Ashland University Women's Lacrosse

YEAR: Fifth in 2025-26 PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Lees-McRae '11 AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Simko led the Eagles to many firsts in 2025 - the program's first Great Midwest Athletic Conference regular-season and conference championships, as well as its first game in the NCAA Division II postseason. She was named 2025 Great Midwest Coach of the Year, and guided AU to a 14-6 record overall and a perfect 8-0 regular-season slate in the conference. The 2024 season found Simko guiding Ashland to a 11-8 overall record and 5-2 mark in the Great Midwest. She was named conference co-Coach of the Year, and led the Eagles to their first conference tournament victory. Simko's second season as head coach saw the program's first .500 season (9-9) and first better-than-.500 season in conference play (5-3). The Eagles made the Great Midwest Tournament for the second year in a row. In her first season leading the program, Simko led Ashland to a 6-11 overall record, a 5-5 mark in the Great Midwest, and the Great Midwest Tournament in the first season in the league. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Simko came to Ashland with seven years of head coaching experience having spent the previous two seasons as the women’s lacrosse head coach at fellow G-MAC member Ursuline College. She was named the 2021 G-MAC Coach of the Year. Prior to her time at Ursuline, Simko was the head coach for three seasons at the University of Findlay where she guided the Oilers to the 2019 G-MAC championship. In total, Simko led the Oilers to 32 wins in three seasons, including a 15-4 mark in 2018. She coached 13 All-G-MAC selections while at Findlay and put four players on the all-region teams. Simko also has head coaching experience at the University of Dallas and Cornell College. She got her start in collegiate coaching as a graduate assistant at Lake Erie College, where she earned her master’s in business administration. PERSONAL Simko is a 2011 graduate of Lees-McRae (N.C.) College, where she played lacrosse for four years. SIMKO YEAR-BY-YEAR Year                 School                   Record       Pct. 2025                 Ashland                 14-6           .700 2024                 Ashland                 11-8           .579 2023                 Ashland                 9-9             .500 2022                 Ashland                 6-11           .353 2021                 Ursuline                 2-9            .186 2020                 Ursuline                 0-3            .000 2019                 Findlay                  10-9           .526 2018                 Findlay                  15-4           .789 2017                 Findlay                   7-11          .389 2016                 Dallas                    4-8             .333 2015                 Cornell College      1-14          .067

YEAR: Second in 2025-26 PREVIOUS COLLEGE: McKendree '24 AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Grant is in her second year serving as the graduate assistant coach for Ashland University's women's lacrosse program. BEFORE ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Was a midfielder on McKendree's women's lacrosse team. Playing in 60 career games (59 starts), recorded two goals, one assist and 60 ground balls. Also has been a youth lacrosse coach.