Mount St. Mary College Women's Lacrosse

Steese enters her fourth season as the head coach for the womens lacrosse program in 2016. She also serves part-time as the Assistant Sports Information Director. Steese led her team to another Skyline Conference Championship Tournament appearance in 2015 after the team went 5-2 once again in Skyline play. The Knights went 7-10 overall on the season after increasing the strength of its schedule. They fell to No. 2-seeded Farmingdale State College in the Skyline semifinals. Juniors Claire Duffy and Nicole Scicutella, as well as sophomore Katie Gattoni each earned spots on the Skyline Womens Lacrosse All-Conference First Team. The three combined to set six new major single-season records, as well as four major career records. In 2014, Steeses second year in charge, the team finished with its second consecutive winning record at 8-7, including a program best 5-2 record in Skyline Conference play. Under Steese, the team was able to advance to the semi-finals of the Skyline Conference Tournament. Steese also coached three players named to the 2014 Skyline Conference Women's Lacrosse All-Conference First Team.   Steese served as the assistant coach at Norwich University in Vermont.  Steese helped the Cadets to consecutive Great Northeast (GNAC) championships and back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament.  Norwich went 14-2 during the 2012 season.   As an undergraduate at Colby-Sawyer College, Steese was a three-year standout for both the lacrosse and soccer teams.  Steese earned all-conference recognition for lacrosse on two occasions as served as a team captain for both the lacrosse and soccer teams as a senior.   A native of Wilmot, New Hampshire, Steese graduated from Colby-Sawyer College in 2009 with a bachelors degree in child development.  She earned her masters degree in organizational leadership from Norwich in 2012.