Aurora University Women's Lacrosse

Christina Fried became the Head Coach of the Aurora University women's lacrosse program in June of 2014. The Aurora University Spartan women's lacrosse program has become a known commodity under Coach Fried in her time at AU making multiple trips to the NCAA Tournaments and winning the first four Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championships. Fried has coached eight IWLCA All-Region student-athletes while sweeping the NACC postseason awards as well each of the first four years.  The AU women's lacrosse program was also a recipient of the AU Jim Scott Award. The award is presented on an annual basis to an athletic team or teams that best demonstrates the characteristics that Jim Scott, former head football coach (1985 to 2005) subscribed to during his coaching tenure at AU. Teams are nominated by their head coach based on team success, scholarship, sportsmanship and service. 2021 was a historical year for Coach Fried and the AU women's lacrosse program. The Spartans won the inaugural Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference regular season and tournament championship. Fried was named NACC Coach of the Year while guiding the Spartans to the programs first NCAA Division III tournament appearance which resulted in a 13-8 victory over Carroll University and a spot in the Sweet 16. The 2023 Spartans set a program record for wins with 17. Under Fried, the Spartans have made their conference tournament in each year while finishing with a .500 or better overall record in every season. Fried came to the Spartan program after serving as an assistant coach at Franklin & Marshall College for the past two seasons (2012-2014) where they had a 33-11 record. Prior to her time at Franklin & Marshall, she spent two seasons (2008-2010) at Frostburg State University as an assistant coach before moving to Kutztown University as an assistant coach for two seasons. While at Franklin & Marshall, her primary focus centered on the development and refinement of the defensive side of the field. In addition to working with the defense, she oversaw the student-athletes' progress in the classroom.  Fried enjoyed a sterling four-year playing career for the Lock Haven women's lacrosse team. A team captain as a senior and a Second Team All-PSAC performer as a junior, Fried helped the Lady Eagles to a 62-14 overall record during her four years, including a pair of NCAA Tournament semifinals, three PSAC Championship appearances and a school-record 17 wins (17-2) during the 2006 season.  Fried was also an active member of the Lock Haven academic community. She was a three-year member of SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee), a member of Alpha Kappa Psi and worked for the LHU Foundation.  She earned her Master's degree in Business Administration from Frostburg State University in 2010 and graduated from Lock Haven with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in management in 2008. She spent the fall semester of her senior year at Lock Haven studying at the Dublin Business School in Dublin, Ireland. Fried is married to her husband Derek have one son Jordan.   AURORA UNIVERSITY COACHING RECORD YEAR OVERALL CONFERENCE (Place) 2015 11-7 6-1 (2nd) 2016 10-9 7-2 (3rd) 2017 9-9 8-3 (4th) 2018 10-8 7-4 (4th) 2019 13-6 11-2 (3rd) 2020* 3-1 1-0  2021 11-4^ 5-0 (1st) 2022 14-6^ 6-0 (1st) 2023 17-3^ 6-0 (1st) 2024 12-7^ 6-0 (1st) 2025 11-7 8-1 (2nd) 2026 12-8^ 8-1 (2nd) 12 Years 133-75 (.639) 79-14 (.849)  * 2020 season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ^ NCAA appearance  

Danielle Cobbett joined the Aurora University Women's Lacrosse coaching staff as an assistant coach with emphasis as the offensive coordinator in the summer of 2025. Cobbett was a four-year member of the Spartan women's lacrosse program, finishing her career at attack with a strong senior season that saw her earn IWLCA Great Lakes All-Region Second Team, First-Team Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference All-Conference, and CSC Academic All-America and All-District honors. Over her four years she tallied 107 goals while handing out 125 assists for 232 points. She accumulated 107 points and 63 assists in her senior season, both are AU single season records. Her 125 career assists is an AU career record.

Ali Graham joined the Aurora University Athletic Department as a Graduate Assistant for the Spartan Women’s Lacrosse program in the summer of 2024. Graham graduated from Lake Forest College in the spring of 2024, earning a bachelor’s degree in communication.  During her undergrad, Graham was a three-year member of the Lake Forest Women’s Lacrosse program where she left a lasting impact as a three-time captain, multi-time All-Conference recipient and holds a plethora of single game, season and career records.. Graham is a native of New York, N.Y..