High School Girls - Program History, Accomplishments, & Awards
PROGRAM HISTORY
Spring 2002: Bexley HS Girls Lacrosse starts under the Bexley Recreation Department
Spring 2005: Gillian Thomson starts coaching (takes 2007 season off for birth of child)
Spring 2005-2008: Team plays about 10 regular season games each season, including a few games each season where our varsity plays the other team’s JV
Fall 2006: Ohio Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (OSLA) reorganizes divisions – Bexley is placed in the OSLA Club Division
Spring 2007: At the end of this season, Bexley Recreation no longer administers the team
Summer 2007: Bexley Lacrosse makes its initial proposal to the Bexley School Board to be considered a school sport; continues to present to the School Board periodically through fall 2009
Fall 2007: Team puts together new managing organization of parents/coaches
Spring 2008: Rachel Niswander starts coaching
Spring 2009: Team goes to the State Finals in the OSLA Club Division losing to Anderson Club 9-8 in Mason, OH
Fall 2009: Team is recognized (but not supported) by the Bexley City School District as a Community Athletic Club and is placed in OSLA Division II
Spring 2010: Team joins the Bexley Booster family; gets matching uniforms; participates in 1st mulch delivery
Spring 2010: Bexley Middle School team starts; coached by Ali Bahas for several years
Spring 2010: Team joins newly-formed Central Independent League with CA, CSG, Wellington, Watterson, DeSales, and Hartley (Granville joins CIL in 2011)
Spring 2013: Rich Gatterdam starts coaching
Spring 2014: Team goes to the Regional Finals (farthest tournament run ever) and narrowly loses 13-12 in double OT to eventual state champion Worthington Kilbourne
June 2015: OHSAA votes to sponsor lacrosse beginning in 2016-17
Dec 2015: BCSD BOE votes unanimously to approve lacrosse as an official HS sport for the 2016-17 school year
Spring 2016: 5/6th grade team starts
Spring 2017: First season for HS team as full BHS and OHSAA sport
Prior to 2018 season, Gillian, Rachel and Rich step down as coaches. Maggie Bornhorst takes over as Head Coach.
2021: Jackie Lund takes over as head coach
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
State Tournament
2009: OSLA Club Division State Runner-Up
with Goalie Jen Davis named Defensive Player of the Tournament
Team Records
2005: Varsity 0-11 (0-8 against other varsity teams); JV 0-2
2006: Varsity 2-9 (1-8 against other varsity teams); JV 1-5
2007: ??
2008: Varsity 4-6 (2-6 against other varsity teams); JV 2-4
2009: Varsity 8-7 (7-7 against other varsity teams (4-6 reg season)); JV 5-2-2
2010: Varsity 9-7 (9-6 reg season); JV 3-6-1
2011: Varsity 8-8-1 (8-7-1 reg season); JV 6-3
2012: Varsity 14-4 (13-3 reg season); JV 6-6-1
2013: Varsity 13-4 (12-3 reg season): JV 5-6
2014: Varsity 15-4 (12-3 reg season): JV 8-1-3
2015: Varsity 7-8-3 (5-7-3 reg season): JV 4-6
2016: Varsity 6-10 (5-9 reg season): JV 2-8
2017: Varsity 12-5 (10-4 reg season): JV 7-4
2018: Varsity 3-15 (3-14 reg season):
2019: Varsity 6-11 (5-10 reg season)
2020: Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021: Varsity (10-4-1 reg season)
Central Independent League Standings
2010: 6th place (among 7 teams)
2011: 6th place (among 8 teams)
2012: 2nd place (“ “)
2013: 2nd place
2014: 1st place - tie with CA & DeSales
2015: 5th place
2016: 7th place
2017: 3rd place – tie with Watterson
2020: Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021: 4th place (among 6 teams)
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
US Lacrosse Academic All-Americans*
2006: Sarah Friedberg, Sarah Marous (among 70 from Ohio)
2008: Devin Beaumier (among 48 from Ohio)
2009: Devin Beaumier, Rachel Bergman, Mara Kinney, Torrey Williams (among 55 from Ohio)
2010: Gabby Goldach, Mara Kinney, Torrey Williams (among 38 from Ohio)
2011: Colleen Bond, Sarah Dressel, Emily Elisar, Kate Gatterdam, Elizabeth Harriman (among 103 from Ohio)
