Savannah College of Art & Design Women's Lacrosse

Berkland is entering her third season as the head coach of the women's lacrosse team after taking over the program in August 2014.  In 2016, Berkland led the Bees to a 13-3 record and the top seed in both the NWLL and NAIA tournament. SCAD advanced to the semifinals of both tournaments.  In total, the Bees had three NAIA All-Americans and four NWLL All-Americans.  In her first season at the helm, Berkland led the Bees to a 15-2 record and won the NWLL national championship.  Prior to joining the Bees, Berkland spent four years at LaGrange College, one as an assistant and three as the head coach.   From summer 2011 to summer 2014 she coached the Panthers in the USA South Athletic Conference.  Before Berkland took over the position, LaGrange had a 1-19 record which she improved upon every year.  During her time she had eight players selected to all conference teams and the team improved statistically every season. In addition to coaching at LaGrange, she has experience coaching at camps throughout the east coast with Game Breaker, Nike, Sewanee, and GA Tech lacrosse camps. Before joining LaGrange, Berkland served as an assistant coach at Lasell College in Newton, MA for the 2009 and 2010 seasons, where her primary responsibility was the team's defense.  During her time at Lasell, the Lasers achieved their most wins in a season and achieved their highest stats in goals, assists, draw controls and caused turnovers. Berkland played lacrosse at Bridgewater State, where she was named the New England Women's Lacrosse Association Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the First Team All-Conference Team as a senior in 2008.  As one of three captains, Bridgewater went undefeated in league play and was league champion her senior year. Berkland is a graduate of Bridgewater State College with a degree in Art Education and Art History with a minor in Secondary Education and she is also a graduate of Sharon High School in Sharon, MA.  In 2013, she earned her masters degree in Education from LaGrange College.   Adrienne Berkland Coaching Record  

Tyler Yelken enters his first season as the Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at SCAD for the 2025-26 season. Prior to SCAD, Yelken was the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Reinhardt University (four years), where he boasted an impressive 43-5 overall record, including a NAIA National Championship Title in 2022, and a Runner-Up finish in 2024.   While at Reinhardt, Yelken coached 25 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, eight NAIA All-Americans, two NAIA Players of the Year, 14 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) All-Conference honorees, nine AAC All-Tournament Team members, two AAC Players of the Year, and one AAC Offensive Player of the Year.   Yelken began his collegiate coaching career at Kennesaw State University as the Offensive Coordinator and then Head Coach for the DII Southeastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) Club Men’s Lacrosse Team. While at Kennesaw State, Yelken established a winning culture, improving from a 13-16 record to a 50-17 record after taking over as Head Coach. Yelken was named the SELC Coach of the Year twice and coached Goalie Connor Hanson, who was drafted to the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) in 2017 by the Atlanta Blaze.   Yelken has gained experience on multiple committees throughout his years as a coach, serving as the AAC Lacrosse Sport Chair, the Vice President & Division II Director of the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference, as well as an Executive Committee Board Member with Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association.   Yelken graduated from Kennesaw State University with a B.S. in Integrative Studies with a concentration in American History and a minor in World History in 2019. He also holds an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts – Humanities and Social Sciences from SUNY Cayuga. Coaching Record Year Record Honors 2025-26 14-4 National Runners Up Sun Conference Regular Season Champions (Undefeated 6-0) Four All-Americans Four NAIA All-Tournament Team Honorees Three Sun Conference All-Tournament Team Honorees Sun Conference Coach of the Year Sun Conference Player of the Year Sun Conference Offensive Player of the Year Eight All-Conference Honorees 11 All-Sun Conference Academic Team 11 NAIA Scholar Athletes