University of Chicago Women's Lacrosse

Kate Robinson enters her ninth year as the Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at the University of Chicago in the 2025-26 academic year. UChicago women's lacrosse launched a new era with the hiring of Robinson as the program's first head coach in May 2017. UChicago's newest varsity program began competition in spring 2019 as the school's 20th intercollegiate sport. The 2022 season built upon the success of the previous year as UChicago qualified for the NCAA postseason for the second time. The Maroons posted an 18-2 overall record, reached the NCAA Round of 16 and finished the season ranked No. 16 in the IWLCA national poll. The team made a perfect run through the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW), going 8-0 against conference opponents to grab both the regular season and conference tournament titles. UChicago cleaned up in the conference awards: Lally Johnson was CCIW Offensive Player of the Year, Rachel Keefe was CCIW Newcomer of the Year and Robinson was voted CCIW Coach of the Year. Robinson was also selected as the IWLCA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. In total, the Maroons tallied nine All-CCIW selections and six All-Region honorees. The offense and defense were both nationally-elite units, ranking 10th in scoring offense (17.5 goals/game), seventh in scoring defense (6.55 goals/game), seventh in scoring margin (+10.95/game), fourth in assists (9.3/game), seventh in points (26.8/game), 15th in draw controls (17.3/game), 17th in shooting percentage (.502) and 14th in shots on goal (27.8/game). 2021 was a landmark campaign for UChicago. The Maroons were regular season co-champions in the CCIW, then won the CCIW Tournament to qualify for their first-ever NCAA postseason. UChicago advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals and finished with an 11-2 overall record. The squad was nationally elite on both sides of the field, ranking 16th in scoring (16.9 goals/game), seventh in scoring defense (5.69 goals/game), seventh in scoring margin (+11.2/game), 18th in shots on goal per game (27.8 SOG/game) and 21st in shots per game (35 shots/game). Goalkeeper Emily Feigen ranked fifth in the nation with a 6.16 goals against average. Midfielder Katie Large was named the first All-American in program history, achieving Third Team status. Eight Maroons were named All-CCIW, including Ali Sheehy as CCIW Offensive Player of the Year and Lulu Hardy as CCIW Newcomer of the Year. Four players secured All-Region status. In her 2019 debut season, Robinson led the Maroons to a 15-3 record and a second-place finish in the CCIW. She was voted as the CCIW Co-Coach of the Year. Her squad posted elite numbers on a national scale, ranking 17th in scoring (16.44 goals/game), 16th in scoring margin (+8.28/game), 15th in draw controls (16.39/game), 21st in ground balls (26.44/game) and 21st in shots (34.4/game). Midfielder Karina Schulze was named the CCIW Offensive Player of the Year and CCIW Newcomer of the Year. Robinson began her coaching career at Whitman, which competes at the NCAA Division III level within the Northwest Conference. She was also that program's first head coach as the Blues moved from club to varsity status under her guidance. Over her three years, Whitman doubled its win totals in each subsequent season. After posting two victories in 2015 and four in 2016, Robinson's squad peaked with a 9-6 record in 2017. The Blues also took second place in the NWC with a 6-2 conference record. The continued ascent in the win column helped Robinson earn recognition as the NWC Coach of the Year in both 2016 and 2017. Her teams produced 12 All-NWC players during her tenure, including five this past season. Sophomore Lindsay Schwartz was named the NWC Player of the Year and Mary Noyes garnered NWC Freshman of the Year accolades. Schwartz was also picked as a First Team All-Region honoree by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). Before her arrival at Whitman, Robinson spent two years as assistant coach at Stevens Institute of Technology and one year as graduate assistant coach at her alma mater, The Catholic University of America. Robinson was a record-setting lacrosse player for Catholic as an undergraduate and pulled in three All-American honors in the process. She was a four-time All-Region selection and a two-time Landmark Conference Player of the Year. Robinson ranks as Catholic's career leader in goals (268) and points (383), while also holding single-season records for goals (91), assists (44), points (121) and caused turnovers (45). Additionally, she was a two-time team captain on the basketball team. Robinson Record at UChicago Year Overall CCIW CCIW Finish 2019 15-3 6-1 2nd 2020 3-0 - N/A 2021 11-2 4-1 1st 2022 18-2 6-0 1st 2023 16-3 6-0 1st 2024 13-5 6-0 1st 2025 13-5 Total   89-20   28-2     Overall Win Percentage: .817 CCIW Winning Percentage: .933 CCIW Champions: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2025 NCAA Elite 8 Appearances: 2021

Tatiana Samuel enters his second year as the Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach at the University of Chicago in the 2025-26 academic year. Samuel has spent time as a collegiate assistant for the past five seasons at the University of the Cumberlands and Kenyon College. She also currently serves as a member of the IWLCA Equity & Inclusion Committee and a member of the inaugural cohort of the IWLCA Aspire Program. While receiving her Master's in Business Adminstration and Master's in Health & Human Performance at the University of the Cumberlands, she began her coaching career with the Patriots where the team boasted a 42-4 record overall. She was also named the MSC Assistant Coach of the Year in the 2022 season. During her time at the University of the Cumberlands, Samuel coached 8 All-Americans, 3 Academic All-Americans, 3 MSC Players of the Year, and the 2022 NAIA Player of the Year. Samuel spent two years as the Assistant Coach at Kenyon University with a main focus on the goalkeepers and the defenders. She helped lead the Owls to an undefeated regular season and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023. She was also named a member of the IWLCA Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year after the team was ranked #18 in the country and won the NCAC regular season title. Samuel coached nine All-Region players, one All-American, 16 All-NCAC honorees, and the NCAC Offensive Player of the Year in both seasons. Samuel earned her Bachelor's degree in Management and Marketing at the University of Montevallo where she was a member of the inaugural women's lacrosse team in the school's history. During her time with the Falcons, Samuel tallied 3 goals and 3 assists as well as 128 ground balls and 56 caused turnovers. Her 40 and 47 ground balls in a single season rank top-6 in program history, and her 67 games played in her career are third all-time in program history, just two shy of the all-time record. She also ranks 3rd all-time in ground balls and caused turnovers.