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University of Rochester Athletics
 Goergen Athletic Ctr, Library Rd, Box 270296 Rochester, NY 14627
Division 3 New York Northeast
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Carly Ritchlin

Carly Ritchlin brings with her a wealth of collegiate coaching experience and success to the University of Rochester lacrosse program. She completed her second season with the Yellowjackets in 2023.


During 2023, Rochester finished above .500 for the first full season since 2017, ending with a 9-8 record. The Yellowjackets set a program-record with 25 goals in a win over SUNY Morrisville on April 12 and finished the season with four All-Liberty League performers and one All-Region honoree.


Ritchlin has amassed over 200 career victories over her 21-year coaching career, with 18 being at nearby SUNY Geneseo. She ranks among the top-20 active coaches in Division III in career wins. Her career record following the 2023 season is 218-107, for a winning percentage of .671.


While at Geneseo, Ritchlin led the Knights to the NCAA Division III Tournament twice in 2013 and 2014, earning the schools first ever NCAA appearances. In addition, she guided Geneseo to the SUNYAC Championship game six times and was named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year twice, in 2013 and 2018.


After joining the Geneseo coaching staff in 2004, Ritchlin immediately helped the Knights reach the SUNYAC final and advance to the ECAC Tournament. The following season, Geneseo again reached the SUNYAC title game and were ECAC Tournament champions.


She led the Knights to ten or more wins 13 times, including a program-record 17 wins in 2014.


Individuals under Ritchlin also have succeeded in a multitude of ways. Five were IWLCA All-Americans, 27 were selected as All-Region and 91 were members of the All-SUNYAC squad.


Additionally, she coached 24 players who earned IWLCA Academic Honor Roll distinction and saw her team earn the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad award eight times, including the last seven years in a row.


Prior to joining Geneseo, Ritchlin was head coach at RIT for one season in 2003, leading the Tigers to five wins while having three players garner All-Empire 8 status.


A 2019 US Lacrosse Rochester Regional Hall of Fame inductee, Ritchlin has served on both the NCAA Regional Selection Committee and the IWLCA All-American Selection Committee.


Ritchlin attended SUNY Cortland where she was a four-year letter winner in lacrosse for the Red Dragons. She was team captain as a senior and helped Cortland earn three SUNYAC titles and three appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament.


She amassed 118 total points, including 52 goals and 66 assists during her career. At the time of her graduation, Ritchlin held the Cortland single-season assist record with 33 in the 2001 season. She also sits sixth in program history with 212 career ground balls.


The two-time All-SUNYAC performer graduated from SUNY Cortland in 2002 with a bachelors degree in Physical Education.

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Megan Henderson

Henderson enters her first season with the University of Rochester women’s lacrosse program in 2022-23, having joined the Yellowjackets following her graduation from SUNY Geneseo.


A five-year letter winner for SUNY Geneseo and a two-time All-State of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) honoree, Henderson appeared in 66 games, making 51 starts for the Knights, tallying 83 goals and 30 assists on 222 shots, 152 draw controls, 108 groundballs and 49 caused turnovers.


During her time with the Knights, Henderson, a three-year team captain, helped SUNY Geneseo to four SUNYAC Tournament appearances as well as an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022.


Henderson earned her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo in childhood/special education in the spring of 2021, and her master’s degree from Geneseo in reading and literacy K-12 in the spring of 2022.

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