Women's Lacrosse

Walsh Names Joya Mitchell to Lead New Women's Lacrosse Program

Walsh University Vice President and Director of Athletics Dale Howard has announced the hiring of Joya M. Mitchell as the first women's lacrosse coach. Walsh will implement the sport for the 2012-13 academic year. It is anticipated that the program will compete in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).

"We are pleased to announce the hiring of Joya Mitchell as our first women's lacrosse coach," said Howard. "She brings enthusiasm and tremendous lacrosse knowledge to our campus and is a great fit with our athletic program."

"I am thrilled to be the first women's lacrosse coach at Walsh," echoed Mitchell. "It is a tremendous challenge and honor to start a program at the intercollegiate level. I'm looking forward to the challenge and to making Walsh University Lacrosse a success."

Mitchell earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Toledo (2000) and her Master's of Science of Education from the University of Akron (2007). She earned her post graduate degree in Secondary Administrative Licensure from the University of Akron (2011).

She was the Head Girls Lacrosse Coach at Hudson High School from 2001-2010, after serving as the junior varsity coach (2000-2001). Mitchell took four teams to the State Final Four (2001, 2005, 2008, 2010) and has a record of 143-36-2. She was also the Head Coach for the University of Toledo Club Lacrosse Team (1999-2000).

Joya is still a coach and director of the Greater Cleveland Lacrosse winter and summer leagues. She has served in the position since 2000. She is a member of the Ohio Education Association (OEA), the Ohio School Girls Lacrosse Association (OSLA) and is on the board of the US Lacrosse-National Governing Board of Lacrosse.

She is employed currently at Hudson Middle School as an Intervention Specialist.

If you are interested in playing women's lacrosse at Walsh University, please contact Joya Mitchell at jmmitchell@walsh.edu or 330.904.4801.

 

Summer Playing Opportunites

GREATER CLEVELAND LACROSSE

 “Promoting America’s First Sport in Northeastern Ohio”

9th season of the original SUMMER LEAGUE of Northeastern Ohio, The Greater Cleveland Lacrosse Summer League is the oldest and most established league in Northeastern Ohio because of the consistency of the program, the quality of organization, and the skill level of the players participating from the youth through elite levels of play.  Join us for another great summer of lacrosse on the fields in Hudson and compete for the annual “Watermelon Bowl Championship”.

Greater Cleveland Lacrosse

P.O. Box 790

Hudson, Ohio 44236

ONLINE REGISTRATION LINK

http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2021030

EMAIL: GCLacrosse@me.com<mailto:GCLacrosse@me.com>

WEBSITE: GreaterClevelandLacrosse.com<http://GreaterClevelandLacrosse.com>

LOCATION: East Woods Elementary School Fields

DATES: Wednesday evenings June 13, 20, 25, July 11, 18 (July 25 will serve as the raindate)

TIMES: 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm

FEES: $95.00 through May 31 ($100.00 after May 31)

Standard registration is payable to Greater Cleveland Lacrosse.

Online registration (for nominal fee) is available through Active.com<http://Active.com>.

$25.00 processing fee on all returned checks.

The fee covers each player’s jersey, game operations, and league registration.

Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Divisions fill up fast, register early to avoid close-outs.

REFUND POLICY: $25.00 non-refundable

(After June 1, no refunds will be granted without a medical note from a doctor)

DIVISIONS OF PLAY:

Youth/MS:  Entering grades 4-8

High School:  Entering grades 9-12

Elite:  HS graduates and beyond

GAME INFORMATION: Games are two, 25-minute running time halves (5-minute half-time).

All protective equipment must be worn (mouthpieces included).

LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS: The Youth/MS Division will be part instructional and part play based.

The High School Division will be set-up as a tournament with round robin play & playoffs. In addition, college coaches will be in attendance to coach and recruit.

Elite women will be playing in their own division at 7:00 pm to guarantee a higher degree of play and increased competition.