournament final 10 times in 11 tries going back to 2012.

A graduate of Trinity College, where she received her Bachelor's degree in 2008 and her Master's degree in 2011, Smith began her coaching career with a one-year stint as an assistant for the women's lacrosse program at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She then returned to her alma mater in 2009, where she has served as the assistant women's lacrosse and field hockey coach for two years.

Smith enjoyed a legendary playing career at Trinity, leading the Bantams' lacrosse team to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of her final two seasons, including a trip to the regional finals in 2007. She was a three-time All-NESCAC and All-Region honoree, and she was selected as a First Team All-American and the C. Kelly Markland Award winner for the Division III Goalie of the Year in 2007. She graduated as the program's all-time leader in saves and was named team captain in 2008.

In addition to collegiate coaching, Smith has been highly involved in a number of lacrosse camps and clubs throughout the northeast, including the Peak Performance Goalie Camp for the past six years and the Elite 180 Girls Camp for the last five.

Smith, whose brother Chris graduated from Babson as a member of the Class of 2011, also assists in the oversight of the College's athletic facilities.

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Annika Streeter

Annika Streeter was hired as a full-time assistant women's lacrosse coach in August 2023.

A native of Natick, Mass., Streeter comes to Babson after serving as a head coach with the Bay State Bullets Lacrosse program. She mentored a team of 20 players and was responsible for creating comprehensive practice and game plans while fostering a positive and inclusive team culture.

Along with her club experience, Streeter was a volunteer assistant coach for the Wayland High School varsity girls' lacrosse program in 2018.

A 2021 graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a degree in communications, Streeter was a two-year member of the lacrosse team. During her time with the program, the Minutewomen won 29 games and advanced to the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game in both 2018 and 2019.