University of Cincinnati Women's Lacrosse

Oliver spent the previous five seasons at Duquesne (2008-2012) as the Dukes defensive coordinator, where she produced a 2012 Atlantic-10 Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. During her time at Duquesne, Oliver coached six IWLCA All-Region players, 21 all-conference honorees, 13 members of the A-10 All-Rookie Team and 12 student-athletes who won academic all-conference accolades. A 2005 graduate of Ohio State, Oliver spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons on the Buckeyes staff, working under OSU head coach Sue Stimmel. While in Columbus, Oliver served as co-director of the Ohio State Womens Lacrosse Camp, while also assisting with recruiting, budgeting and scholarship duties, as well as travel and team practice planning. Oliver was one of 18 players on the U.S. Womens National Team that won gold at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup in 2013. Playing as a defender at the World Cup, Oliver recorded 10 ground balls and caused seven turnovers. The highlight came as she was named the player of the game in Team USAs 21-8 semifinal win over England after causing three turnovers and picking-up four ground balls. It was the second FIL World Cup gold for Oliver, who also won the World Cup in June 2009 and was named to the All-World Team, which is awarded to the best 12 players in the world. A standout midfielder at Ohio State (2002-05), Oliver was a four-year letterwinner for the Buckeyes and earned All-America honors three times. During her career, she collected All-America honors from the Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association (second team in 2003 and third team in 2004), WomensLacrosse.com (first team in 2003 and third team in 2005) and Warrior/Inside Lacrosse (first team in 2003). She was the American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Year in 2003 as Ohio State won the American Lacrosse Conference Championship and the leagues rookie of the year in 2002. Oliver was also a four-time, First-Team All-ALC selection. The Pottstown, Pennsylvania, native is OSUs career leader in ground balls (236) and caused turnovers (201) and is second in draw controls (121). She is third in career points with 166 while ranking second in goals (125) and sixth in assists (41). Oliver earned her bachelors degree in education from Ohio State in 2005.

Witzel spent the 2012 season as an assistant coach at LaSalle, where she helped the Explorers to a 10-6 mark and set the program record for wins in a season. Witzel also was on the staff at LaSalle in 2009, before spending two years as a development assistant at her alma mater, Towson. Witzels first coaching job was as a volunteer assistant for the Tigers, where she worked primarily with midfielders and defenders. That season, Towson won their conference title while earning a top-20 national ranking and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. As a player at Towson, Witzel was a three-time All-Colonial Athletic Conference honoree and earned a spot on the Intercollegiate Womens Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team. At points in her career, Witzel led the nation in goals per game and the Colonial in scoring. She left her name in the record books at Towson, finishing with 208 career goals, tied for most in program history. She was fourth with 255 career points and her 71 goals as a sophomore marked a single-season school record. To cap her career, Witzel was named Towsons Female Athlete of the Year following her senior campaign. A native of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Witzel attended Pottstown High School, the same high school as head coach Gina Oliver. She graduated from Towson in 2007 with a degree in sports psychology.