Women's Lacrosse | 9/4/2023 12:20:00 PM
SYRACUSE, NY - Utica University women's Head Lacrosse Coach Kristin St. Hilaire will be inducted as one of the local lacrosse legends in the Upstate Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame. This is a prestigious honor as only seven people are inducted each year.
The Upstate Lacrosse Foundation, Inc. will induct seven local lacrosse legends and one team at the 2023 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony dinner on Sunday, October 22 at Traditions at the Links in East Syracuse. It will be the twenty-fourth induction class for the Hall of Fame, and the third under this new Foundation, bringing the total count to 155 individuals, six teams, and three contributors. These individuals, once inducted, will be eligible for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
St. Hilaire has coached nine IWLCA All-Region selections, and has had a winning record in each of the last eleven seasons with the program. Her players consistently receive Academic Honor Roll honors from the IWLCA as well. She is the programs all-time winningest coach as she has compiled a 129-91 record. In the 2022 season, St. Hilaire recorded an 11-5 overall record with a 4-2 conference mark. She has led the Pioneers to four straight conference tournament berths.
From 2002-2005, the Syracuse, N.Y. native played Division I lacrosse at the University of Massachusetts. She earned Atlantic 10 All Conference First Team honors all four years. St. Hilaire set school records for ground balls, forced turnovers, and draw controls. In 2004 she was named Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year. She finished her career with 115 caused turnovers and collected 166 groundballs in her career.
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