2012: Carlin Coffey, Sarah Dressel, Emily Elisar, Kate Gatterdam, Elizabeth Williams (among 153 from Ohio)
2013: Carlin Coffey, Emma Crane, Libby Davis, Elizabeth Williams (among 133 in Ohio)
2014: Emma Crane, Megan Elisar, Paige Ingwersen, Leslie Janco, Sivan Zouela
2015: Katie Bringman, Gina Gogan, Paige Ingwersen, Leslie Janco, Sivan Zouela
2017: Grace Maley (1 of 5 in Central Ohio)
(* The criteria changed every year from 2006 - 2011)
(** Process changed entirely starting in 2016; only 5 total AAAs from Central Ohio)
OHSGLA (Ohio High School Girls Lacrosse Association) Awards
2005: Division II Senior All-Star Game
Hailey Gurvis, Rafie Pariser
2006: Division II South/Central
2nd team: Anna Hayes
2009: Club Division – North
1st team: Gina Vottero
2nd team: Devin Beaumier, Grace Curran, Elise Maass, Torrey Williams
Honorable Mention: Catherine Brennan, Jen Davis, Mara Kinney
2010: Division II Central District
2nd Team: Torrey Williams
Honorable Mention: Liz Harriman
2011: Division II Central District
1st Team: Liz Harriman
2nd Team: Maddy Kelly
Honorable Mention: Kate Gatterdam
2012: Division II Central District
1st Team: Kate Gatterdam
2nd Team: Sarah Dawley
Honorable Mention: Sarah Dressel
2013: Division II Central District
1st Team: Sarah Dawley
Honorable Mention: Carlin Coffey
2014: Division II State
1st Team: Sarah Dawley
2nd Team: Samantha Bolon
Division II Central District
1st Team: Sarah Dawley, Samantha Bolon
Honorable Mention: Mimi Nahem
2015: Division II State
2nd Team: Mimi Nahem
Division II Central District
1st Team: Mimi Nahem
2nd Team: Grace Rosenthal
Honorable Mention: Megan Myers
2016: Division II State
2nd Team: Ashley Bolon
Division II Central District
1st Team: Ashley Bolon
2nd Team: Kate Bridge
Honorable Mention: Dina Schulman
2017: Division II State
2nd Team: Grace Maley
Division II Region 7 (OHSAA established new regions)
1st Team: Grace Maley
2nd Team: Ashley Bolon
Honorable Mention: Kate Bridge
2021: Division II State
1st Team: Mikayla Williams
Division II Region 7
1st Team: Grace Heilman, Mikayla Williams
Honorable Mention: Molly Esque
Central Independent League All-League Awards
2010: 1st Team: Torrey Williams
Honorable Mention: Liz Harriman
2011: 1st Team: Liz Harriman
Honorable Mention: Maddy Kelly
2012: 1st Team: Sarah Dawley, Sarah Dressel, Kate Gatterdam
Honorable Mention: Libby Davis, Elizabeth Williams
2013: 1st Team: Libby Davis, Sarah Dawley, Elizabeth Williams
2nd Team: Sam Bolon, Carlin Coffey
Honorable Mention: Emma Crane
2014: 1st Team: Samantha Bolon, Sarah Dawley, Mimi Nahem
2nd Team: Emma Crane, Paige Ingwersen, Megan Myers
Honorable Mention: Katie Bringman
2015: 1st Team: Mimi Nahem
2nd Team: Grace Maley, Megan Myers, Grace Rosenthal
Honorable Mention: Katie Bringman
2016: 1st Team: Kate Bridge
2nd Team: Ashley Bolon
Honorable Mention: Dina Schulman
2017: 1st Team: Ashley Bolon, Grace Maley
2nd Team: Olivia Anderson, Kate Bridge
Honorable Mention: Courtney Kondracke
2021: 1st Team: Mikayla Williams, Grace Heilman
2nd Team: Molly Esque, Emma Magee
Honorable Mention: Noa Pitstick
Mid State League All-League Awards
2021: Player of the Year: Mikayla Williams
1st Team: Grace Heilman, Mikayla Williams
2nd Team: Molly Esque, Emma Magee
Honorable Mention: Maddy Krasnow, Ava McCoy, Noa Pitstick
Coach of the Year: Jackie Lund
Dispatch Girls Lacrosse Athlete of the Week
2011: Maddy Kelly (April 4-10, 2011)
2012: Kate Gatterdam (April 2-8, 2012)
2015: Grace Maley (May 11-17, 2015)
2021: Mikayla Williams (Week 34), Grace Heilman (Week 35)
COLLEGIATE PLAYERS
Former Players
Sarah Marous, Ohio Wesleyan University
Jen Davis, University of Cincinnati
Torrey Williams, Wittenberg University
Liz Harriman, Wittenberg University
Kate Gatterdam, Queens University
Maddy Kelly, Wittenberg University
Samantha Bolon, Lynchburg University
Mimi Nahem, Baldwin-Wallace University
Sarah Dawley, Duquesne University (Captain 2018)
Megan Myers, College of Wooster
Grace Rosenthal, Regis (Denver)
Grace Maley, Middlebury